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Medhavi Thakur
@medhavithakur
Employee Relations Manager at Asian Paints who drove talent and capability initiatives across 10 plants.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
At Asian Paints Ltd., I managed employee and industrial relations and talent initiatives across all 10 manufacturing plants. I led training needs analysis and capability-building interventions that supported talent movement and career pathing.
I also led organizational development initiatives, including rewards and recognition, engagement surveys, and action planning for 1,200+ employees. For the 2025 cycle, I executed Graduate Engineer Trainee recruitment, hiring 15 GETs across 8 campuses and 3 branches.
Earlier, as a Summer HR Intern at Bajaj Auto Ltd., I led the company’s participation in the CII HR Excellence Award assessment and authored its 91-page submission report. My fieldwork included a diversity hiring action plan for Mahindra & Mahindra and a five-year DEIB framework for Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Employee Relations Manager
Asian Paints Ltd.
May 2025 - Aug 2026 (1 year 3 months)
Managed employee relations and industrial relations for manufacturing capability building and talent management across all 10 plants. Led training needs analysis, organizational development interventions, and talent acquisition for entry-level cadres.
Designed a diversity hiring action plan and engagement calendar for the Farm Equipment business.
Fieldwork
Asian Paints Ltd.
Oct 2024 - Nov 2024 (1 month)
Awarded a Field Work Placement Offer (FPO) in recognition of exemplary performance. Conducted 20+ interviews with candidates who declined Asian Paints offers and ran a thematic analysis of offer-decline drivers.
Summer HR Intern
Bajaj Auto Ltd.
Apr 2024 - May 2024 (1 month)
Led the organization's participation in the CII HR Excellence Award assessment and authored a 91-page submission report. Collected and analyzed HR process data to build a 5-year trend analysis supporting the award submission.
Fieldwork
Britannia Industries Ltd.
Mar 2024 - Apr 2024 (1 month)
Formulated a sales trainee hiring program for the West region and designed preboarding engagement initiatives for summer interns.
Built a 5-year Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) framework to raise women's representation from 17% to 30% by 2027.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Master of Arts, Human Resource Management & Labour Relations
2023 - 2025
Grade: CGPA 7.60/10
Activities and societies: Member, Editorial Committee, HRM & LR, TISS Mumbai (2023-24).
Pursued a Master's in Human Resource Management & Labour Relations, achieving a CGPA of 7.60/10.
SD
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Political Science
2020 - 2023
Grade: CGPA 7.79/10
Completed a Bachelor's in Political Science with Honours, achieving a CGPA of 7.79/10.
SS
Study Hall School
CBSE Class XII, General
Grade: 96.25%
Activities and societies: Vice-Captain, Student Cabinet, Study Hall School (2018-19).
Completed Class XII with 96.25% in 2020 and Class X with 95.60% in 2018.
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2300k+ INR
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