MANISH P KULKARNI

Address: A1/1201, Millennium Towers, Sec 9, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai-400705. India

Tel: 8451072658 E Mail: kulkarni.manish08@gmail.com
Consistent demonstration of Leadership in Corporate HR/Admin Domain in India & Africa
Professional Highlights:
I am a Human Resource Generalist with more than 20 years of experience working with

multinational Corporations and Family owned privately held Business groups in India & Africa.
Experience as General Manager- HR & Admin with Retail, Pharmaceuticals and other

manufacturing industries in Corporate set up. Previously worked with Reliance Retail Limited,
Mumbai; Melcom Retail & Sunshield Chemicals.
Experienced in handling entire HR/Admin department with proven, transferrable improvements in

Operational efficiency, Employee engagement & morale as well as reduction in Employee

dismissals, Litigations and Conflicts.
Also managed Organizational change, OD initiatives, Organization wide Compensation & Benefits,

Designed HR Processes & Policies, Strategic HR, Managed Delivery of HR Operations; Led HR
Automation Projects (HRIS) and attended to HR Compliance & Audit. Managed Plant
Administration, Admin Budget, Canteen, Housekeeping, Transportation, Security, Employee
Welfare schemes and plant Compliance officer.
Strong operational knowledge of corporate finance, Sales, Administration, Industrial Relations

and International Best practices; making an ideal choice as a Strategic HR Business partner
candidate.
Performance Highlights:
Strategy and Process Development- Policies and process definition and alignment with
company objectives, updated Employee handbook for ready reference to employees, Formulated
Strategy, Job Content Analysis, Ensured policy compliance and observed deviation patterns and
took remedial action. Increased compliance rate to 95% from 70% in 2 years. As a part of
restructuring, rationalized employee-pay structure across bands, streamlining the payroll cost &
enhancing employee satisfaction by 37%.
Performance Management/PMS- Analyzed 800 staff and workers jobs for Job Content/Job
specification; Created SLA, KPI for performance enhancement, defined jobs as per competencies,
adjusted roles, fixed pay scale bands as per job; resulting in 55% reduced Attrition.
MIS & Recruitment- Sourcing candidates through social media & job portals, conducting pre
hire reference checks, Conducting Psychometric & behavioral interviews, relations management
with recruitment agency, reduced recruitment turnaround time by 12 days (25%) resulting
reduction in cost per hire, Recruitment, Pre-fitment & Salary negotiations strategies. Applicant
tracking MIS, introduced DISC behavioral analysis for senior managers. Achieved 62%
improvement in people performance matrices like employee turnover rate, Absenteeism, Time to
hire, Training ROI & Employee Satisfaction Index over a 3 year period.
Factory Administration- supervised and managed maintenance schedule of factory premises,
time & attendance management, canteen facilities, office equipments, vendor selection for local
purchases, Plant security, communication equipments and company car pool and transport bus
for workers. The job also included preparation of SOP, Admin budget and getting approval from
the management
General Administration- Provided administrative support for services including the
maintenance of Premises, estates, vehicles, equipment and assets for a safe, efficient working
environment for employees and customers. To ensure that continuous cost effective and efficient
operation of Administration department is established. Also prepared Admin dept. Budgets
Transport management, Canteen Management, Security audits, the controlled movement of man
& materials. Strengthening existing security systems & build a good network of intelligence. The
standards of security need to be beefed up, electronic controls to be brought in. Provide support
to the management during times of crises.
Management of Contract labour & ensuring statutory compliances.

Manish Kulkarni Tel: 8451072658; E Mail: kulkarni.manish08@gmail.com

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Maintaining plant discipline, health & hygiene and redress employee grievance, Coordinate and
control discipline enquiries and court matters.
Employee Welfare, Guest Relations Management, and Event Management Conducting
the Various Event like Health & Safety week, Industries Association Meet, Government Meet,
Annual General Meeting, Annual day culture function etc.
Vendor Management- Vendor development, selection, maintaining database, AMC of office
Infrastructure, like water cooler, Xerox, Fax, Printer, Canteen, Housekeeping, Pest Control.
Formation of various internal committees on Code of Conduct, Safety, Transportation, Canteen,
Security Matters. Leads community service projects and helps identify/prioritize issues to be
addressed by these committees.
Employee engagement & Training- Developed in house training programs instead of hiring
outside consultants, saving 35% of training budget, a saving of $150,000 per year. Improved
Learning Module Design with integrated modules for new employee induction.
Compensation & Benefits- Increased long term commitment pay for Star employees by 25%,
reducing top performing employee attrition by 61%. Increased compensation slab for all
employees to reflect efforts of the team as well as individual.
Statutory Compliances & Liaison with Govt. officials, Statutory bodies Build good rapport
and maintains relationships with the authorities in and around the premises, Police, legislative
committee, Zilla Parishad, Gram Panchayat and other local bodies, MIDC & MSEB Officials, Labour
Commissioner Office and Factory Inspectors, Pollution Control Board etc.
Employee Lifecycle Management- updated Employee handbook for ready reference to
employees, reducing flash-points between management and employee union by 80%. Formulated
Strategy, Job Content Analysis, and employee engagement.
Manpower Planning & Budgeting- Developed Annual operating plans, Controlled variance by
proactively monitoring to keep variance within +- 5%, reduced vacant positions by 45% by
elimination, merging or filling the vacancies. Also created mentoring program to reduce attrition
by 60%.
Communication Systems: Monitor, maintain & control the existing telecommunication network viz.
telephones / EPABX system & mobile phones, residential telephones.
Office Administration- Created employee logistics matrix, leave planning for the benefit of
business. Managing PF, ESIS and other deductibles, Bonus and other payouts, monthly filing of
employee related details at the government departments. Compliance Audit objections reduced
by 78%,

Proven Professional value/ Skills offered:

* Senior & Mid level Recruitment
* Business Competitiveness
* Employee Relation
* Budget & Cost Management
* MIS, reporting
* Rewards & recognition Mgmt
* Communication
* Admin SOP

* Capability building
* Talent Mapping
* Training Centre set up
* Salary revision Cycle

Summary of Organizational Experience

* Dialog Consultants, Mumbai, India from 2014 till current
* Dana Group Limited, West Africas Largest Conglomerate of Food, FMCG, Pharma and Steel
manufacturing, & Airline operations, having a Turnover $300 million (Rs. 1800 Crores), Expats 150,
Staff/Workers 2000. This company has extensive unionized environment.
Worked as Head HR FMCG/Pharma Division & General Manager- HR/Admin 2011-2014
* Melcom Limited, Ghana, Africa based Largest Retailer Company
700 employees, Turnover $ 80-100 million per year. This company has a recognised labour unions.
Worked as General Manager- HR & Admin between 2010 2011
* Reliance Retail Limited, Mumbai, India
Worked as Chief Manager - HR Operations & Talent Transformation between 2005- 2010

Manish Kulkarni Tel: 8451072658; E Mail: kulkarni.manish08@gmail.com

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* Sunshield Chemicals Ltd, Nagothane, Maharashtra as Senior HR/Admin Manager 2001-2005

* Finmart Marketing Ltd, Ambernath,Mumbai, India- Manager-Business Development 1998-2001
* Phoenix Pharmaceuticals P Ltd, Mumbai as Plant HR Manager
1993-1998

Educational Qualification
* MBA from University of Pune 1993 batch Dual Specialization HR & Finance
* Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Pune University, India 1991 Batch
Trainings Attended/ Conducted
Situational Leadership, Six Sigma Basic training, Competency mapping course, Leadership & Team
building, Time management, Winning attitude at the Workplace, Managing for higher performance,
Professional Selling skills, Effective Team Building, Dana Group HR Business Partnering Forum,
Personality Development Skills, Performance Management and Target Setting workshop, Human
Resourcefulness Training by Mr. Anand Chulani, Effective Records Management, Speed of Trust and 7
Habits of Highly Effective People (Classic)
Computer proficiency:
SAP HR module as Administrator, MS -Office, Oracle Database, Opera, Outlook.

Manish Kulkarni Tel: 8451072658; E Mail: kulkarni.manish08@gmail.com

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