T6, B Block, Jains Avantika Apartments No.55, Manapakkam Main Road Manapakkam, Chennai 600 116.

. Tel # Mobile : +91 99401 27557 Resi : 044-42104660 prashantkumar2000@yahoo.com

K. Prashant Kumar

Profile Summary :
Professional Expertise of 19+ Years, backed by academic knowledge in the field of Human Resource Management at different levels with Tata Steel, Hyundai Motor India Ltd., Flextronics and currently with a Large Telecom Industry as GM-HR for their operations in TN & Kerala. Expertise in handling HR functions entailing Recruitment, Competency Development, Training, Grievance handling, Employee Engagement, Reward management and Retention strategies. Established HR Function from scratch and recruited over 150 senior managers. Implemented performance based compensation / reward system based on measurable KPI process.

EDUCATION
PGCHRM course from XLRI (Satellite Program) (B+grade);
Master of Business Administration - awarded by Nagpur University (58%) Master Degree in Industrial Relation & Personnel Management (MIRPM) awarded by Nagpur University (60%) Bachelor of Commerce awarded by Nagpur University (43%)

H.S.S.C. from State Board, Nagpur (51%)

ATTRIBUTES
Integrity Good verbal and written Communications skills Good presentation skills Ability to understand Business specific operations People management and strong interpersonal skills Experience in event coordination Computer savvy

FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE
Manpower Planning Talent Acquisition (Involved in recruitment of more than 4000 employees across the organization) HR Planning (Policy, Procedures, Systems, etc. across the organization) HR Operations (Implementation of Policies, R&R, Promotions, Succession Planning, Training, etc) Compensation & Benefits Management (Design and Administration) Performance Management Organizational Development and Effectiveness Employee Relations / Industrial Relations Contract (Outsourced Manpower) Management

EXPERIENCE PROFILE : RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS LTD.

date)
Designation : General Manager Human Resources (TN & Kerala Hub)

(Feb 2008 to till

Role Description : Operational HR Lead for the Sales & Service Setup in TN & Kerala Circle, responsible for Strategic HR Planning and Execution of Initiatives. Functions reporting include Manpower Planning On-boarding, Induction, Retention, etc Employee Engagements Performance Management Leadership Pipeline HRM activities, etc.

Key Activities : To facilitate the Sales & Service teams with strategic HR support to achieve organizational vision; Implementation of change-management practices in the organisation, including organisational restructuring & manpower rationalisation initiatives. Formulating & benchmarking functional best practices to focus on development of abilities to meet present and future goals and mission set by the organization. Managing the complete employee life-cycle management for the Hub. Supervising staffing, induction program, contract negotiations, discipline, policy & procedures employees. Managing Appraisal process across the levels and establishing framework for substantiating Performance Appraisal system linked to Reward Management. Conceptualizing & developing training & development initiatives for improved productivity, building capability and quality enhancement. Identifying training needs across levels through mapping of skills required for particular positions and analysis of the existing level of competencies. Facilitating Management Development Programs including technical and soft-skills training programs. Identifying patterns, trends and root causes for making recommendation(s) to Management to improve motivation, increase retention and efficiency of employees. Implementation of employee friendly HR Policies including Induction, People Engagement Practices, Attrition Management, Employee MIS Generation, Employee Grievance Handling, etc. to ensure smooth functioning of the organization and to ensure togetherness and we feeling. Creating awareness on HR policies through presentations & employee meet; Evolved & driving Leadership Development Training programs; Fast Tracker, High Potential Schemes; Structured Employee Contact Program to meet all the employees oneto-one once in a year; Providing Senior Management with information / recommendations for facilitating better management of workplace issues in Business Units. Have been able to maintain all time low attrition during last financial year; (Lowest in Pan India);

Developed Tracker system to monitor HR performance on weekly & monthly basis; Anchored Talent Management and Employee Engagement initiatives to retain the potential talent. Creating High Performance Organization by demonstrating HR Accountability by publishing SLAs for all the HR activities.

FLEXTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT. LTD.

2007 to till Feb 2008)
Designation : Sr. Manager Human Resources (Plant Head HR/ER) Reporting to : GM / Director India

(Feb

Role Description : Operational HR Head for the Greenfield Industrial Park at Sriperumbudur and the Service Centre at Bangalore, responsible for Strategic HR Planning and Execution of Initiatives. Functions reporting in include Talent Acquisition Employee Relations & DL Management Performance Management Learning & Organizational Effectiveness Compensation & Benefits HRM activities, etc.

Key Activities :

Cultural Integration of people from two different locations and rationalizing manpower for ensuring profitability. Put in place HR Systems with in a short span of time to ensure HR accountability. Anchored Talent Management and Employee Engagement initiatives to retain the required talent, despite business fluctuations. Creating High Performance Organization by demonstrating HR Accountability by publishing SLAs for all the HR activities. Co-ordinated the launch of Lean and Six Sigma practices in the company. Maintain Industrial Harmony and disturbance free atmosphere despite Business Situations. Ensuring prompt resolution of employee grievances to maintain cordial management-employee relations and achieve dedication by workers. Amicably settling disputes with the Workers and maintaining discipline & harmonious working environment across all employee levels. Employee Relations includes( employee counseling for maintaining good Industrial Relations through mutual trust, confidence and fair); Responsible for Reward & Recognition of employees to create and maintain motivational environment; Creation of climate for various productivity improvement tools like benchmarking, team building activities, quality improvement projects, suggestion schemes, etc. Preparation of Standing Orders duly approved by Government Authorities. Liaisoning with local administration, Labour and PF authorities and ensure statutory compliances under various legislations; Peacefully handled downsizing plant manpower by 800 employees. Established relationship with local politicians, administrative authorities and villagers to ensure smooth flow of operations. Sustain Union free atmosphere, deal with Workers, Monitor and implement LTC appropriately, Manage the Canteen where 1200 employees dine a meal, to manage IR problem free climate through counseling and disciplinary actions, Rewards & remuneration, Welfare measures like Medical, First Aid, Crche, Insurance etc.

Industrial Relations and Statutory Compliance :

Dealing fairly with all statutory & Legal compliances Establish smooth & harmonious Industrial Relation among employees Managing day-to-day employee discipline, grievances & Stress Effective Employee counseling & Absenteeism Control

To redress employee conflicts through appropriate measures Handled all disciplinary procedures Memo, charge sheet, domestic enquiry, suspension and dismissal. Complying with various provisions of the Factories Act, The E.P.F Act, The E.S.I Act, The W.C. Act, The I.D. Act, The contract Labour (R&A) Act, The payment of wages Act, and other state and Central legislations with regard to Labour and Factory administration. Supervising the activities of Time Office and proximity card system and generating the reports like attendance , leave, absenteeism and late coming etc. Executing the legal formalities pertaining to Factory License, Health License, Local Body Running License, Fire License, PF Coverage, ESI Coverage and TNPCB Consent Orders. Registering the establishment and getting license for the contractors and administering the huge level of contract labour population effectively. Ensuring the timely submission of returns and statutory payments to govt as per the regulations. Continuous interaction with all levels and judge the pulse of the people periodically, as well as, sense the group dynamics and trouble shooting the negative undercurrent appropriately.

HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA LIMITED, CHENNAI, INDIA

1996 to Jan - 2007)

(Dec

Designation : Dy. Manager Human Resources (Factory / Plant) joined as Officer-HR in 1996 Dec. Was 2nd Indian to join this company during Project Stage; Reporting to : Sr. Vice President HR

Section Head for HR department: Handled specific task of Manpower Planning and Recruitment for 2nd Plant (Capacity of 3.00 Lac cars per annum to be done in two phases).. Areas handled in HMIL

Talent Acquisition :
Responsible for Manpower Planning activity across the Organisation. Plan, Source, Assess right manpower and timely placement.

Conduct Manpower Rationalisation Study and suggest cost saving alternate Manpower Options.

HR Planning

Design and developed HR Policies on Recruitment, Leave, Benefits, Travels, Compensation, Reward & Recognition, etc Conducting Benchmark Studies with the Competitor Companies regarding HR Practices. Implementation of Motivational Schemes and Appreciation Programmes. Organising regular Feedback Sessions to assess the Effectiveness of HR Initiatives. MIS Preparation of Human Resource Information Report (HRIR) and make regular presentation to Top Management. Counseling / grievance handling of the employees to maintain a healthy work environment and community development activities . Benchmark key HR business deliverables. Handling Performance Appraisal process & identifying scope for enhancing the same. Designed Reward & Recognition program for motivating employees;

Compensation & Benefits Management

Compensation Benchmarking Study. Design Wage Structure and Component matching across levels and maintain Pay Band.

Manage Payroll related ERP Marshall & Integrated System (Involved from the stages of design Development and Implementation and administration. Part of the Negotiating Team that negotiates Wages, Performance Reward and other Benefits having Cost Implications.

Contract Management, Apprenticeship & Industrial Relations :

etc.; Gift distribution to Contractor Labours, etc. Policy on Engagement of Contract Labor in line with the Act; Facilitation of ESI for Contract Labors; Policy on Engaging Apprentices in the Plant as per the Apprentice Act, 1961; Liaisoning with Commissioner, Training & Employment and Apprentice Board for seeking approval in engaging Apprentice and payment of Stipends; Played a major role in entering into various wage agreements for the plant with Works Committee and linking wage increase plans to productivity norms The plant does not have Union but an Internal Committee (Works Committee). The Committee has signed 2 long term Settlements (18(1)). Facilitator for Canteen Committee, Sports Committee and Cultural Committee; Controlling the Contract Management Cell; Labour Payment of 3000 Contractor Labours, Statutory regulations; Co-ordination with various departments on deployment, movement,

Learning and Organizational Effectiveness

Conduct of Training Need Analysis Designing the Annual Training Calendar Co-ordination for Implementation of the Annual Training Calendar Co-ordination with the External Training Agencies for designing Specialised Training Programmes.

Co-ordination with Institutions for Industry Institution Interactive Programmes

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS & SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

Employed at the stage of Inception Opportunity work as member of the Team which completed the Project Execution within a record time of 17 Months Activities include HR Policy Planning, Manpower Planning, and Recruitment of project Stage Manpower.

Recruitment of more than 4000 personnel through various sources at various levels. Formulated Policy of Recruitment of Trainees (Graduate Engineers and Management Trainees). Permanent Member of Task Force Team which executes Performance Appraisal activities. Member of the Corporate Promotions Committee for a period of four years consecutively. Member of Task Force Team which executes Annual Wage Revision activities. Part of Team which executed the 5 Lakh Car Roll Out Function involving employees and their family members a function attended by more than 10,000 people co-ordinated planning and execution of the entire event.

Selected as core team member to design and facilitate Re-spirit the Success Campaign Unique HR Initiative for employee empowerment. Selected as Best Performer and sent for Globalization Training Programme at Singapore and Malaysia 2004. In recognition of the services has been promoted twice since joining. Got Outstanding Service Award from Managing Director during May, 2006.

Have actively participated in signing bipartite settlements between Works Committee & Mgmt;

Compensation Survey among Automobile Industries for Technicians.

Policy on Engagement of Contract Labor in line with the Act; Policy on Engaging Apprentices in the Plant as per the Apprentice Act, 1961; Liaisoning with Commissioner, Training & Employment and Apprentice Board for seeking approval in engaging Apprentice and payment of Stipends;

TISCO TATA STEEL Dec96

Jul92

Responsibility included Recruitment, Establishment & Industrial Relations. Team member at the New Project near Raipur and involved in the project Execution.

Job Responsibilities : Recruitment All Categories (Workers, Supervisors & Executives); Supervising the activities of Time Office and proximity card system and generating reports and MIS on attendance, overtime, payroll related activities; Employee Welfare & Counseling Workers participation in management through organization of bipartite department Council and Joint Departmental Council (Apex body) and successfully elicit the orchestrated involvement of workmen in areas like production & productivity enhancement, wastage reduction, cost control, safety, house keeping leading to good results Maintaining Good & Harmonious Industrial Relations Supported Mgmt Team with various inputs and analysis enabling them to have peaceful signing of bipartite long term settlement with Union (AITUC);

GMMCO Ltd. (Division of Hindustan Motors) Apr90 May92

In-charge for the HR activities of the Marketing & Sales Division. Recruitment of Manpower for Marketing and Sales Division. Co-ordinate with Corporate HR Department for Implementation of HR Policies.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Computer Proficiency Languages known : Date of Birth Marital Status : MS Word, MS- Excel and Power Point Applications English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam : 13th June, 1968. : Married, blessed with a son.

Reference :

1)

Mr Muralee K Menon, Director (Service), Flextronics Technologies, Bangalore. Mobile : 9900573740

2)

Mr Vinodh C, VP (HR) CapeGemini , Chennai. Mobile : 9940039350