Regional Lead HRBP and ER & Compliance

Lead and govern all HR, Industrial Relations, and Compliance activities across manufacturing plants within the assigned region — ensuring manpower readiness, employee engagement, labor harmony, statutory adherence, and operational excellence in alignment with V-Guard's manufacturing strategy and people vision.

HR Business Partnering

• Serve as the HR partner to manufacturing function heads on all people-related matters occurring within the plant • Participate in reviews to align manpower planning, skill requirements, and people priorities with business objectives • Drive key HR processes such as performance management, talent movement, and succession planning across plant • Advise manufacturing leadership on organization structure, workforce deployment, and role optimization • Collaborate with HR COEs to ensure timely support and solutions for business needs • Act as the escalation point for people issues from plants, ensuring balanced resolutions between business and HR perspectives

Regional HR Strategy & Governance

• Develop and implement the regional HR roadmap aligned with business and Cluster 2 HR strategy • Oversee execution of HR processes across plants — onboarding, transfers, confirmations, and separations — ensuring adherence to timelines and policy standards • Monitor and review manpower costs, productivity ratios, absenteeism, and attrition trends region-wide • Ensure consistency in policy interpretation and HR communication across all sites • Coordinate regional HR reviews and submit consolidated dashboards to the Cluster 2 HRBP Head

Industrial Relations & Workforce Harmony

• Oversee IR strategy implementation across plants, ensuring proactive relationship management with unions and workmen • Lead and review grievance management, disciplinary proceedings, and settlements across sites • Monitor early warning indicators for potential IR risks and drive preventive actions with the Head – ER & Compliance • Support collective bargaining and wage settlement processes as per corporate ER direction • Ensure consistency in application of standing orders, grievance redressal, and communication protocols

Statutory Compliance & Risk Control

• Ensure 100% statutory compliance across all regional plants under applicable labor laws and regulations • Validate compliance reports, inspection responses, and audit findings submitted by plant teams • Coordinate with the Head – ER & Compliance and legal advisors on inspection management, dispute cases, and compliance interpretation • Drive periodic internal audits, reviews, and closure of corrective actions • Maintain readiness for external audits and government inspections across all plants in the region.

Employee Capability & Engagement

• Guide Plant HR Leads to execute engagement calendars and feedback-based improvement plans • Support functional capability-building initiatives in coordination with L&D (especially for supervisors and workmen) • Monitor regional engagement and retention scores, analyzing trends and driving localized interventions • Facilitate people manager development programs to strengthen leadership capability in manufacturing • Champion V-Guard's culture and values at all levels across the regional workforce

Administration & Vendor Governance

• Oversee regional administrative operations including security, transport, canteen, and welfare facilities • Review vendor performance, compliance, and cost utilization reports from each plant • Ensure standardization of administrative policies and vendor contracts in collaboration with Corporate Admin • Monitor regional infrastructure readiness, safety compliance, and welfare amenities • Drive cost optimization initiatives through central negotiations and resource sharing across plants .

Data, Analytics & Reporting

• Review and analyze HR, IR, and compliance data across the region — headcount, productivity, attrition, grievances, and audit outcomes

Ensure accuracy of HRMS (Darwinbox) data across all plant teams and compliance dashboards • Prepare consolidated regional HR and IR performance reports for Cluster 2 HRBP Head and Head – ER & Compliance • Use analytics insights to recommend process simplification and structural improvements .

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years of experience in plant HR, employee relations, and compliance, with at least 3–5 years in a regional or multi-plant leadership role • Strong understanding of labor laws, collective bargaining, and union management • Proven experience in manufacturing or consumer durables industry • Demonstrated ability to manage multi-site HR operations and large field teams