HIMANI BHANDARI
HR Manager HR Business Partner (HRBP)
Email: ******************@*****.***
Phone: 855-***-****
Location: Pune, India
Professional Summary
Strategic HR professional with 6.5 years of experience as an HRBP and HR Manager across manufacturing, retail and services. Expertise in talent acquisition (80% bulk & senior hiring), workforce planning, performance management, compensation benchmarking, employee relations, HR policy & compliance, D&I, HR analytics, and stakeholder partnering. Proven record delivering large-scale hiring (350+), reducing grievances, and aligning people programs to business goals. Core Competencies
HR Business Partnering
Talent Acquisition & Bulk Hiring
Workforce Planning
Performance Management & PMS
Compensation Benchmarking
Employee Relations & Grievance Handling
Employee Engagement & D&I
HR Policy & Compliance
HR Analytics & Reporting
Onboarding / Off boarding
Professional Experience
Ethiqual Global Pvt Ltd — HR Manager, Nov 2025 – Present
Lead end-to-end recruitment, workforce planning, and campus partnerships to build talent pipelines.
Develop and enforce HR policies; and drive employee engagement and employer-branding initiatives in collaboration with MIT World Peace University.
Define and implement KRAs/KPIs; align individual goals with organizational objectives.
Partnering with senior business leaders, hiring managers, and HR partners to understand hiring needs, forecasts, and talent gaps.
Driving performance and mentoring capability development to meet hiring targets. Witan Excel Pvt Ltd — HR Manager, Jul 2024 – Aug 2025
Managed HR services for 20+ manufacturing clients across Maharashtra; led a team of 10 subordinates.
Owned recruitment, HR audits, onboarding, exit formalities, compensation benchmarking, policy development, and annual rewards cycles.
Implemented succession planning and D&I programs; streamlined PAN-India hiring processes.
Contributed in Team Building initiatives and successfully headed the Southern India Campus hiring program.
Delivered HR analytics and performance review insights to senior management.
Designed the model for implementing the development plans for key talents and key job positions. GlobalBees Brands Pvt Ltd — Lead Human Resources, Jun 2022 – Jul 2024
Supervised a team of 5; managed PAN-India HR operations and bulk hiring (350+ hires).
Improved sourcing using LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed; led background verifications and offer negotiations.
Rolled out D&I initiatives and led major HR projects on time and within budget.
Acted as mediator for grievances; supported promotions, and compensation decisions.
Enhanced job satisfaction rate by resolving issues promptly and tracking the effectiveness of the same by Pulse and organized employee engagement activities.
Streamlined the hiring processes for HR professionals to successfully complete the major HR projects on time and within budget.
Supreme Earthmover Spares — HR Generalist, Sep 2019 – Jun 2022
Successfully managed the HR services for the International clients majorly in UK, USA, and South Africa.
Implemented HR policies and compliance.
Contributed in addressing attrition and implementing retention.
Conducted the Workforce Planning strategies in collaboration with the management.
Investigated and resolved employee complaints, reducing grievances by 60%.
Launched performance management program improving productivity by 40%.
Recruited senior and technical roles and managed large-scale blue-collar hiring. Selected Achievements
Managed 350+ bulk hires across technical and non-technical roles.
Handled National and Overseas Clients.
Reduced employee grievances by 60% and increased productivity by 40% through targeted HR programs.
Built and led HR teams up to 10 members; implemented PAN-India hiring and D&I initiatives.
Streamlined hiring and onboarding processes to improve time-to-fill and candidate experience. Education
XLRI Jamshedpur — Executive Development Program in HR Business Partnering (Mar 2024 – Dec 2024) : Completed
Amity University, Noida — MBA Human Resources Management (Jul 2020 – Jun 2022) : Grade 9
Competitive Exams, Pune : MAT and CMAT – 80 Percentiles
Indira College of Commerce and Science, Pune — B.Com (Jul 2015 – Jun 2018) : Grade 7 Certifications
HR Management & Analytics — Amity Future Academy
Blockchain Technology & Management — Amity Future Academy
Digital Marketing Strategies; Content Marketing — Amity Future Academy
Lean Six Sigma — Council for Six Sigma Certification Languages
English — Full professional proficiency
German — Intermediate proficiency