MANIKA SAHNI
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Summary: Senior Talent Acquisition professional with 8+ years of experience in both strategic and operational recruitment aspects with a high degree of business acumen. Ability to understand complex dynamic business environments and translate them to create effective talent acquisition and management strategies. Managed talent acquisition dept. (as a center of excellence) across India region in an increasingly-complex matrix based business setting through the use of effective sourcing channels, pipeline build programs, data, process improvement and team motivation. Core Competencies
• Manpower Planning & Strategy • Leadership Hiring/Volume Hiring
• Stakeholder Management • Innovative Sourcing channels
• Communication, Presentation, Negotiation • Management of high performing TA teams Profile Snapshot
Currently Managing Search & Selection, Corporate TA & Staffing Operations.
Setup 4 times, units for Search & Selection/RPO/Staffing from scratch and convert into revenues and run a profit center in India
Managing Client acquisition & have developed several large clients for RPO & Non RPO Deals
8 years of overall experience in Recruitment domain with various roles in Staffing Operations, Recruitment & Sales
In depth understanding of full life cycle of various aspects of an IT & Non IT Recruitment Business
Dynamic, result oriented and strategic manager with experience across multiple industries such as Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Financial, Retail, Telecommunications, IT, Automobiles, Manufacturing, OnG etc. Significant exposure to niche hiring’s.
Campus Hiring from Tier1, Tier2 & Tier3 Engineering & Management Institutions.
Have hired over 700 numbers Month on Month for diversified industry & domains.
Extensive head hunting experience using innovative recruiting channels for niche, leadership and management hiring.
Have created multiple channels of sourcing for Volume hiring like Social Media, Field Hunting etc.
Seasoned professional with extensive experience in building and leading high performing recruitment teams
Over the years, I have contributed to the growth of the companies by attracting top talent and helping build strong employer brands. I am a member of the leadership team and key contributor to several cross functional teams for Talent Acquisition
Have handled large clients across the globe with strong Stakeholder Management upto CXO level
Very strong in team development and controlling attritions
Expert in managing and negotiating with vendors and cost saving.
P&L Management, revenue and profit growth
Budget setting, targets & resource planning, cost rationalization.
New initiatives – planning and execution
Review and analysis of manpower requirements for entire organization.
Involved in taking decision on the resourcing front for critical, strategic and high revenue projects.
Rate band analysis and working towards effective revenue realization.
Controlling bench and ensure optimum utilization of resources Achievement’s
Managing Search & Selection, Corporate TA & Staffing(Volume) Business at the same time
Successfully Initiated & Implemented a new ATS which eventually has ensured much higher process efficiency
& TAT.
Substantial decrease in Escalations, with high satisfaction levels of the LOB Heads.
Substantial decrease in the % of Overdue Positions from average 25% to 9%
Have managed over 15+ team members at a given point of time
Increased recruiter productivity from 2 times to 5 times
Decreased hiring TAT from 30 days to 18 days
Reduced vendor cost from 32% to 18%.
Increased Referral from 12% to 34%.
From 0% to 27% Net Margin growth YOY for RPO Business
Strengthened the Vendor Network by bringing in New Vendors & more effective use of the existing vendors.
Created new channels of hiring in the organization.
SHRM Certification in HRO.
Best Recruiter Award- PAN India
Decrease in Campus Drop Offs from 22% to 11%.
Current Work Experience
Oct ’19-Jun’20 Manager – Aerial Telecom Solutions-Mohali Responsibilities: - Managing Search & Selection, Corporate Hirings & Staffing Business in India; new client acquisitions. Previous Work Experience
July ’18–July ’19 Delivery Leader –Randstad, Gurgaon Apr ‘16–July ’18 Recruitment Specialist – Peoplestrong, Gurgaon Jul ’12-Mar ‘16 Sr. Executive–Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Key Skill Sets
o Extends Diverse and Cross Functional Experience in Recruitment, Staffing & Client Acquisition o Leveraging exposure in working with Key Clients and providing recruitment support. o Key Account Management, Market Intelligence, Business Development, Client Relationship Management and o Excellent Team Management & Mentoring skills
o Campus Placements & Off Campus Drives.
o Demonstrated Expertise in steering the Entire Recruiting Process Life Cycle Entailing Requirement Gathering, o Skill Calibration, Sourcing, Screening, Shortlisting, Interviewing & Closing Positions. o Proficient in Market Research, Driving Revenue Growth, Client Identification, Lead Generation, Corporate Presentation, Preparing Proposals, Client Acquisition & Servicing and Ensuring Customer Satisfaction. o Well versed in Resume Scanning including innovative Internet Boolean Searches, Referral Generation, Ad o Placement, Position Postings, Direct Sourcing/Cold Calling, X-Raying Websites and Networking. o Demonstrated Expertise in Salary Negotiation, Maintaining Candidate Database and Developing Implementing Processes, Procedures and Recruiting Strategies. o Adept in Conducting Recruiting Process as per Company Policy, Developing Qualified Pool of Candidates, Ensuring Placement of Skilled Professionals and Improving Recruitment Process. o Team leader, combining sound communication, interpersonal, training and mentoring skills with analytical & leadership skills including innovative and creative ideas.
o Demonstrated Networking Skills in All Facets of the Business Cycle (Clients / Competitors / Partners). o Possessing Expertise in Market Research & Imparting Market Intelligence. o Possessing Expertise in handling High End Client Escalations. o Expertise in Guiding / Motivating Team towards working as a Team. o Adept in Handling Critical Assignments & Achieving Success Out of that. Academic Credentials
2015-2017 MBA in HR & Marketting from Himachal Pradesh University 2012-2015 Bachelor of Computer Applications from Sikkim Manipal University 2009-2012 Diploma In ECE from Himachal Pradesh Tech Board Professional Qualification Credentials
2017 SHRM Certification in HRO.
Personal Snippets
Date of Birth : 14th Sep 1993
Location Preference : Anywhere in India & Abroad