Pracena Varghese, Manager - L&D(South Asia)

Pracena Varghese

Manager - L&D(South Asia)

BASF India Ltd.

Location
India - Mumbai
Education
Master's degree, Human Resources & Marketing (Dual Specialization)
Experience
19 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 11 Months

Manager - L&D(South Asia) at BASF India Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • My current job since March 2010

• Identifying Training Needs for Business Units for preparing BASF Training Calendar
• Preparing South Asia Training Calendar 2010 and 2011 OBT for 1800 employees
• Preparing BU specific Training Calendar and Rolling out all Business Specific Training
• Developing Training Plan for South Asia Talent Pool (SATP) Candidates
• Rolling out all Internal Trainings - Diversity & Inclusion, Explore BASF, Leadership Compass etc
• Rolling out and Implementing CHOICE Training (Career Development Initiative for BASF)
• Delivering Internal Training programs and Designing Training Metrics
• Understanding, Designing & Implementing OD Activities for BUs
• Developing Leadership Program for BASF India Talent Pool candidates and New Manager Program and Seasoned Manager Program for the general population.
• Prepared the T&D Policy for BASF India Ltd
• Preparing Training Budgets for Financial year 2011 and Documentation for L&D ISO Audit
• Planning Training & Development Programs for Senior Level Management.
• Preparing Statutory norms for L&D Processes and Documentation to streamline the L&D department.
• Preparing and Implementing L&D Branding initiatives
• Handled GES (Global Employee Survey) in 2010

Special Appreciations:
• Designed and implemented Training Calendar 2010 and designed Training Calendar 2011 within 9 months of joining.
• L&D Branding Initiatives for creating learning oriented organization via HR Desktop Calendar, Posters, mailers etc.

Dy. Manager - Training & Employee Development at Big Music & Home Entertainment - A Div of Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • October 2007 to February 2010

• Working closely with the Management Committee for Various Strategic Organizational & Employee Development Initiatives
• Preparing Training Calendar for an employee base of 200 employees
• Assessing KRA, analyzing Career Graph to help Organizational Development
• Prepared the HR Policy for Big Music & Home Entertainment
• Preparing HR & Training Budgets for Financial year 08-09
• Planning Training & Development Programs as R&R for Senior Level Management.
• Preparing Statutory norms for HR Processes & Functions to streamline the HR department.
• Creating a high-performing & cohesive employee, culture drive across the organization.
• Leadership Development Training for Top and Senior Management.
• Solely responsible for Pan- India HR activities (6mths): Recruiting, Inducting, MIS collating.
• Responsible for Preparing Joining / Induction Kit at Group Level (Reliance Big Entertainment)
• Induced and successfully organized Fun@Work initiatives and other Innovative Practices.
• Solely responsible for Employee Engagement, Reward & Recognition & HR Branding across organization

Special Appreciations:
• Introduced Monthly Induction for new employees pan-India which helped start the employee-organization on a high enthusiasm note necessary for a Start-up.
• Won "Innovative HR Practices Award" within a year for Big Music & Home Entertainment at the Asia Pacific HRD Congress Award 08-09 through various initiatives for Employee Development.
• Won “Innovative HR Practices Award” and “Recruitment and Selection Best In Class Award” at the World HRD Congress 08-09 for Big Music & Home Entertainment.

Sr. Consultant at Planman Consultant (I) Pvt Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • December 2004 to October 2007

• Delivering Training and Development of Training Content & Module as Core responsibility
• Training Consulting for British Gas, Kotak Mahindra, Mahindra Finance, Tata Teleservices Pantaloons (Future Group), Tata Trent, Next Retail Chain, Shopper's Stop etc.
• Designing & Developing Content for Soft skills for BMR, Ashok Leyland, Sagem, MBM Mobiles and others
• Developing Induction and PMS Videos for TATA AIG, ICICI Bank & BMR & Associates.
• Application of various tools vis-à-vis TNA, Johari Window and other entry and exit policies for various clients.
• Trained Clients at Middle and Junior Management Levels on Communication, Business Etiquettes, Business Communication.
• Conceptualized and Delivered entire Training Project called "Saarathi" (a people & process oriented Coaching & Mentoring Training Program) for Mahindra & Mahindra Finance
• Secondary Responsibility: Business Development and marketing of various products.
• Tertiary Responsibility: Expanding Product base of T&D for clients.
• Handling Key Clients and Key Account Management
• Responsible for handling a team of seven in Mumbai and inducting of new team members.
• In-charge of monitoring teams in six other centres Pan-India & Reporting to National Head & AVP (T&D).
• Supervising & sourcing a team of Vendors, Trainers, Content Developers and Eminent Speakers Pan-India for clients like Tata AIG, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Essar, British Gas etc.


Special Appreciations:
• Started the T&D Division in Mumbai, Pune and other Western Region Cities for Planman Consultants.
• Blended Theoretical Knowledge with Practical Training Need Analysis to provide Customized Training Solutions for Clients
• Won the Quarterly Best Team Award three times with the Highest Collections for the Annual Year.

Management Trainee at Dhruv - the Training Wing of IMS
  • India - Mumbai
  • March 2004 to September 2004

IMS Dhruv, Bombay, 2004: Training coordinator
• Implemented the entire training course for the CA students undergoing GMCS program.
• Prepared a handbook for the training curriculum of General Management & Communication Skills (GMCS) program for the CA students.

Education

Master's degree, Human Resources & Marketing (Dual Specialization)
  • at Indian Institute of Planning & Management
  • April 2005

Specialties & Skills

Induction
Leadership
Training
Planning
MS Office
Typing 60wpm

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Marathi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Expert