Company Description Vitalpro Consumer Pvt Ltd is an emerging leader in India’s hospitality sector, reimagining the food and beverage landscape through innovative, experience-led brands. With Saffron & Mishri and 224 Craftery, the company blends India’s rich culinary heritage with contemporary tastes and global craftsmanship in sweets and chocolates. Vitalpro focuses on quality, creativity, and precision marketing to elevate food culture and deliver hyper-personalized, memorable experiences to customers across India. The organization is driven by purpose and innovation, using data and customer insight to reshape what is possible in the F&B; industry. Vitalpro places robust emphasis on the growth and development of its people, offering a workplace where careers become transformative journeys.

HR & Talent Acquisition Lead

Location: Mumbai

Function: Human Resources

Reporting to: Founder / CEO

Experience: 5–10 years

Role Overview

We are looking for a dynamic, hands-on and people-oriented HR & Talent Acquisition Lead to build and strengthen the organisation's people practices as we scale our business.

The role will be responsible for end-to-end talent acquisition, HR operations, employee engagement, performance management and developing a strong organisational culture.

The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of recruitment and people management, with the ability to attract quality talent, build effective teams and establish structured HR processes in a fast-growing entrepreneurial environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

- Drive end-to-end recruitment across functions, including Sales, Marketing, Operations, Manufacturing, Retail and Corporate roles.
- Work closely with business leaders and functional heads to understand manpower requirements and hiring priorities.
- Develop effective sourcing strategies through job portals, professional networks, employee referrals and recruitment consultants.
- Build a strong talent pipeline for critical and leadership positions.
- Manage the complete recruitment cycle, from job descriptions and candidate screening to interviews, offer negotiation and onboarding.




- Ensure timely closure of open positions while maintaining quality of hire.
- Build the organisation's employer brand to attract high-quality talent.

2. HR Operations & Administration

- Establish and manage HR policies, processes and standard operating procedures.
- Manage employee documentation, HR records, attendance, leave and payroll coordination.
- Ensure smooth onboarding, induction and employee exit processes.
- Coordinate with payroll and finance teams for timely salary processing.
- Ensure statutory compliance and adherence to applicable labour laws.
- Maintain accurate employee databases and HR management information systems.

3. Performance Management & Organisation Development

- Drive the performance appraisal and review process across the organisation.
- Work with functional heads to establish transparent KRAs, KPIs and performance expectations.
- Develop systems for goal setting, performance tracking and feedback.
- Identify capability gaps and coordinate training and development initiatives.
- Support organisation structuring, manpower planning and role clarity.

4. Employee Engagement & Culture Building

- Develop initiatives to improve employee engagement, motivation and retention.
- Build a positive, collaborative and performance-oriented work culture.
- Drive employee communication, recognition programmes and engagement activities.
- Act as a point of contact for employee concerns and grievance resolution.
- Promote a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration and high performance.

5. HR Strategy & Business Partnership

- Partner with the Founder and functional leaders on organisational priorities and people-related decisions.
- Develop manpower budgets and track employee costs.
- Monitor key HR metrics such as attrition,



hiring turnaround time, cost of hiring and employee productivity.
- Identify organisational challenges and recommend appropriate people interventions.
- Support the organisation in building scalable HR systems and processes as the business grows.

Desired Candidate Profile

- Graduate / Postgraduate in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.
- 5–10 years of experience in HR generalist and talent acquisition roles.
- Robust experience in end-to-end recruitment across multiple functions and levels.
- Experience in building HR processes in a startup, entrepreneurial or high-growth organisation will be preferred.
- Good understanding of HR operations, payroll coordination and labour law compliance.
- Experience in performance management, employee engagement and organisation development.
- Robust communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency in MS Excel, HRMS and recruitment platforms.

Key Competencies

- Strong talent identification and assessment capabilities.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- High ownership and execution orientation.
- Ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- High integrity and confidentiality.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Key Success Measures (KPIs)

- Timely closure of critical positions.
- Quality of hire and retention of current employees.
- Reduction in recruitment turnaround time.
- Accuracy and efficiency of HR operations.
- Timely completion of performance reviews.
- Employee engagement and retention levels.
- Implementation of structured HR policies and processes.

What the Role Offers

- Opportunity to build the HR function from the ground up.
- Direct interaction with the Founder and leadership team.
- Opportunity to shape the organisation's culture and talent strategy.
- Exposure to multiple business functions across a growing consumer business.
- Scope to evolve into a broader HR Business Partner / Head of HR role.

📌 HR & Talent Acquisition Lead (Mumbai)
🏢 Vitalpro Consumer
📍 Mumbai