MANISH P KULKARNI

Address: A1/1201, Millennium Towers, Sector 9, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai -400705

India Tel: 8451072658; E Mail: kulkarni.manish08@gmail.com
Consistent Demonstration of Leadership as Head of HR & Admin in USA, India & Africa
Professional Highlights:
I am a Human Resource Generalist having completed MBA from University of New York, USA
equivalent to MBA from IIM. I have more than 20 years of experience working with multinational
Corporations & Family owned, Privately held Business groups in Emerging & Developed markets
of Africa, India and USA.
Currently working as General Manager/Head- HR & Admin with Dana Group, Multi-national
Company manufacturing Table Water, Cold drinks, and Noodles & Pharmaceutical products.
Previously worked with Melcom Group, manufacturer of FMCG & Beverages products, Reliance
Industries, Mumbai - Retail FMCG business and Wal-Mart, USA in Retail/FMCG Business.
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 Organization wide manpower planning &
budgeting, Compensation & Benefits, Designed HR Processes & Policies, 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
(HRBP) 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%.
Recruitment- Hiring of Expats, 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,
Manpower Planning Budgeting- Developed Annual operating plans, Controlled variance by
proactively monitoring to keep variance within limits prescribed by Finance department, reduced
vacant positions by 45% by elimination, merging and filling the vacancies. Consulted with various
heads to understand needs of the business, critical, non critical vacancies. Also created
Succession plan to reduce attrition by 60%. Developed in house training programs instead of
hiring outside consultants, saving 35% of training budget (a saving of $150,000).
Compensation & Benefits- Increased long term commitment pay for Star employees by 25%,
reducing employee attrition by 61%. Increased compensation slab for all employees to reflect
efforts of the team as well as individual. Developed remuneration and reward policies to effect
different levels of company growth and profit margins as well as industry standards
Performance Management- 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, boosting on
time delivery of defect free products by 17%. Achieved 62% improvement in people performance
matrices like employee turnover rate, Absenteeism, Time to hire, Training ROI & Employee
Satisfaction Index over a3-year period.
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%,

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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
Proven Professional value/ Skills offered:
* Senior & Mid level Recruitment
* Business Competitiveness
* Capability building
* Employee Relation
* Budget & Cost Management
* Talent Mapping
* MIS, reporting
* Rewards & recognition Mgmt
* Training Centre set up
* Communication
* Admin SOP
* Salary revision Cycle

Summary of Organizational Experience

* DiLog Consultants, Mumbai, India- General Manager October 2014- current
* Dana Group Limited, Nigeria West Africas Largest Conglomerate of FMCG Manufacturing and
Marketing, Food, Pharmaceuticals and Beverages manufacturing with a Turnover of $400 million (Rs.
2400 Crores), Expats 200, Staff/Workers 1600.
Worked as General Manager- HR & Head- Plant Administration from Jan 2011- Oct 2014
* Melcom Limited, Pune/West Africa based FMCG, Noodles and Beverages company.
400 workers, Turnover $ 80-100 million per year.
Worked as General Manager HR & Admin between Nov 2009 Dec 2010
* Reliance Industries Limited Retail FMCG/Foods Business, Mumbai, India
Worked as National Manager: HR Operations & Talent Transformation July 06- Nov 2009
* Wal-Mart Inc USA
Worlds Largest FMCG trading Company at their Head Office in USA
Worked as Manager Recruitment & Business Strategy Feb 2003- Apr2006
* Finmart Limited, Mumbai India as Senior Manager- Marketing
* Sunshield Chemicals Ltd, Khopoli, India as Shift Manager
* Phoenix Appliances P Ltd, Mumbai as Shift Engineer

Dec 1997- Dec2000

May 1993-Dec 1997
Aug 1991-May1993

Educational Qualification
* MBA from New York State University, New York, USA
Full Time, Residential Course, 2003 Batch
* Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Pune University, India 1991 Batch
Experience in Detail
Dialog Consultants, Consultant- October 2014- current
Providing Consultancy for Business Strategy & Operations. Providing consultancy to corporate clients
on improvement in employee productivity, goal setting, performance management, identification of
Learning & Development requirements, conducting trainings etc
Dana Group Ltd as General Manager
1. As a single point of contact for corporate recruitment & personnel management for 4 out of 6
business groups of the organization, my responsibilities covered end to end Human Resource
management including Mid-Senior level Recruitment cycle, Performance management cycle,
Maintaining cordial employee relations at Factory as well as taking disciplinary action on staff.
2. Created Annual employee plan and established goals in line with the management objectives,
recruited staff using Psychometric tool MBTI, resulted in 28% reduction in turn around time (TAT)
with a better fit. Coordinated with department heads for generating job descriptions to increase
organizational fit & reduce job abandonment, strict adherence to hiring process.
3. Conceived, consulted and implement various short-term and long term Compensation initiatives
to reflect corporate vision. Complete ownership of C & B policies,

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4. Performance Management system- mentored the executives on SMART goal setting, conducted
performance review, fitment into Bell Curve, provided training and on-line support to managers &
leaders, developed learning aids, Compiled and analyzed results to get personal development
plan and Training needs.
5. Supervised and Supported Factory Personnel officer with salary fitment of new recruits, induction
and familiarization to reduce negative bias.
6. Supervised periodic HR operations including maintaining employee file, documenting disciplinary
action, maintaining PF, ESIS deductions, maintaining bonus & other activities.
7. Coached and supervised team members to ensure good governance practices and audit support,
8. Consulted with Management in the area of Change management resulting in creating Job
Content Analysis rationalizing the repeat jobs, in consultation with the trade union. Actively
participated in Union representative meeting for 2 yearly wage negotiations and successfully
negotiated for and higher productivity/output per shift. Created Service level agreement (SLA) for
the first time during union negotiations resulting in performance measurement/corrective action
& enhancement.
9. Liaison for setting up new plant/office. Managed implementation of selected projects within the
scope, cost and resource on time constraints. Carried out requirements, infrastructure, furnishing
and facilities management for shifting to new office premises.
10. Plant Administration- To provide administrative support for a range of services ensuring 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.
11. Managed contract workers at the plant level- short-listing of contractors, deployment of contract
workers at short notice, compilation & cross-check of wages, disciplinary action and dismissal.
Also ensured Audit of service providers including contractors.
12. Admin- supervised and managed maintenance schedule of factory premises, 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, preparation of Admin budget and getting approval from the management .Projects handled 13. Interacted with department heads in developing their Leadership potential, identification of hi
potential staff using PMS and written test mechanism, mentoring, training, support by
handholding through a feedback loop with HODs. This resulted in 30% reduction of loss of mandays compared to systemic shocks when employees quit suddenly.
14. High Performance Work System (HPWS) is implemented at the ISO certified Pharmaceutical
manufacturing plant. The work starts from Recruitment, Induction, Technical & Behavioral
Training and Delivering the skilled manpower enriched with Knowledge & Skill. It is a Green Field
project where the concept of HPWS Culture is implemented for the first time.
15. Conducted study of employee engagement at work, resulted in identification of training needs,
creation of leadership pipeline and mentoring opportunities for the selected staff for higher
performance, maintaining positive attitude towards work and workers, resulting in 70% less
escalation of disputes to the labor union.
16. Reduced perception of delay in increment/Bonus to workers by timely presenting all the details
to the management and diligent follow up, reduced attrition by 20%.
17. Conducted Best Employee Contests on a per Quarter basis & top 3 employees as rated by their
supervisors were felicitated, creating sense of competition & harmony amongst workers.
18. Initiated & implemented employee engagement activities like Sales Contests / Picnics / Star of
quarter Awards / Employee Rewards / Event (marriage/birth/Christmas/national day)
Celebrations.
19. Completed a performance management process design encompassing role definition,
performance management process, measurable criteria (KRA/KPI), templates/forms, rating scales
etc spanning all roles, covering Pharma division.
Melcom Limited, West Africa
Achievements:
1. Streamlined entire HR & Admin process saving 8% wage bill per year.
2. Decentralized offices to take care of value unlocking of office building.
3. Created hierarchy of roles to suit the customer facing and increase responsibilities.

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4. Studied Overtime to factory staff, streamlined rates, hours based on Employee categories; saving
OT cost by 18% by employing less staff for the jobs.
5. Analyzed 800 staff and workers jobs for Job Content; Working conditions, Created SLA, KPI for
performance enhancement, eliminated redundant jobs, defined new jobs as per competencies,
adjusted roles, fixed pay scale bands as per job; resulting in 50% reduced Attrition, boosting on
time delivery of defect free products by 17%.
6. Executed entire Training life cycle spanning Training need analysis, training design, training
delivery and training effectiveness evaluation for the employees. Designed /Facilitated OD
interventions and Performance management systems.
7. Conducted Goal setting exercises as a part of OD Intervention for staff directly impacting
profitability, morale and competitive spirits of the employees.
8. Technical Recruitment for the position of Sales Engineers was completed for Gujarat Region by
Campus hiring in one of the prestige institute of Vadodara.
Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai, India
Duties and Achievements:
1. Created on-boarding experience document for foreign expatriates which is still being used.
2. Successfully recruited about 1500 staff across India, as per the roll out plan within budget and
with lower turnaround time.
3. Planned and received approvals for Manpower budgets, implemented and controlled recruitment
plan for 1500 staff & Managers across 4 states of India with low employee turnover ratio.
4. Completed performance management process design encompassing role, definition, performance
management process, measurable criteria (KRA/KPI), templates/forms, rating scales etc
spanning all roles, covering entire west zone. Worked on SAP HR module.
5. Conducted Goal setting exercises as a part of OD Intervention for skilled staff of hyper markets
directly impacting profitability, morale and competitive spirits of the employees.
6. Conducted recruitment drives in Universities, collages and at local employment bureau, helped
company achieve target of 200 staff in a given time.
7. Liasioning with corporate and operational team head to maintain parity in strategy/ execution of
plan, Develop and plan strategies, long-range plans, annual operating plans, annual budgets,
while measuring progress on an ongoing basis.
8. Conducted Competency Analysis, Fitment analysis, analyzing critical/non critical roles for the
entire hyper mart organization resulting in increased job satisfaction of the staff.
Wal-Mart Inc USA
Manager Recruitment & Business Strategy
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 Thanksgiving- Christmas
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.
5. Coordinated activities of a group that was responsible for building HR service organization with a
global outlook in view of increasing role of Expatriate staff members in the company,
Implemented a roadmap for process driven grade equalization for staff & employees.
6. Monitored performance and guided inter-departmental teams at district and store level in order to
ensure adherence and implementation of companys policy of great customer service.
7. Generated MIS and HR Matrices reports to facilitate decision-making and monitoring of
compliance
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, How personality
aspects impacts fate of careers, Speed of Trust, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Classic)

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