Requirements:

• MBA / MS in Human Resource Management or a relevant field
• 8–12 years of HR experience, including at least 5+ years in an industrial/manufacturing environment (Textile or Sugar preferred)
• Experience managing multi-site operations
• Strong command over labor laws and industrial relations
• Strategic workforce planning expertise
• KPI design and performance management systems
• Leadership and negotiation skills
• High integrity and strong decision-making capability

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a group-wide HR strategy aligned with business growth objectives
• Design organizational structures for plant and corporate functions, and lead workforce planning and succession planning
• Manage factory labor matters, including union handling and dispute resolution, while ensuring full compliance with labor laws and regulatory frameworks
• Oversee contracts, disciplinary procedures, and grievance mechanisms
• Develop plant-level KPIs (production, efficiency, absenteeism, cost per worker, etc.) and implement structured performance appraisal systems aligned with productivity and performance
• Align compensation with productivity and performance, and design salary structures and grading systems
• Lead hiring strategy for technical staff, plant managers, engineers, finance teams, and tech professionals, and develop employer branding initiatives
• Reduce employee turnover and optimize retention strategies
• Oversee payroll, benefits, and incentive schemes, and optimize HR cost as a percentage of revenue
• Implement HRIS systems and digitize attendance, payroll, and performance tracking
• Develop reporting dashboards for management review
• Build leadership pipeline within plants and corporate, and develop training frameworks for operational and managerial staff
• Foster an accountability-driven performance culture