Senthil Kumar Ashok

Experience

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  SB Systems

  Nov 1999 - Jun 2003

  Executive – Sales

  Computer peripherals wholesale & retail supplierInvolved in a team of four, in the sales of hardware & printers.o Identifying in potential customers for the sale. o Preparing quotations.o Closing the sale.o After sales support.

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  Subhiksha Trading Services Ltd.

  Aug 2003 - Apr 2006

  Manager - Operations

  Chain of grocery retail supermarkets in Chennai, Bangalore and Delhio Headed the branch, and responsible for the sales, stock level & the overall maintenance of the branch. o Overall in charge for the day-to-day operations of the Branch.o Setting up sales targets for the branch. o Interacting with the customers, identifying their needs & delivering their requirements.o Maintaining good relationship with the customers. o Finding out the ways to get back the lost customers.o Inventory & Stock level management. o Recruiting employees & maintaining staff welfare. Show less

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  Teamware Solutions a division of Quantum Leap Consulting Pvt. Ltd

  May 2006 - Jun 2008

  Recruiter

  IT services company offering cutting edge industry solutions for derivingbusiness value for our clients' IT initiatives.• Successful accomplishment of BLUEWHALE an exclusive recruitment assignment from EDS.• Closed one of the high billing contract position of those days.• Handled FT & staffing business of the organization.• Played vital role in starting the Non-IT business of the organization.• Trained, mentored and molded new joiners.

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  Zenigma Services

  Jun 2008 - Feb 2014

  Entrepreneur

  Managed a successful food delivery services company serving on the OMR, Chennai with 25 employees. o Developed and implemented a Robust Business Model.o First of its kind in Chennaio Introduced KANBAN methodology in food delivery serviceso Handled entire gamut of tasks involved in services for smooth & complaint-free food delivery & business operations.o Managed customer centric food delivery operations.o Interfacing with the corporate clients for understanding their requirements & suggested the most viable solutions & cultivated relations with them for securing repeat business.o Periodically conducted training on Process and Quality awareness.o Effectively managed the employees and employee related issues.o Effectively motivated the employees on the quality focus. Show less

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  Teamware Solutions a division of Quantum Leap Consulting Pvt. Ltd

  Mar 2014 - Feb 2019

  VENDOR Management - • Identifying the Vendor Partner.• Negotiating on the payment terms, grade etc with the Vendor Partners.• Coordinating with the Legal Team for the MSA (Master Service Agreement) & NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement).• Preparing the necessary agreement and issuing to the vendors.• Handled vendors across the locations like Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Noida, Pune & Mumbai.• Maintaining a proper MIS and reports.• Coordinating with the finance team in processing the payment for the vendors.ACCOUNT Management - • Closely working the client SPOCs and the hiring managers to forecast their staffing needs on requirements, attrition ratio and project team composition. • Collaborate with line managers and recruiting managers to identify quality resources. • Develop hiring strategy for difficult to hire skills. Show less Learning & Development o Competency mappingo Process definitiono Core training: Recruitment skills, Technology skills, Soft skills, Leadership skillso Identify the competencies and corresponding levels for different profiles across the organization. o Design and implement competency assessment for various skillso Develop training and development road map for multiple branches across India and for specific business units across locations. o Conduct needs analysis to create learning interventions. Employee Engagemento Maintaining/updating & Handling employee databaseo Participate in meetings that involve a range of issues as needed for the purpose of developing recommendations for the benefit of employeeso Investigate and resolve employee relations issueso Conduct Monthly Rewards and recognition for the top performer for the montho Engaging employees efficiently in various team building activities, cultural events to break the monotony of worko Organize various skip meetings to check the pulse of the employees.Brandingo Design and deploy the organization’s social recruiting strategyo Evangelising the social recruitment and employer branding across different business units and across geographies for the talent acquisition function. o Development of marketing strategies to position Teamware Solutions as the employer of choice in the recruitment space. o Create content to connect with the candidates onlineo Driving the overall social media strategy for all recruitment channels. Show less • Client relationship for repetitive business from existing clients.• Gathering requirements from the Client SPOCS/Manager, understand the requirement.• Maintaining and developing positive relationships with existing and new clients maximizing opportunitiesto increase revenue and profit, achieving client satisfaction at all times.• Forecasts staffing needs based on client requirements, attrition trends, and current project team composition.• Formulating recruitment strategy and Methodology.• Collaborates with line managers and recruiting managers to identify quality candidates, both internally andexternally. Develop hiring strategy and plan for difficult to hire skills.• Responsible for monitoring the submissions made to the client, the quality and the number of resumessubmitted against the requirements.• Prioritized client requirements in a high volume, time-sensitive environment to meet deadlines• Coordinating interviews/Interview feedbacks with the SPOCS.• Coordinating for huge walk-in drives• Build and maintain good working relationships with hiring managers (internal and client) by interactingwith them to determine the skills and qualifications for their needs.• Responsible for keeping a track of weekly submittals and motivating the team to achieve better targets andperformance.Page3• Involved in effective team building, while taking care of company objectives and assigned tasks to befulfilled.• Planned effective strategies to resource the best talent available in various domain areas. Show less • Working closely with the GBS Assist the R&CM and the contract staffing team across IBM locations toidentify live vacancies and create workforce plan.• Working with Recruitment agencies to establish strong working relationships and source candidates.• Screening the Candidate’s CV against specs• Conduct initial telephonic discussions with candidates and submitting them to the Hiring Managers• Arranging Interviews (telephonic / Face to Face) and collating feedback to both Candidates and HiringManagers.• Advertising vacancies on job boards and other suitable Medias.• Maintaining good rapport and Ensuring high quality candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.• Requesting the necessary User IDs & passwords and coordinate the online assessment tests.• Responsible to arrange all essentials needed for the recruitment drive, coordinating work with other staffmembers. Show less

  • Associate Manager - Vendor Management

    Jul 2017 - Feb 2019

  • Associate Manager - HR Operations

    Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Associate Manager - Client Engagement

    Mar 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Sr.Client Engagement Executive

    Jul 2014 - May 2015

  • HR Coordinator @ IBM

    Mar 2014 - Jul 2014
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  Thanjavur Kalvettu, a division of October Takies

  Oct 2019 - now

  Chief Executive Officer
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  Incremental Addition

  Aug 2020 - now

  Co-Founder
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  Vithai Academy

  Sept 2020 - now

  Founder & Principal Learner