Jitendra Das

To serve as a consultant to management and other department leads on human resource-related issues and act as an employee champion and change agent by developing integrated solutions impacting 3, 000 employees and the business at a large
Drive Nationalization agenda and make sure that we have sustainable business environment (Kuwaitization & Saudizaion)
Rollout Gallup employee engagement survey, successfully monitor the "pulse" of the employees and create action plans to ensure a high level of employee engagement
To lead SAP SuccessFactor’s PMGM & Succession Plan Module
Create & implement Gender Diversity action plan in line with Organization vision
Plan and execute people development agenda with a view to create a robust talent pipeline across different levels in the organization (including Management Development Plan, Coaching & Mentoring programs)
Provide day-to-day performance management and other related guidance to line management (e.g., counseling, disciplinary actions, HR policy guidance and interpretation).
Support the recruitment team with respect external talent needs and provide them with required data points

Mar’15 to Dec’16 Wendy’s Middle East, UAE & Kuwait HR Manager (Head of HR)
Jan’16 till now Wendy’s Middle East, UAE & Kuwait & Slim Chicken, Kuwait HR Manager (Head of HR)
 Drive the business forward by transforming and leading the vision of the organization to grow within the current and new business
 Develop and implement HR policies, systems and control procedures to execute overall business strategy
 Ensure a robust talent pipeline to meet the future needs of the business through identifying, developing and appropriately stretching talent at every level
 Drive the Talent management and development program for the business viz. Succession slating, Manager excellence and career development using tools such as 360 degree feedback, balanced scorecard & performance management
 Executing full cycle of employee engagement planning, including survey, analysis, evolving concepts with business, creating execution strategies and action planning
 To lead the Training & Development related to both in Operations & Non-Operations
 In charge of Payroll, Government Relations & Administration

Noteworthy Highlights
 Created Alghanim F&B HR Strategy based on 3 years growth plan for UAE, Kuwait & Saudi Arabia
 New F&B brands acquisition and new market entries
 Designed & Implemented Employee policies in UAE
 SAP - Payroll module implementation in Wendy’s & Slim Chicken
 Designed compensation & benefits structure including incentive scheme and created job levels for the entire organization. Also implemented Rewards & Recognition schemes
 Implemented Talent Management, Development & Succession Plan in Alghanim F&B. Conceptualized Alghanim F&B academy to cater to all our F&B brands
 Employee engagement score has gone up to 82% from previous 67% (Top 5 in Alghanim Industries’)
 Increase Gender Diversity ratio from 17% to 48% female
 Optimized organization structure & created Labour model in operations which resulted in reduction employee cost from 36% to 27%
 Initiated Digital Social media platform to bring in focused employee engagement & communication channel

Jan’ 12 to Feb’14 Corporate HR & Compensation, Kuwait HR Specialist
Jan’ 13 to Dec’14 Enaya Insurance HR Specialist (HR Head)
 Business partner to managers & Functional / business leads to implement various employee life cycle processes like Performance Management, Rewards, Talent Management, Employee Engagement initiatives and HR policies
 To implement talent management solutions, such as talent review, succession planning and individual development planning
 Executing the Annual performance review for the corporate functions & Financial Services Group & ensuring flawless execution of the same
 Facilitate Talent Review using 9-box & 360 degree review for Managers with their respective business leaders
 Responsible projects such as job evaluation, pay structures, bonus and incentive plans for Alghanim Industries’ (Hay job evaluation method)
 Conducting the annual Pay Review by collating data from various sources, interpreting salary data, analyzing the information and establishing the trend for the entire organization

Noteworthy Highlights
 Created Competency framework and aligning those competencies with employee life cycle in the organization
 Conceptualized & Introduced ACE (Alghanim Career Enrichment) - a newly established career development program for Finance function
 Designed & rolled out newly established goal setting and mid-year review plan for Enaya Insurance (an Alghanim Industries’ company)
 Supported in creating salary structures & job levels for various businesses of Alghanim Industries spread across Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain & UAE
 Formulated a new Corporate Induction plan

 Bridged the existing talent gap by recruiting the 15 critical talent force at engineer & managerial level
 Planned and rolled out Performance Management Systems and other Talent Management initiatives in line with Alghanim Industries
 Handled job leveling to support the organization & created compensation structure for Alghanim Industries’ Oil & Gas business based on Bahrain
 Established individual Balanced Scorecard objectives for all manager and above employees

Role:
• Management Trainee - HR - Member of EID Parry & GMR Agribusiness M&A Integration
• Manager HR (Corporate HR & Factory HR) - Carborundum Universal Limited (CUMI)
 Oversaw Talent Acquisition for the Managerial Grade across levels across all locations- Corporate & Factory
 Rolled out the new employee Induction program- revived the Induction Process across the organization to make it robust
 Steered the Campus Placements (Engineering & Management Campuses) across India, for the largest abrasives company in India & anchored the Graduate Engineer Trainee/ Management Trainee Program for the entire organization
 Responsible for HR and IR (Industrial Relations) activities in CUMI - abrasive factory in Chennai with a headcount of 1600 employees in Managerial & Non-Managerial cadre

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