Prashansa Ghavate

I started my career at KPIT as a German Trainer for A1 and worked my way up to support Business Development teams in UK and Germany.

Main tasks in business development were inside sales activities, lead generation, cold calling, software selling, pitching to potential customers, on-site customer meetings, participating in events.

I then moved to the UK to support Sales and Recruitment activities at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and build an Engineering team at the JLR location for KPIT.

Recruitment:

The main point of contact for KPIT and Jaguar Land Rover managers to advise on and coordinate hiring needs for Permanent full-time workforce.

The main point of contact at Jaguar LandRover MSX department to hire a temporary workforce.

Manage recruitment strategies as per organizational changes due to new sales deals.

Manage UK recruitment processes from profile definition to sourcing, shortlisting, selection, offer negotiation, drafting contracts and closing hires.

Serve as the primary point of contact for recruits throughout the interviewing process.

Perform detailed reference checks on selected candidates.

HR Business Partner:

Dedicated global HR-BP aligning HR services to business needs.

Full life cycle management of employees (recruitment, entry interview, work certificates, exit interviews, discipline, termination).

Implementation of HR change initiatives (relocation package, induction program, corporate employee guide, HR best practices).

Documentation for Visa application.

Coordination with Lawyer for maintaining documentation for 7 years in the UK for audit purposes.

Moved to Germany in December 2017 to support recruitment activities for German clients like BMW, Grammar AG, etc.

Achievements-

Hired 20+ employees annually

HR responsible for 80 employees

Set up accommodation facility for KPIT employees in the UK, hence saving KPIT $70,000 annually

Won a sales deal for KPIT worth $250,000

Streamlined Recruitment Process across 3 automotive customers in the UK region

Streamlined documentation for auditing purposes for 80 employees in the UK

Managed largest ODEC (Offshore Development Engineering Centre) Project for KPIT at JLR location in the UK

Responsible for stakeholder management for Engineering Teams at Lilium.

360-degree support for recruitment activities- job scope definition, job posting on various social media, job boards, advanced sourcing for expert roles in Aerospace Engineering.

Recruitment training to hiring managers and new joiners on the recruitment process, unconscious bias, recruitment questions, and how to lead interviews effectively.

Lead Employee Referrals program and ESOP program from a recruitment perspective.

Recruitment process documentation and work on a project to increase efficiency in the team.

Roles Hired across the V Development of Product Development Lifecycle- System Engineers, System Architects, Chief Engineers, Process and Quality Engineers, Embedded Software Engineers, Hardware and Electronics Design Engineers, CAD Engineers, Thermal Engineers, Calculation Engineers, HIL Test Engineers etc.

The seniority of Roles- 5 years to more than 20 years of work experience.

Achievements-

Currently working to improve the recruitment process by 25%.

Hired 85+ Employees at Lilium GmbH.

Implemented tool for automated interview scheduling, hence increasing team efficiency by 30%.