Asset Lead - Admin

Adani Group; Vikram Nagar; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Group in Uttar Pradesh seeks a seasoned Admin Head to lead site operations across facilities, transportation, housekeeping and services management.

You will drive budgeting, governance, policy implementation, vendor management and CAFM-driven service optimization while partnering with HR and business leaders to enable a safe, productive workplace for employees and visitors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline is mandatory.
• IHM or equivalent hospitality/facility qualification from any reputed college or university.
• 8+ years of work experience in a similar position for mid-sized/large organization.
• Experience managing a direct team of 5-8 members.
• Strong understanding of financial and cost optimization principles.
• Experience with CAFM systems.

Responsibilities

• Understand BU/group long-term plan and assist in admin roadmap and operating model.
• Roll out admin initiatives, oversee implementation plans, review and revise budgets.
• Ensure adherence to expense management and cost optimization guidelines.
• Oversee admin policies, SOPs and governance across the site.
• Manage property strategy, space forecasting and infra planning.
• Drive services management for travel, accommodation, general admin and facility events.
• Manage local transport, uniform management and onsite onboarding.
• Governance, audits, performance reviews and external/internal stakeholder engagement.
• Lead people management, culture, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Identify automation opportunities and leverage data analytics to improve service delivery.

Job description

Responsibilities

Strategic Roles and Responsibilities

• Understand the BU/group long-term plan and assist in devising the BU’s Admin roadmap and operating model and devise Site specific strategy and plans.
• Roll out initiatives identified by BU admin post research & benchmarking studies; Oversee creation of implementation plan as well as continually review and revise the implementation plan to meet the changing business dynamics.
• Conduct Admin budgeting exercise for Site in consultation with Site HR Head and BU Admin Head and establish budget preparation guidelines for all Admin sub-departments; Undertake necessary action for any budget deviations.
• Ensure adherence to expense management/ cost optimization guidelines set by the BU; Identify and drive cost optimization projects at the Site level.
• Oversee implementation of Admin policies/SOPs for the Site; Set guidelines for business specific Admin policies and systems.
• Periodically review and contribute to updating all Admin policies and guidelines and ensure they are updated keeping in consideration the changing business dynamics.

Property Management

• Work closely with the business to understand their office expansion strategy under admin gamut and conduct a property need assessment and forecasting exercise; Generate an annual and 3- year space/ property forecast plan for the business and present to Senior Leadership.
• Support in identification of new properties/spaces for potential projects and provide guidance for formulating infrastructure plan from an Admin perspective.
• Provide support in conducting audits for office properties; Address any risks/ challenges identified.
• With the input of BU admin induct industry-leading state-of-art systems/ processes at the Site/ property by leveraging knowledge of industry’s best practices.

Services Management

• Devise the services management operating plan, frameworks for various Admin Services across the Site (viz. Travel & Accommodation management, General Admin Services, Facility Event Management soft and oversee Hard Services (In coordination with MEP department).
• Drive Site operations of all Admin services(viz. Travel & Accommodation management, Local transport management, General Admin Services, Soft Services, Facility Event management and oversee Hard Services)to create a conducive work environment for Adani employees.
• Managing onboarding process of new employee at site in terms of providing initial support for accommodation, transportation, space allocation and providing employee with joining kit.
• Providing appropriate Food & Beverage i.e., Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner options to employee through concessioners in coordination with commercials department.

Local Transport Management

• Manage all company-owned vehicles under administration and ensure they are compliant with legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements, and resolve any issues as applicable.
• Oversee driver duty allocation and facilitate driver training on etiquettes and soft skills for all company vehicles.
• Identifying competitive vehicle leasing plan for site in coordination with Techno commercial.
• Manage transportation request of site in line with group guidelines and keep track of utilisation.

Uniform management

• Prepare annual uniform requirement for customer facing roles in coordination with respective department and plan procurement through ARC vendor.
• Oversees the uniform inventory, receives shipments, audits invoice, and authorizes payment.
• Uses resources efficiently to maintain appropriate inventory levels and sizing options while minimizing inventory expense.
• Coordinates with all department managers to ensure that uniforms for all positions are updated and accurately listed on uniform lists.
• Creating system and process for issuing uniform & provide laundry services through empanelled vendor on site.

Governance and Compliance Management

• Ensure adherence to established governance framework and ensure site Admin service levels are in line with prescribed standards.
• Participate in governance committees to discuss issues/ deliver insights/ share best practices and devise action plans targeted on driving functional excellence and process improvements.
• Ensure adherence to defined budgets for the Site; Provide guidance/ prepare action plan to overcome deviations; if any.
• Ensure timely submission & verification of vendor bills as well as timely pay-out as per agreed SLAs (for all services).
• Ensure adherence to prevailing statutory requirements and standards, ensure certifications and licenses are obtained for services under admin function for the Site along with timely renewal as applicable.
• Manage all lease documentation for the Site properties and ensure timely renewal of the same (ref Leasing of Property SOP).
  

Audits and Process Adherence

• Support in formulation of Audit calendar for specific Site;Ensure timely closure of planned activities and audit findings; as applicable.
• Analyse audit findings, draw insights, and collaborate with the concerned stakeholders to develop effective action plans for mitigating risks/ address gaps identified.
  

Performance Reviews

• Conduct periodic performance reviews for the Site; Monitor all on-going strategic initiatives with the admin team as per defined performance review calendar.

External Stakeholder Management

• Identify strategic service partners for Adani and build partnerships with solution providers/ government officials/ local authorities for admin services.
• Conduct formal service partner identification process (functional & technical evaluations).
• Contribute to defining the scope of work; Partner with TC and conduct strategic negotiations and finalize contractual terms and conditions.
• Review (technical components) and provide final sign-off for all Site level contracts and agreements signed with service vendors.
• Supervise service partner performance reviews and address critical issues if any.

Internal Stakeholder Management

• Ensure employee feedback is collected from time to time and conceptualise new strategies to improve employee satisfaction levels basis feedback received.
• Ensure information about Admin initiatives, updates and achievements is communicated timely and effectively to internal stakeholders for the business.

Technology and Process Evolution

• Identify areas within Admin which could be automated/ integrated with technology for meeting customer needs; Supervise the implementation to ensure seamless integration
• Tap into strategic information for Site employees using data analytics and generate meaningful insights to enhance service delivery.

People Management

• Drive a collaborative and high-performance driven culture – Set goals, review performance, and provide feedback to ensure a motivated and committed team.
• Guide & mentor talent in the admin function on their growth and development.
• Drive employee engagement & collaborative workplace initiatives at the business level with site HR (e.g., townhalls, newsletters, off sites, events, etc.).

Key Interactions

Internal

• Collaborate with Site HR Head to identify key priorities and specific requirements.

External

• Interact with a wide spectrum of service partners and build strategic relationship with them with an objective of leveraging them for business advancement in time; Collaborate closely with them to track service deliveries and mitigate risks.
• Interact with BU Admin Head for understanding organizational strategy and business objectives and formulating Site’s strategy in line with the same
• Build a strong network and relationships with government agencies, urban local agencies and other local bodies involved with Admin.

Qualifications

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline is mandatory.
• IHM or equivalent hospitality/facility qualification from any reputed college or university.

Experiences:

• 8+ years of work experience in a similar position for mid-sized / large organization; Experience managing a direct team of 5-8 members (including FM leads & facility departmental heads).
• Preferable to have worked in Airport operations or an organization with diversified business; Experience of managing large property footprint and remote sites
• Strong understanding financial and cost optimization principles
• Strong experience of managing large facilities; Experience of working with CAFM systems
• Rich experience of formulating strategies and conceptualizing service management frameworks
• Experience with designing and implementing employee feedback frameworkProven experience of delivering excellent customer care and service in a large organisation.
• Strong knowledge and experience in at least two or more Admin domains like Services management, Property management, Infrastructure management and Corporate real estate
• Experience of dealing with multiple stakeholders – internal as well as external

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