Hr Generalist Resources Manager

Sheetal Thadani

Unit ****, ** Mariner Terrace, Toronto, ON M5V 3V9

+1-647-***-**** / *******.***********@*****.*** / LinkedIn Profile

CAREER SUMMARY

A dynamic Human Resource Management professional with over 20 years of rich work experience.

Worked with Global Brands in Retail, Media, Fashion, Luxury, Food and Beverages, Pharmaceuticals like the Times of India Group, Piramal Enterprises Limited, Graviss Foods Pvt. Ltd, Burgundy Brand Collective and others.

Experience as Head - Talent Management in establishing and developing HR Processes and contributing to the productivity, culture and cost-savings initiatives with focus on overall organizational development, business excellence and transformation in a matrix structure.

Adept at managing all HR generalist affairs such as recruitment, on-boarding and induction, employee relations, policies and communication, performance management, grievance handling and people retention.

Hands on experience in developing systems and managing HR functions for start-up firms.

Led and developed teams for multiple locations to successfully drive HR initiatives in organizational culture, improving employee satisfaction and reducing attrition.

Enthusiastic team player with a strong drive to create a positive work environment with an ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Strong solution focus and accustomed to working in a challenging environment which demands strong deliverables along with the ability to identify problems and drive appropriate solutions.

MBA in Human Resources and Bachelor of Commerce.

Seeking leadership role in Human Resources.

KEY SKILLS

Strategic HR Management

Talent Acquisition

Employee Engagement

Employee Retention

Manpower Planning

Performance Management

Training & Development

Business Planning

HR Policy Process Development

MIS & Documentation

Vendor Management

Policy Implementation

WORK EXPERIENCE

Burgundy Brand Collective

Head - Talent Management July 2021 - Present

Acquired talent for corporate and retail positions across 6+ cities and over 25+ stores in India.

Structured initiatives for Employee Engagement with primary focus on development, motivation and retention.

Provided multi-faceted support to management on employee issues, devising and implementing recognition plans.

Storia Foods and Beverages Private Limited

Senior Manager – HR March 2019 – July 2020

Partnered with stakeholders, assessed the manpower requirements, budgeting factors and exceeded diversity hiring with explicit utilization of employee referral channel.

Successfully launched and spear-headed the Employee Referral Program within the organization reducing the cost of hiring by over 30%.

Graviss Foods Private Limited

Senior Manager – HR March 2017 – March 2019

Employee lifecycle - Streamlined the attendance management process, joining and exit formalities process with valuable payroll inputs, introduced the concept of exit interviews within 6 months of joining the organization.

Rewards and Recognition Initiatives - Succeeded in creating and driving effective development, employee relations, retention and reward programs across 300+employees.

Piramal Enterprises Limited

Chief Manager – HR August 2014 – February 2017

Reduced the turn-around time for Grievance Handling and provided resolutions within 2-3 working days.

Successfully prevented 20 employees from resigning over 2 years through regular counseling and providing management support.

Plug HR

Senior Manager – HR November 2012 – October 2013

Supported and managed the onboarding of new joinees by implementation of success factor for recruitments.

Maintained a 75% – 80% conversion rate in hiring and closed critical sales and marketing positions within a record time span of 6 months.

Media Pro Enterprise India Private Limited

Senior Manager – HR November 2011 - October 2012

Employee Engagement– Led strategies and activities for rewards and recognition of employees in collaboration with senior management for quarterly and long service awards.

Arranged social events for festivals and birthday celebrations.

ENIL (Times of India Group)

Group Manager – HR January 2003 - November 2011

Joined as Executive Operations and promoted to the role of Manager and was handling Pan India Recruitments within a span of 1.5 years of joining the organization.

Promoted to Group Manager - Regional HR within one year of being promoted as Senior Manager and handled 15 radio stations out of 32 radio stations for Radio Mirchi across India.

EDUCATION

MBA (Human Resources)

NMIMS, 2006

Diploma in Human Resources

KC College, 2002

Bachelor of Commerce

D.G Ruparel College, 2000

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

SAP Training on the ERP HR module

Human Resource Management System Workshop

Thomas profiling workshop

Effective Communication and presentation skills workshop

Winning Edge – Behavioral training program

I Inspire – Managerial level behavioral training program

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Languages: Fluent English, Basic French

Computer Skills: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, SAP ERP Systems for Human Resources

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