Narayan Gurav

General Manager and Head Human Resources @ Tata Motors

About

Business HR Specialist over 20 Years of diverse Industry Exposure (Automotive, Heavy Engg, Textiles) in reputed organisations. Expertise in Business Partnering, Resource Planning, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Capability Building/Enhancement, Change Management, Talent Management, Leadership Development, OD, Employee Relation, Industrial Relation, Diversity, CSR and Employee Engagement Having business partnering exposure in handling functions like Shared Services HR, Sales and Marketing, R&D, Shared Services, Manufacturing Operations, Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Development, Supplier Quality and Supply Chain Management.

Country

India

City

Pune

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Manpower Planning & Resourcing, Performance Management & Organizational Development, Performance Appraisal, Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, Capablity Building, Talent Acquisition, Sourcing, HR Policies, Human Resources, Personnel Management, HRIS, Screening, Strategic HR, Talent Management, Team Management, MIS, Strategic Human Resource Planning, Deferred Compensation, Management

Experience

General Manager and Head Human Resources

Tata Motors

2025-12 - Present · 10 mos

Dharwad, Karnataka, India

Head HR for Tata Motors Body Solutions Limited, Leading HR & ER functions for two Bus Manufacturing Plants, Dharwad and Lucknow, Engineering (R&D), Sales & Marketing functions.

Dy. General Manager - HR for Tata Motors Global Services Ltd.

Tata Motors

2022-7 - 2025-12 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Heading HR for Tata Motors Global Services Ltd., captive Shared Services of Tata Motors, Leading a team of 17 people and managing workforce of 1200+ white collar and 300+ contractual employees, Responsible for Partnering with business for Resource Planning, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Capability Building, Talent Management, Organisation Development, Change management and Employee Engagement, legal compliance, admin and facility management

Dy. General Manager - Human Resources for R&D

Tata Motors

2019-2 - 2022-6 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Pune Area, India

HR Business Partner at Engineering Research Center (R&D). Leading HR function for Vehicle Attributes and Technical Services (VATS), Engineering Quality and Digital Product Development(DPDS) & Strategic Business Planning(SBP) Verticals. (800+ white collar employees) Partnering with business for Resource Planning, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Capability Building, Talent Management, Organisation Development, Change management and Employee Engagement etc.

Dy. General Manager - Business HR for Manufacturing Operations

Tata Motors

2017-4 - 2019-1 · 1 yr 10 mos

Pune Area, India

HR Business Partner for Plant Manufacturing Operations of Pune, PVBU. Partnering with business for Resource Planning, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Capability Building, Talent Management, Organisation Development, Change management and Employee Engagement etc.

Sr. Manager - Business HR for Purchase and Supllier Quality

Tata Motors

2016-4 - 2017-3 · 1 yr

Pune

HR Business Partner for Purchase & Supply Chain and Supplier Quality functions of PVBU. Partnering with business for Resource Planning, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Capability Building, Talent Management, Organisation Development, Change management and Employee Engagement etc.

HR Business Partner - Sales & Marketing (MTBD)

Mahindra and Mahindra Limited [Automotive and Farm Equipment Business]

2011-8 - 2016-3 · 4 yrs 8 mos

Pune, Maharashtra

HR Business Partner for Sales & Marketing functions (Pan India) of Truck and Bus division to drive key HR processes like resource planning, Talent Acquisition, capability building, talent management, organisation development, performance management and employee engagement etc. Successfully delivered projects: 1. Organization Design for Sales & Service field workforce - Re-territory Mapping to increase market reach, enquiry to conversion ratio, market share, key/potential markets manning, field employees well-being etc. 2. Value Establishment project to help customers to derive promised value from products, increase repeat sales and advocacy of products 3. Established functional competency assessment and development process for sales and after sales roles 4. Designed and deployed 3 years roadmap to create culture of customer centricity 5. Established dealership hiring process to reduce attrition at dealership 6. Created dealership HR manual to align dealership HR process to M&M HR processes 7. HR SPoC to ensure smooth transition during De merger of MNAL to MTBL and merger with M&M

Sr. Officer - HR

Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited

2007-4 - 2011-7 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Worked as HR Generalist for green filed project. Responsible for entire gamut of HR deliverables to fulfil project requirements. Implemented Key HR processes in new plant as per guidelines by CoE. Handled effectively project manpower recruitment, learning and development, PMS, payroll, security, employee commutation, canteen and general administration, contract labour management, employee relation, statutory requirement and compliance, public relation, employee welfare and CSR.