Kavitha Chandra

Responsibilities:

• Execute HR operational activities to meet service level agreements (SLAs) .
• Partner with stakeholders and teammates in a proactive, consultative manner.
• Deliver lean and seamless HR transactions to various operating companies.
• Maintain and manage HR information systems (HRIS) for Helpdesk, Pre-hire, Onboarding, Employee Data Lifecycle, and Offboarding.
• Provide support and guidance to HR Business Partners (HRBPs) .
• Support Payroll , HRIS, and other HR initiatives with HRIS Specialist.
• Manage employee benefits programs (health insurance, claims, leaves).
• Serve as the point of contact for AskHR .
• Advocate for HR Operations Transformation , leveraging technology for efficiency.
• Support adoption of transformed HR processes through communication.
• Standardize and streamline HR Operations globally through the HR Digital Transformation Project .
• Ensure provision of HR audit information (internal/external).
• Align data updates and documents with compliance requirements .
• Maintain data integrity , control, and compliance in HR operations.

Significant Achievements:

• Managed HR system migration for Swire Coca-Cola Indochina, Cambodia, and John Swire & Sons Southeast Asia.
• Implemented new team processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) , reducing HR administrative workload by 40%.
• Enhanced employee insurance scheme, improving engagement and claims handling.
• Supported data validation and protection initiatives with IT and Data Protection teams.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with management to evaluate candidates and formalize HR administrative procedures.
• Guided Indian business owners through Singapore's work culture.
• Established comprehensive HR, tenancy, and facility management processes for startup operations in Singapore and international locations.

Significant Achievements:

• Cultivated a diverse and inclusive workplace by initiating employee benefits and a diversity recruitment policy, successfully recruiting 8 local Singaporeans.
• Delivered full-spectrum administrative operations support, including office supply maintenance, documentation, contract management, and employee onboarding/offboarding.
• Championed a people-first approach, integrating a multicultural workforce and establishing robust employee welfare programs.
• Increased data entry speed by 80% and improved logistics and order tracking across Singapore, Africa, and India by deploying ERP software and developing key SOPs with ERP consultants.

Responsibilities:

• Enhanced supplier relationships and supported strategic procurement through key in-person negotiations with Vietnamese/ Taiwanese suppliers.
• Facilitated smoother international transactions by preparing letters of credit in collaboration with banks.
• Maintained compliance with international contract terms by managing export/import documentation for manufacturing and trading companies.

Significant Achievements:

• Boosted annual sales through strategic relationship cultivation with suppliers in Southeast Asia and buyers in Latin America.
• Gathered feedback, troubleshot shipment issues, improved processes, and resolved problems.