Priyanka Vaidya

• Managed full-cycle recruiting process for multiple roles simultaneously while maintaining high-quality standards in candidate assessment and selection.
• Conducted telephone and in-person interviews to assess candidate experience and qualifications.
• Executed comprehensive recruitment cycles through PageUp.
• Managed stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment with recruitment goals.
• Developed strong talent pipelines by utilizing various sourcing techniques, including social media, job boards, and networking events.
• Reduced time-to-fill for open positions by implementing efficient recruitment strategies and effective collaboration with hiring managers.
• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with HR colleagues to develop targeted initiatives aimed at enhancing employee engagement, diversity, and inclusion within the organization.

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• Founded and led an NFP dedicated to animal welfare, driving initiatives to protect and support stray animals.
• Developed marketing materials and campaigns to boost brand awareness and customer engagement.
• Supported & Funded NFPs in India who work on the ground for welfare of stray Animals.

• Manage the Talent Acquisition process end-to-end for Corporate and Technical roles.
• Act as market specialist and key recruitment point of contact for the IT and Project Delivery team.
• Champion best-practice recruitment practices, promoting long -term strategic business talent solutions.
• Ensure the recruitment process is progressing efficiently focusing on providing a professional and positive candidate experience.
• Identify creative solutions to sourcing and promoting career opportunities at Kraft Heinz.
• Utilize data and analytics to make decisions and recommendations on recruitment strategies, sharing and consulting with hiring managers as appropriate.
• Continually network and proactively source top talent to build a talent pipeline for future opportunities.
• Remain abreast with industry trends, insights and events to ensure Kraft Heinz remains relevant and attractive in the market.
• Perform assigned tasks in accordance with all Kraft Heinz Food Safety, Environmental, Health and Safety, and Ethical and Human Resources policies, programs and goals.
• Uphold the Kraft Heinz values and to work in a way that contributes to the company’s vision.
• Implemented improvements to reduce company outsourcing costs.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with executives, HR team and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
• Act as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits and advantages of working for company.
• Conduct compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.
• Promote increased focus on internal talent mobility and emerging talent across organization.

Core Recruitment:

• Recruited top talent to maximize profitability
• Leveraged in-house sourcing for open position like referrals, job portals and other social media sites
• Maintained turn around time of 30 days from position open date to offer
• Prepared & negotiated offers
• Collaborated with senior management and performed benefits analysis, corrective action planning and big-picture data capturing
• Coordinated with senior leadership and handled managerial needs by implementing fresh solutions into business strategies

Recruitment Administration:

• Maintained Recruitment tracker on real time basis
• Campus Hiring and co-ordination for Internship program with respect to logistics, on-boarding, data, stipend
• Maintained Trainee and Intern Data
• Vendor management

Pre-Onboarding, On-Boarding and Orientation

• Created Buddy Program for new joinees as a WOW factor
• Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires, bolstering employee job position knowledge and skillset
• Briefed new hires on essential job information, such as company policies, employment benefits and job duties

Employer Branding through LinkedIn:

• Prepared monthly calendars for posts
• Innovation around posts, themes/best practice adoption from competition
• Liaisoning with cross functional team to get content around events, business; review and finalization

Additional Tasks:

• New Initiatives - Employee of the Quarter Process
• Part of the POSH committee (Prevention of Sexual Harassment at work) - Planned & conducted POSH awareness sessions and completed yearly filing for all locations across India
• Planned & Executed Employee Engagement Activities as a member of the Employee Engagement Committee
• Motivated employees through special events, incentive programs and constructive feedback.
• Implemented performance review and motivational strategies to elevate team results
• Enhanced team workflows and employee job satisfaction by coordinating communication between managers and employees

Recruitment & Selection:

• Manage and execute the end to end recruitment cycle in India across all functions and levels
• Manage Talent Acquisition process, strategic hiring initiatives, development of sourcing channels like job portals, LinkedIn, referrals, etc.
• Regular co-ordination with Directors to forecast/re-forecast hiring needs
• Build a strong business relationship with the internal stakeholders and contribute in developing the HR agenda that supports overall objectives of the business
• Provide guidance to managers in all aspects of HR, help them drive effective career conversations & develop their teams

Personnel Management:

• Design and conduct the onboarding & induction programs ensuring Buick assimilation of new joinees
• Preparing, drafting and issuing Appointment letter and offer letters
• Handle employee concerns related to grievances and escalations on HR policies & practices and other disciplinary procedures
• Maintain strong employee relations to stay abreast of concerns and address grievances/ personnel issues
• Disciplinary Actions - Preparing Warning/Show cause/Suspension notices
• Conducting various employee engagement activities
• Database management
• Exit Management and issuing of Reliving and Experience Letter

Payroll and Statutory Compliance:

• Leave management
• Preparation of Holiday list for Pan India
• Payroll & Statutory compliances management Provident Fund, Professional Tax etc.
• Bonus & Incentive Calculations
• PF & PT working for payments

Time Office Management:

• In-charge of the Head Office Time Management using ESSL
• Responsible for maintaining MIS reports on employee performances relating to Time Management

IT & Administration:

• Handling all IT related coordination and basic troubleshooting
• Administration functions like allocation of assets,housekeeping and office maintenance
• Stay arrangements, Transportation management and Travel arrangements
• Solving any issues related to corporate Mobile and Landline Connections
• Schedule, manage and Coordinate meetings and special events
• Manage multiple administrative projects simultaneously, and monitor progress to ensure deadlines are met
• Serve as point of contact for managers, sales teams, clients, and vendors to ensure proper lines of communication
• Vendor Management: Review and Maintenance of AMC like IT, Pest control, CCTV camera, Air Conditioners, etc

• Coordinate with the Business Units to compile the manpower requirement
• Sourcing through sourcing mix of Job Portals, LinkedIn, Head Hunting, Referencing etc.
• Initial screening of the resumes by telephonic interview and get the profiles shortlisted by the Line Managers
• Coordinate with the line managers/department heads and organize the interviews for the shortlisted profiles
• Negotiate salary with the selected candidates, roll out their offers on time and keep connected for date of joining
• Presentation of M.I.S reports such as status of recruitment against the approved budget, Attrition rate, status of offered cases, the Turn around Time for recruitment and the cost involved for overall recruitment
• Vendor management

• Understanding the nature and importance of the business requirement given by the client via personal meetings or telephonic discussions
• Sourcing resumes through various channels such as Yob Portals )Naukri.com, Monsterindia.com, References, Database, Head- Hunting, etc.
• Providing clients with relevant and quality candidates within the stipulated timeframe
• Providing complete, accurate, and inspiring information to candidates about the company and position
• Screening, short-listing of resumes and assessing the candidates through telephonic discussion
• Sending the resumes to the client organization and scheduling the interviews of the short listed candidates
• Taking feedback from both the client & candidate after the meeting
• Conducting Referencing rounds for the shortlisted candidates
• Hand-holding the short listed candidate through the entire process of recruitment, counseling him/her for a smooth exit from the current company and to be on board at the client organization within limited period
• Database Management i.e methodically updating & maintaining records of number of candidates short listed, selected, offer made, date of joining, rejected for various positions handled till date
• Time to time follow-up with the existing clients for fresh requirements
• Preparing Invoices for closed positions and follow-up for the payments