Noel Benjume Águila

Senior Human Resources and Administration Professional with an outstanding track record of over 15 years in high-demand industrial sectors such as automotive and mining within Chinese enterprises. My core strength is being a highly focused leader and a critical problem solver for Human Capital needs, possessing a solid leadership capacity to coordinate, develop, and manage direct teams of over 24 professionals in the field. Specialist in executing strategic interventions, plant start-up management in the automotive sector, and correcting operational deficiencies in large-scale corporations with a strong foundation in labor relations.

Recognized for exceptional communication, mediation, and conflict-resolution skills that enable me to maintain successful agreements with multiple labor unions simultaneously and execute amicable employment separations. Backed by solid training and experience, I guarantee strict regulatory and tax compliance through deep mastery of the Federal Labor Law (LFT), IMSS Law, and Income Tax Law (LISR), as well as resolving STPS audits.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER - IKD Mexico - Irapuato, Gto.

(2018-01)

• Directed and led a direct team of over 20 HR professionals (coordinators, generalists, specialists, and analysts in payroll, EHS, talent acquisition, training, and general services), fostering a results-oriented and internal-client-focused culture.
• Managed comprehensive legal procedures for plant start-up: Led and executed all legal, corporate, labor, and governmental regulatory procedures essential for the successful launch of plant operations in the automotive sector.
• Led the strategic intervention of the Human Capital department, focusing on the immediate resolution of plant operational needs and comprehensively correcting all pre-existing deficiencies in payroll, IMSS, and hiring processes.
• Collaborated with the HR team to spearhead retention and work-climate strategies that successfully reduced and controlled staff turnover from 12% to under 4%.
• Strengthened the Talent Acquisition team and completely redefined the recruitment and selection process, successfully meeting plant hiring requirements on time and in full.
• Designed and executed a labor relations strategy focused on amicable separations, ensuring that operational and administrative individual contract closures were settled via mutual-agreement negotiations, reducing labor lawsuits to zero.
• Ensured strict compliance with employer tax and legal obligations through rigorous application of the LFT, IMSS Law, and LISR framework, eliminating risks of fines or surcharges.
• Successfully attended and managed STPS audits and inspections, achieving favorable rulings regarding general working conditions, training, and occupational safety and health.
• Established plant labor stability through assertive communication and high negotiation skills, securing solid agreements and maintaining productive relations with 2 labor unions simultaneously.

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER - DMU (Chinese Enterprise)

(2011-01 - 2017-12)

• Responsible for general administration and comprehensive supervision of the company's Human Resources and Accounting departments, acting as the primary troubleshooter for operational and financial contingencies while commanding the staff team.
• Managed employee dismissals and contract terminations through effective mediation processes, prioritizing conciliation and cordial staff departures in compliance with the law.
• Guaranteed correct application of the Income Tax Law (LISR) and IMSS Law in corporate tax calculations, employee withholdings, and financial statements for the mining operation.
• Led personnel management and control for a workforce of over 600 employees, coordinating payroll processing and contract administration under the framework of the LFT.

Master's Degree - Human and Organizational Development - Instituto Irapuato (2022-01)

Bachelor's Degree - Public Accounting - Instituto Tecnológico de Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán (2001-01)

Comprehensive Diploma - Human Resources (50 hours) (2023-01)