Colonel Rajeev Ranjan

Experience

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  Indian Army

  Sept 2004 - Dec 2010

  Academic Coordinator / Learning and Development Lead of India's unique institution where teachers and professors from schools and colleges are given rigorous military training to become Associate NCC officers.Promoted program courses, activities, and accomplishments, both internally and externally, to boost recruitment and retain a diverse student body.• Formulated 20+ new SOPs to reduce transition time by 25% from civil to Military way of life at training engagement.• Instrumental in designing modern innovative ground test facilities worth 50 L for SSB training thereby improving success rate by around 40%• Efficiently managed curriculum implementation and continuous improvement of industry best practices Show less

  • Human Resources Team Lead

    Sept 2006 - Dec 2010

  • Academic Coordinator and Trainer

    Sept 2004 - Sept 2006
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  Indian Army

  Dec 2011 - Jul 2023

  - Enhanced operational efficiency by planning and coordinating battle space management for the deployment of 200+ operational assets along with 1500+ workforce in 7000 sq km in border sensitive zone.- Responsible for preventing cyber security violations in the entire brigade headquarters and units. - Strengthened the grievance management initiative by reaching out to 2500+ military veterans in far flung areas to resolve 75% of their long-standing problems - Saved 1.5 cr by implementing cost-saving initiatives through innovative budget & expenditure planning.- Spearheaded multi agency collaboration effort to establish 10,000 + capacity covid isolation facilities in three different locations overnight to manage crisis and ensure uninterrupted workforce availability for critical operations in border area.- Advised and executed disaster relief operations with multiple security agencies, SDRF, government department and local NGOs. Show less - Exclusively appointed by Army Headquarters as the 1st Regional Head of Operations (ECHS) for the state of Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and UT of Puducherry to drive transformational process improvements.- Led the strategic process operations for the healthcare of retired pensioners and families of armed forces through a chain of wellness centers (Polyclinics), Military Hospitals, and empaneled private and government hospitals serving 6Lakhs beneficiaries with an annual budget of over INR 150 Million.- Process improvement - responsible for laying out initiatives to improve efficiencies in the wellness center and hospital management process, stakeholder service management, and grievance management initiatives for retired pensioners, doctors, and general hospitals.- Change management - responsible for leading and developing interventions to drive people's behaviors and work processes for long-term benefits like effective medical reimbursement allocation, budget management, cost saving, and increasing effectiveness.- Creating and leading a strong review and reporting mechanism for effective decision-making.- Formalised recruitment process for Medical, Para-medical and Nonmedical workforce thereby reducing the recruitment cycle and optimizing workforce at wellness clinics by more than 35% thereby reducing the grievances of the customers.- Analyzed technology, resource needs, and market demand to plan and assess the feasibility of 75 cr infrastructure projects in 35 wellness clinics- Implementation of six sigma methodologies for problem resolution and process improvement ensuring compliance by all stakeholders.• Oversaw lease and asset management, negotiations and renewals, and tenant relations for properties under management. Show less - Overall management of operations, security, continuity, training and HRD aspect of a military unit.- Leadership role in conflict zones and extreme high altitude areas.- Introduced innovative and futuristic policies in HRM and training which led to 60% improvement in employee performance during test and audits conducted by external/independent agencies.- Replenished 75% of critical ammunition inventory at high altitude border area spread across 150 Kilometers using multimodal supply chain to save 300-man hours per week - Developed 10+ assets (5 crore INR), including comprehensive infrastructure and facilities, involving project management and contract administration in collaboration with military engineers and external vendors.- Executed CSR activity of a young healthcare startup in providing free vaccination, health checkup & medicine distribution to 2000+ people in the second coldest inhabited place in the world. Show less

  • Director of Recruiting

    Dec 1998 - Jul 2023

  • Deputy Director

    Nov 2019 - Oct 2021

  • General Manager

    Nov 2017 - Nov 2019

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Oct 2013 - Nov 2017

  • Assistant General Manager Operations

    Dec 2011 - Oct 2013
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  Krystal Integrated Services Limited

  Aug 2023 - now

  Vice President - Recruitment ( Operations)

  - Oversee and lead the recruitment strategy, aligning hiring initiatives with the company's growth objectives. Developed & implemented innovative recruitment processes to attract, assess and onboard high caliber talent.- Streamlined the recruitment processes to meet the demands of new territories by implementing innovative and best practices to optimize the hiring life cycle, for identifying, selecting and on boarding workforce.- Managed and mentored a high performing recruitment team, fostering a collaborative and result oriented culture for pan India multi unit distributed location clients and businesses.- Implemented effective use of ERP based systems and data analytics to make data driven decisions and continuously improve recruitment outcomes in a resource constrain environment. Show less