Sakthi Umamaheswari

HR professional with experience in Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Workforce Planning, Employee Engagement, and HR Analytics. Proven track record in partnering with business leaders to drive manpower planning, improve hiring outcomes, reduce attrition, and support organizational growth. Skilled in data-driven decision-making, stakeholder management, and translating business requirements into HR solutions.

HR Executive | HR Business Partnering | Talent Acquisition | Workforce Planning | HR Analytics - Watertec India Pvt Ltd - A Warburg Pincus Portfolio - Coimbatore, India

(2025-05)

• Acted as the HR Business Partner for CPSW (Pan India) and BAFT (North & West), partnering with business leaders to align workforce planning with organizational goals.
• Supported workforce planning and strategic hiring across Sales, IT, Marketing, Purchase, Quality, Finance, HR, Supply Chain, and Corporate Support functions.
• Partnered with Functional Heads and Regional Sales Managers to forecast manpower requirements and support business expansion.
• Enabled workforce deployment across multiple business functions through proactive hiring strategies.
• Supported the rapid scale-up of the CPSW business by expanding the frontline workforce from 16 to 71 employees.
• Contributed to 100% productivity growth in the CPSW business by enabling timely hiring and workforce deployment aligned with business expansion.
• Successfully onboarded all identified candidates for CPSW hiring requirements, ensuring business continuity.
• Supported hiring for both Sales and Non-Sales functions, building organizational capability across India.
• Managed end-to-end recruitment for Sales, IT Infrastructure, SAP, Digital Transformation, Marketing, Purchase, Quality, Finance, HR, Supply Chain, and Corporate Functions.
• Successfully delivered 85+ strategic hires while maintaining 97% manpower fulfilment and 93% quality of hire.
• Partnered with hiring managers to recruit niche IT and critical technology roles.
• Built talent pipelines for both frontline sales and specialized functional positions.
• Maintained an average hiring turnaround time of 24 days while ensuring a positive candidate experience.
• Developed a Success Profile Framework for Territory Sales Managers by analyzing performance, achievement consistency, tenure, and productivity metrics.
• Created workforce analytics dashboards and recruitment MIS reports to support business leaders in data-driven hiring decisions.
• Conducted workforce benchmarking studies to evaluate manpower deployment models and hiring effectiveness.
• Leveraged HR analytics to improve hiring quality and support workforce planning initiatives.
• Onboarded 75+ employees across Sales and Corporate Functions.
• Reduced frontline early attrition to 7% through structured onboarding, improved candidate-job fit, and enhanced stakeholder collaboration.
• Conducted induction and employee engagement initiatives to strengthen the employee experience.
• Supported HRMS and LMS implementation and standardized hiring governance processes.
• Improved workforce quality through success profile-based hiring methodologies.
• Enabled leadership decision-making through workforce analytics and recruitment dashboards.
• Reduced early attrition through structured onboarding and employee engagement interventions.
• Improved manpower fulfillment through proactive workforce planning and stakeholder collaboration.
• Supported talent acquisition strategies aligned with business growth objectives.

HR - Internship - Roots Group of Companies Pvt Ltd - Coimbatore

(2024-08 - 2024-09)

• Supported HR operations including employee documentation, onboarding coordination, and administrative processes.
• Assisted in maintaining employee records and ensuring accuracy of HR documentation.
• Participated in process review activities and identified opportunities for workflow improvement.
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to support day-to-day HR and administrative requirements.
• Contributed to data management and reporting activities, enhancing process efficiency and record accessibility.

Content Writer/ Consultant Subject Matter Expert-Biology - Six RedMarbles Pvt Ltd

(2019-05 - 2020-05)

• Managed content development projects while ensuring adherence to quality and delivery timelines.
• Conducted research, analysis, and validation of information from multiple sources.
• Collaborated with reviewers and stakeholders to incorporate feedback and improve content quality.
• Maintained documentation standards and quality assurance processes.
• Developed analytical thinking, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

B.Tech - Biotechnology - PSG College of Technology (2015-06 - 2019-05) Coimbatore

Master of Business Administration - Anna University (2022-09 - 2024-09) Coimbatore