Deputy Manager-HR & IR

SKH; Sarawadi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SKH is seeking a strategic HR leader to oversee training, recruitment, manpower planning, HRIS, performance management, and relationship building across the plant. The role drives policy development, budget adherence, and continuous improvement in people processes.

The ideal candidate holds HR postgraduate qualifications, automotive HR exposure, and a proven ability to engage internal customers while delivering cost-conscious solutions.

Qualifications

• Any Graduate with Post Graduation in HR.
• Female candidates preferred.
• Automobile & Automotive Industry candidates preferred.

Responsibilities

• To consolidate training needs for all employees in April every year for the financial year and for new joiners within a month of joining.
• Finalise Annual & Monthly training calendar and impart trainings as per plan
• Communicate the training calendar to all employees and ensure participation by concerned employees for the desired programs.
• Facilitate the identification of internal trainers from the respective departments.
• Evaluate training effectiveness immediately after training, after 1 month and 3 months and ensure training effectiveness.
• Competency matrix updation at regular intervals post training of employees
• Liaise with senior management for identifying successors for critical positions and skill gaps for talent development.
• Talent acquisition and ensuring timely availability of talent to the company.
• Prepare salary bands and ensure offers align with bands.
• Ensure compliance to recruitment policy for all hirings.
• Lead recruitment sources: Internal Job Postings, referrals; monitor effectiveness.
• Leverage the internet to post vacancies and use social/professional networks to source candidates.
• Ensure diversity in selection.
• Advise heads regarding manpower skills and future projections.
• Induction of new joiners and documentation.
• Lead manpower planning in line with business goals.
• Prepare manpower budget and ensure costs stay within budget.
• Prepare organization charts and review/update regularly.
• Review HR policies, contracts and MIS for Training, Attrition, Recruitment, ESG, Engagement.
• Prepare HR MIS and ensure data quality and confidentiality.
• Oversee Performance Management: timely appraisals, KRAs, development plans, and performance improvement plans.
• Facilitate relationship-building with internal customers and ensure timely responses to queries.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives and maintain positive employer-employee relations.
• Ensure ISO/IATF compliance and HR audits; maintain accurate employee databases.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Change management

Assertiveness

Result oriented

Teamwork

People management

Continuous improvement

Cost consciousness

Problem solving

Education

Postgraduate degree in HR

Graduate in any field

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• To consolidate training needs for all employees in April every year for the financial year and for new joiners within a month of joining.
• Finalise Annual & Monthly training calendar and impart trainings as per plan
• To communicate the training calendar to all employees and ensure participation by concerned employees for the desired programs.
• To facilitate the identification of internal trainers from the respective departments.
• Evaluate training effectiveness immediately after training, after 1 month and 3 months and ensure training effectiveness.
• Competency matrix updation at regular intervals post training of employees
• To liaison with the senior management for support in identifying successors for critical positions, skill gaps to facilitate talent development, and appropriate deployment of manpower

Training and Development

• To consolidate training needs for all employees in April every year for the financial year and for new joiners within a month of joining.
• Finalise Annual & Monthly training calendar and impart trainings as per plan
• To communicate the training calendar to all employees and ensure participation by concerned employees for the desired programs.
• To facilitate the identification of internal trainers from the respective departments.
• Evaluate training effectiveness immediately after training, after 1 month and 3 months and ensure training effectiveness.
• Competency matrix updation at regular intervals post training of employees
• To liaison with the senior management for support in identifying successors for critical positions, skill gaps to facilitate talent development, and appropriate deployment of manpower

Recruitment and Selection

• Talent acquisition and ensuring timely availability of talent to the company.
• To work towards consolidating the organization wide manpower budget in consultation with the HR Head.
• To prepare salary bands, and ensure all salary offers made are in line with these salary bands
• To ensure compliance to the recruitment policy for all hirings being done
• To lead the launch and implementation of recruitment sources like the Internal Job Posting schemes, employee referrals and monitor the same for its effectiveness
• To leverage the use of technology like the internet to post vacancies and use social and professional networking sites to identify and source candidates.
• To ensure and promote diversity in selection.
• To advice the functional heads regarding manpower skills and talent availability in line with the future business projections/requirements etc.
• Induction of new joinees including documentation and support in organizing induction to ensure all employees have been covered in induction programs.

Manpower Planning & Budgeting

• To facilitate and lead the manpower planning process in the organization in line with the business goals.
• To prepare manpower budget and ensure manpower costs are within budgeted levels.
• Preparation of organization charts and reviewing and updating at regular intervals

HRIS and Record Keeping

• To continually review all supporting documentation, including employment contracts, policies, letters and forms to ensure they fit for purpose and are user friendly
• To prepare HR MIS for Training, Attrition, Recruitment, ESG, Employee Engagement, POSH and submission of MIS at predetermined timelines on weekly / monthly basis.
• To ensure high level of data quality and accuracy and 100% compliance to data protection/confidentiality of all information/data pertaining to employees.

Performance Management System

• To ensure timely completion of appraisal process by providing forms, assisting in the appraisal process and communicating timelines to the employees.
• Ensure that KRA setting and competency matrix for all employees is done in March for next financial year and for new joinees within a month time
• Preparation of individual development plans for the key employees
• Prepare and monitor Performance improvement plans for employees below expected level of performance.
• Ensure constructive feedback is given to employees by their reporting managers during appraisal process.

Relationship Building

• To build a valuable relationship with internal customers by proactive support, communication and engagement on all people- issues
• To provide timely responses to employee queries with regards to HR policies and processes in consultation with the Corporate Team.
• Plan and implement employee engagement practices necessary to establish a positive employer-employee relationship and promote a high level of employee morale and motivation.
• Maintain a healthy work environment so as to retain employees.

Quality

• Comply with ISO/IATF, Safety, customer audit & all HR Audit requirements
• Ensure pro-active adherence to Audit requirements of Corporate HR.
• Maintain error free employee database for the plant (hard & soft).

Cost

• Manage or Reduce HR Capital & Revenue Expenditures as per Budget.
• Monitor & Control Manpower Cost for Staff
• Controlling the cost of engagement activities at Plant.
• Identification of the areas of Cost Saving and ensuring cost savings in identified areas.

New Initiatives

• To lead initiatives for employee engagement and employee communication
• To recommend changes and improvements in policies and processes based on user- experiences

Personal Attributes

• Effective verbal and written communication skills at all levels and across all disciplines
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Strong attention to detail while retaining flexibility to think and act strategically
• Change Management
• Assertiveness
• Focus on Results
• Collaboration & Team Work
• Effective People Management
• Continuous Improvement Acumen
• Proactive & Cost Consciousness
• Problem Solving Acumen

Preferred candidate profile

Automobile & Automotive Industry candidates preferred.

Any Graduate with Post Graduation in HR.

Female candidate preferred.