MANISH KULKARNI

HR Domain Excellence USA, India & in Ghana

Working as AVP- HR & Admin for a Multi-National Company with 800 multi location staff. Worked with Wal-Mart, USA and Reliance Retail, India for recruitment of more than 500 staff over the period by exploring various recruitment channels at a lower cost without compromising on process and quality. Multilateral & Multi Country exposure in Strategic HR management, Staffing, Planning & coordinating, Compensation & Befits, Job Analysis, Vendor negotiation for Retail, FMCG, Manufacturing and EXIM industry. Received Best employee Award from Wal-Mart, USA. MBA- New York, USA(Full Time, Residential) ; B.Engg.- MIT Pune, India * Admin/ IR Management * Leadership & Team Building * C&B Management * Strategic HR Management * Large Scale recruitment * HR Generalist * Lean Six Sigma/ Balanced Scorecard * Competency based Recruitment * SAP Efficient

Organizational Experience
Melcom Ltd, Largest Manufacturing Company in Ghana, W. Africa 2009 - Current Associate Vice President HR & Admin Achievements:

1. Streamlined entire HR, IR & Admin process saving 20% wage bill per year. 2. Studied OverTime to factory/ Retail mall staff, streamlined rates, hours based on bands of Employees by ABC analysis; saving OT cost by 18% by employing less staff for the jobs. 3. Analyzed 800 staff and workers jobs for Job Content; eliminated redundant jobs, defined new jobs as per competencies, adjusted new roles, fixed pay scale bands as per job; resulting in reducing Attrition by 50%; boosting employee morale by 25%. 4. Conducted Spend analysis, ABC analysis for Buying of consumables and services, resulting in 12% cost decrease in consumables while retaining customer satisfaction 5. Conducted behavior based interview of 22 candidates from local university in Ghana. Implemented group wide PMS for the first time, streamlining incentive/bonus payments resulting in reduced dissatisfaction and increased performance. Identified training needs Post PMS for the group employees, devised and imparted motivational training to staff, devised and implemented a third party training schedule to impart T & D for the staff, measured training effectiveness resulting improved Budgeted expenses for promotional activities and incidental expenses for the line of Business. Created on boarding experience document for Indian expatriates which is still being used. Negotiated AMC and services contracts with third parties in coordination with the CEO & the Chairman. Conducted Best Employee Contests on sales per month basis.
2005- 2009

Reliance Retail Limited, Mumbai, India National Manager: HR Operations & Talent Transformation

Responsible for planning, implementing and controlling annual Employee plan of Rs. 120 crores for Lifestyle division for 43 Hyper stores covering 1500 employees , staff and Managers; Quarterly review with CEO for management; implementation of plan at state and store level. Created process document based on actual experience to negotiate with Local, State and Central government officials Conducted recruitment drives in Universities, collages and at local employment bureau, helped company achieve target of 200 staff in a given time. Page 1 of 3

Created on-boarding experience document for foreign expatriates (US) which is still being used. Forecasted people requirement based on Annual operating plan of the company, Fix quarterly targets, Review with CEO for achievement information. Monitored career progression of top achievers as per the matrices, deploy training as needed. Performed HR process transformation with Lean and BPR matrices for the entire organization, resulting in reduction of no of roles and hierarchies by 5% for better utilization of manpower. Worked on SAP HR module as Administrator to create ESS and Recruitment modules for the employees. Wal-Mart Inc USA 2002- 2005
Manager HR & Business Strategy

Achievements: 1. Received BEST Employee Award 2 times for cost saving measures in the department. 2. Achieved 30% staffing cost savings in North Eastern USA in the busy ThanksgivingChristmas shopping season by coordinating with local Universities & schools. 3. Accomplished 100% of Recruitment target within the given TAT in the region with 92% employee satisfaction 3 months after the date of employment. 4. Established matrices for recruitment system effectiveness with measurable & actionable TAT for accurate/ timely MIS usage resulting in 50% increase of internal customer satisfaction. Responsible for maintaining database of candidates at University, school level for employing staff for Shopping Season rush (Thanksgiving-Christmas) & subsequent recruitment saving 30% staffing cost in North Eastern USA. Executing business strategy with inputs received from the customers regarding customer service, staff welfare etc. End to end responsibility for building global HR service organization in view of foreign staff members in the work environment; Implemented a roadmap for process driven workforce grading management for staff & employee. Product pricing and control by getting feedback from Store operations, customers and vendors. To lead efforts of an inter-departmental team at district and store level to ensure adherence and implementation of companys policy of great customer service. Generating and maintaining MIS business information reports to facilitate decision-making for future policies, in compliance with various Federal and Local statutes. Increase in customer satisfaction level from 5 to 6.5 on a scale of 10 in 6 months.
Small Business Development Center (SBDC), New York, USA 2002- Dec 2002 Strategy Consultant for small businesses Jan

Preparation of Detailed Project Report including risk factors , technical specifications, cost estimations, listing of major plant and machinery & vendors for the $42 million project to manufacture Ethanol from corn in Broome County, New York, USA. Achievements: Organized two Business Start up Information meetings with small-scale entrepreneurs with the objective of helping them start new ventures. Finmart Ltd. Mumbai Aug1997- Aug 2001 Director A Boutique Financial services company offering Strategic consultancy to medium sized cooperative banks on investment planning, credit control & expansion strategy. Other Assignments in India: From May 1994 to August 1997 with Premium Capital Markets, Mumbai as Project Manager. Page 2 of 3

 From August 1991 to May 1994 with Savita Chemicals Ltd, Navi Mumbai as Shift Supervisor. Correspondence Address: A1/1203, Millennium Towers, Sec 9, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai- India 400705 Tel: 9833442264; E Mail: manishpk68@gmail.com

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