Saman Rana, Assistant HR Manager

Saman Rana

Assistant HR Manager

Dawood Hercules Fertilizers

Location
Pakistan - Lahore
Education
Master's degree, Human Resources
Experience
8 years, 2 months

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Total years of experience :8 years, 2 months

Assistant HR Manager at Dawood Hercules Fertilizers
  • Pakistan
  • March 2012 to July 2012

DH Fertilizers Limited (DHFL) is a urea fertilizer manufacturing and marketing concern. DHFL manufactures and markets urea under the brand name "Bubber Sher" with market capitalization of PKR 29.39 billion.
Job resposibilities as Assistant HR Manager (March 2012 till to date):
- Administer compensation, benefits and performance management systems.
- Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview and select applicants.
- Allocate human resources, ensuring appropriate matches between personnel.
- Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, and opportunities for promotion and employee benefits.
- Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
- Advise managers on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.
- Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
- Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
- Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
- Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, labor relations, and employee relations.
- Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates.
- Prepare personnel forecast to project employment needs.
- Prepare and follow budgets for personnel operations.
- Develop & implement HR Policies & Procedures
- Job Evaluation for management level positions
- Taking care of Annual CBA settlement

Sr. Deputy Manager Human Resource/IR Representative at Crescent Bahuman Limited
  • Pakistan
  • August 2010 to February 2012

Falling under the Crescent group's vast umberalla, Crescent Bahuman Limited is a value driven company with aspiration to establish itself as well renowned global denim brand. Founded in 1995, CBL is recognized as the first fully integrated denim plant in Pakistan

Responsibilities as Sr. Deputy Manager Human Resource/IR Representative (August 2010 till February 2012)
- Supervise Approx 30 human resource representatives
- Taking care of all HR Related activities on the plant.
- Developed & implemented HR Policies at corporate level
- Developed & implemented SOP's at corporate & plant level
- Created & Developed attitude of systems development in the Company
- Supervised HR's role in Certification of ISO, Quality Systems & Customer Audits
- People Development
- Implemented succession planning process
- Successfully playing role of developing & monitoring systems & procedures at plant
- Employee Relations
- Maintained conducive environment with the labor unions. Successfully managing 3 CBA agreements
- Ensured other departments understand all necessary aspects and needs of HR development, objectives, purposes and achievements to director level.
- Presented management reports to board level.
- Fostered a teamwork/open-door environment conducive to positive dialogue across the organization.
- Brought workers' compensation program into full compliance.
- Conflict resolution in a unionized environment.
- Developed Worker Management Council
- Shop Stewards identified and created a harmonious work environment with management.
- Conduct exit interviews to identify reasons for employee termination.
- Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers

Human Resource Manager at METRO Cash & Carry
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • February 2010 to August 2010

METRO Cash & Carry looks back on a history of success in wholesale concepts. Founded in 1964 in Germany, the company quickly spread to many countries in Europe, Asia and Northern Africa. Its tradition in wholesale is accompanied by social heritage: A truly international corporate culture

Job responsibilities as Human Resource Manager (Feb 2010 to August 2010):
- Supervised two human resource representatives.
- To ensure that HR programs add value to the strategic advantage of the company in the market
- To consult with managers and employees on employee relation issues and problems to make sure that employee are fairly and equitably treated.
- To ensure legal guidelines are followed, and to create an employer-of-choice environment.
- To assist in the recruiting process, including anticipating openings, and interviewing candidates.
- To diagnose Human Resources needs and problems to recommend solutions that result in the organization’s improved performance and retention.
- To focus on guaranteeing a strong development and succession planning process to ensure a ready supply of potential candidates.
- To conduct job evaluation, performance appraisals and training need assessments and then recommending to top management to compensate people accordingly

Compensation & Benefit Manager at Makro-Habib Pakistan Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • October 2007 to February 2010

Makro is a Cash and Carry Wholesaler selling quality Food and Non Food products.

Job Responsibilities as Compensation & Benefit Manager (October 2007 to Feb 2010)
Joined as Assistant Human Resource Manager
-Conducts research and analysis of salary rates offered by other targeted organizations and prepares a management report on where Makro stands
-Facilitate yearly performance appraisals
-Responsible for ensuring that salaries and benefits are administered accurately and efficiently which comply with local government regulation
-Monitor cost against budget and signal discrepancy
-Works closely with Finance in preparation of year-end bonus
-Conducts internal audit when necessary to ensure that records and procedures are accurate
-Work closely with Human Resource team in store levels to ensure the payroll processing is managed accurately and timely.
-Maintain confidentiality of staff’s salary matters.
-Ensure deliverable e.g. salary grades, salary survey, annual salary increment proposal report and annual bonus payout reports are adhere to
-Responsible for coordination and implementation of recruitment activities
-Provide coordination for recruitment layout and process
-Conducts appropriate pre-employment tests to candidates
-Follow-ups and monitoring new recruits progress
-Identification of human resource needs
-Conduct screening and selection process using appropriate tolls.
-Design the formats to gather applicant/employee related information & maintain proper record
-To workout & coordinate external contacts such as recruitment agency, universities, and other institutions to assure access to other source of people
-Preparation and submission of progress reports of employees
-Induction of internship programmes
-Involve in new store recruitment process
-Conducts reference checks
-Provides planning input on status and trends of human resources availability

Human Resource Manager/MR ISO 9000:2001 at Info Tech (Pvt) Ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2005 to March 2007

Leading national IT business consultant deals in products from Oracle, IBM, Cisco and Microsoft, with more than 300 employees in three locations.

Job Responsibilities as Human Resource Manager/MR ISO 9000:2001 (Jan 2005 to March 2007):
Supervise four human resource representatives and two support staff in the administration of human resources policies/procedures. Respond to management and employee questions on HT matters, provide counseling to employees and conduct investigation as needed to resolve employee relations or legal issues. Provide backup coverage to and assist HR vice president in development of various programs, plans, policies and procedures. Coordinate job posting for different departments to ensure all employees have access to openings and are given an opportunity to apply.

Human Resource Planning
Reward Management
Recruitment and Selection
Training and Development
Administration
ISO 9000:2001

Education

Master's degree, Human Resources
  • at University of Punjab
  • November 2004

University of Punjab Lahore, Pakistan Masters in Public Administration Major: Human Resources CGPA: 3.54 Duration: 2002-2004

Bachelor's degree, Arts
  • at Lahore College for Women, University
  • July 2002

Lahore College for Women, University Lahore, Pakistan Bachelors in Arts Grade: A Duration: 2000-2002

Bachelor's degree,
  • at Lahore College for Women, University
  • June 2000

Lahore College for Women, University Lahore, Pakistan Intermediate Grade: B Duration: 1998-2000

Specialties & Skills

Industrial Relations
Job Evaluation
Team Management
Internal Audit
Conflict Resolution
INTERNAL AUDIT
AUTOMATED PAYROLL
SALARY & BENEFITS BENCHMARKING
HR BUDGET
JOB EVALUATION

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Intermediate