Assistant Manager - HRBP

Wholsum Foods (Slurrp Farm and Mille); Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Wholsum Foods is seeking an Assistant Manager - HRBP to partner with business leaders on workforce needs and people processes in a fast-growing D2C FMCG startup. You will drive recruitment, onboarding, and lifecycle execution while aligning HR priorities with commercial goals.

The role covers Talent Acquisition and Talent Management, requiring strong business acumen, stakeholder management, and execution discipline in a dynamic environment. Location: Gurugram, India.

Qualifications

• Strong business sense to align people priorities with growth
• Clear, structured approach to HR processes and execution
• End-to-end recruitment understanding and candidate management
• Ability to coordinate with managers and stakeholders effectively
• Excellent written and verbal communication in a fast-paced startup

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to map org structure and workforce needs
• Support recruitment and onboarding for assigned functions
• Serve as business-facing HR partner for lifecycle processes and policy
• Maintain documentation quality and process discipline
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across teams

Skills

Business acumen

Execution

Recruitment

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Education

MBA/PGDM in HR

Bachelor’s in HR/BA/Psych/Commerce

Job description

Job Description – Assistant Manager - HRBP

WHAT WE DO AND WHO WE ARE

Join the dynamic team at Wholsum Foods and be part of an extraordinary movement! Our

mission is simple: to change the world's eats. With brands like Slurrp Farm and Mille, we offer

healthy and delicious alternatives to the junk food epidemic. It's time to rediscover the nutritious

traditions of our ancestors and embrace the power of millets like Ragi, Jowar, Bajra, and Foxtail

Led by founders - Shauravi Malik and Meghana Narayan, we are food enthusiasts,

entrepreneurs, and mothers committed to making a difference. We're expanding globally and

seeking talented individuals who thrive in a collaborative, innovative, and high-growth

environment. Join us and embark on a rewarding journey where you can grow professionally

while having a blast!

At Wholsum Foods, we celebrate diversity and unity, all driven by a shared mission to

revolutionize the way we eat. Our team is our greatest asset, and our core values—Relationship

First, Dependable, Passionate, and Growth Mindset—bring out the best in each team member.

We take pride in being an equal opportunity workplace, embracing individuals regardless of

race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender

identity. Together, we will redefine the future of food!

We are also Great Place to Work Certified.

WHAT WILL YOU DO AT WHOLSUM FOODS?

The AM - HR Business Partner will support the people agenda of a fast-growing D2C food startup by partnering with business leaders on workforce needs, enabling effective execution of people processes, and strengthening organizational capability in line with business goals. HR Business Partners work closely with managers and key stakeholders to align people team priorities with commercial and operational requirements.

• Role 1: HR Business Partner – Talent Acquisition
• Role 2: HR Business Partner – Talent Management

Both roles will support business partnering and recruitment for assigned functions, while each role will carry a distinct area of specialization. Talent Acquisition is centered on sourcing, assessing, hiring, and onboarding talent, while Talent Management focuses on performance, engagement,development, and workforce effectiveness.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 6 months to 3 years of relevant experience in human resources, recruitment, talent acquisition, talent management, HR operations, or business partnering support.
• Prior exposure to startup, D2C, food, FMCG, retail, or other high-growth business environments will be preferred.

JOB PURPOSE

To partner with business teams in delivering people priorities through effective hiring support, employee lifecycle management, and execution of HR processes with strong business acumen and execution excellence.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with business leaders and hiring managers to understand organization structure, manpower requirements, workforce challenges, and team priorities.
• Support recruitment for assigned functions, including role briefing, candidate coordination, interview scheduling, offer follow-up, and onboarding support.
• Act as a business-facing HR partner for assigned teams on employee lifecycle processes, policy implementation, employee queries, and manager coordination.
• Ensure high standards of responsiveness, documentation quality, process discipline, and execution excellence across day-to-day HR activities.
• Maintain effective stakeholder relationships and contribute to a professional, compliant, and business-aligned HR environment.

Role 1: HR Business Partner & Talent Acquisition

To drive hiring outcomes for assigned functions while providing HR business partnering support to business teams, ensuring timely recruitment, strong candidate experience, and disciplined execution of onboarding and employee lifecycle processes. Talent Acquisition roles focus on building talent pipelines, managing the end-to-end hiring process, and aligning recruitment delivery with current and future business needs.

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for assigned positions from requisition intake to joining closure.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and anticipated hiring requirements.
• Support sourcing, screening, interview management, offer processing, and onboarding transition.
• Partner with managers on hiring plans, role calibration, candidate quality, and recruitment progress reviews.
• Provide HRBP support on onboarding, employee connect, policy interpretation, and early employee lifecycle matters for assigned teams.

Skills Required

• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand workforce needs in a scaling business environment.
• Strong execution excellence, ownership, urgency, and follow-through.
• Good understanding of recruitment processes, sourcing channels, candidate management, and hiring coordination.
• Ability to engage effectively with managers, candidates, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and comfort working in a fast-paced environment.

Role 2: HR Business Partner & Talent Management

To support talent management priorities for assigned business teams through effective execution of performance processes, employee engagement initiatives, development planning, and HR business partnering support, while also contributing to recruitment delivery for assigned functions. HRBP-led talent management typically includes performance management, manager enablement, employee development, and workforce effectiveness.

• Support execution of performance management processes, including goal setting, review coordination, documentation, and follow-up actions.
• Drive talent management interventions such as employee engagement inputs, development planning support, and talent review coordination.
• Partner with managers on people issues, employee experience, and implementation of core HR processes for assigned teams.
• Support onboarding effectiveness, employee connect mechanisms, and retention-related follow-up.
• Contribute to recruitment delivery for assigned business functions as part of the common hiring charter.

Skills Required

• Strong business acumen and ability to align people priorities with business goals.
• Good understanding of performance management, employee engagement, development planning and talent processes.
• Strong execution discipline, stakeholder coordination, and follow-through.
• Good interpersonal sensitivity and maturity in handling employee-facing matters.
• Strong communication skills, professionalism, and comfort working in a fast-paced environment.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

• MBA / PGDM in Human Resources is preferred.
• Candidates with a bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Commerce, or a related discipline may also be considered.

WHAT WILL YOU GET?

• Fast paced growth in the startup FMCG space.
• Mentorship from senior people / board members / in house experts
• Ability to think strategically.
• Key involvement in shaping the overall course of the startup and the customer experience at Wholsum Foods.

STARTING DATE: Position open immediately

Location: Golf Course Road, Gurugram

Wholsum Foods is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce.