Walk In Solutions
Website:
walkinsolutions.com
Job details:
Job Title: Head – Human Resources & Administration
Location: Mumbai
Reporting to: MD & CEO
About the Role:
Our client is a fast-growing pharmaceutical organisation with a strong presence in India and an established international business. The organisation is currently on an
ambitious 5X growth journey, making this a critical leadership role in shaping the people agenda for the next phase of the business.
The role will have complete responsibility for HR & Administration for the India organisation, covering the corporate office in Mumbai and two manufacturing facilities in Gujarat, with a
workforce of 200+ employees along with contractual manpower.
The organisation is also entering the B2C space in India, creating the need for a more agile, scalable and future-ready people organisation.
Role Context
- Mumbai-based leadership position with regular travel/engagement with manufacturing locations in Gujarat.
- Responsible for the India HR & Administration function.
- International B2C operations are outside the scope of this position.
- 5-day working week.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the HR strategy and roadmap aligned with the organisation's 5X growth ambition.
- Build and institutionalise the HR framework, policies, processes and systems required for a rapidly scaling organisation.
- Partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership team on organisation design, talent, capability and people strategy.
- Lead the complete HR & Administration function for India, covering corporate and manufacturing locations.
- Lead, mentor and develop a team of 9 HR & Admin professionals.
- Drive workforce planning, organisation structuring and manpower productivity.
- Build robust frameworks for talent acquisition, succession planning, performance management and leadership development.
- Establish a strong performance-driven, accountable and high-engagement culture.
- Strengthen compensation & benefits, career architecture and reward mechanisms.
- Drive learning, capability building and future leadership pipelines.
- Lead employee relations, industrial relations, statutory compliance and labour-related matters across manufacturing locations.
- Oversee Administration, facilities and employee services.
- Introduce HR analytics, dashboards and data-driven decision making.
- Lead change management and HR transformation initiatives to support the organisation's growth agenda.
- Build scalable HR systems, governance and processes for the next stage of the organisation's evolution.
Ideal Candidate
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including significant experience in HR leadership / strategic HRBP roles.
- Strong preference for candidates from Pharma / Healthcare / Life Sciences, particularly those with manufacturing exposure.
- Demonstrated experience in building or transforming HR frameworks and systems.
- Strong business partnering experience with promoters, CEO/CXO and senior leadership.
- Experience handling both corporate and plant HR, including employee and industrial relations.
- Strong strategic orientation with the ability to translate business objectives into a clear people agenda.
- Experience leading and developing HR teams across multiple locations.
- MBA/PGDM in HR from a reputed institution preferred.
- Strong stakeholder management, strategic thinking, ownership and execution capability.
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