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Skillventory: Steering the Talent Requirements in Auto EV industry with style

The pandemic phase resulted in major ups and downs in the market across domains but the dynamics seems to be different now, moving towards some positivity! While talking about recruitment, 74% of India‘s technology companies will increase the headcount by 14%. 

The socio-economic impact of the virus is now showing signs of recovery as it is evident by the latest stats from Hero MotoCorp, a two wheeler manufacturer, by marking a milestone of 100 million unit sales. On the other hand, Ola’s partnership with Siemens for its upcoming electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu is giving an extra edge to the EV market in India. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s plan to invest $250 million in India also shows major signs for auto industry. The Industry pioneer Bajaj Auto has posted record Quarterly profits for the last Quarter, mainly fuelled by higher exports and has also announced plans for commissioning a dedicated plant for EV models.

Aligning ourselves in the EV Industry Growth story

At Skillventory, we believe in putting the right person for the right job and this practice starts in-house. We ensure that the teams who are helping our clients achieve their talent goals are having the required domain expertise – a right blend of education & experience as well as exposure to managing the diverse client requirements with speed & effectiveness. 

Our success story is backed by continuous efforts, strong understanding and following the market dynamics in EV, trends and industry growth which helps us fuel the talent search. While working on diverse mandates and experience range from Executive to Leadership we create a talent pool across diverse clients in the areas of Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Hardware, Software as well as Business Leadership. The team can today boast of successfully delivered profiles across functions including Electronics, Embedded Systems, Motor & Engine Design, Battery and Charging systems, Testing and Go-to-Market Sourcing as well as sales.

Overcoming Challenges

One of the most recent Challenges that we overcame,  was setting up an entire EV R&D Team from scratch, for a leading Automotive OEM. From identifying the department head to the designer across functions, what helped us most was the data, hitting the right target audience through our channels, connecting with potential talent across and the focus of our team ensure quality at all times. This also helped us minimize the rejection ratio and feel jubilant about our team’s traction with the strong HR -R&D hiring team of the Top Automotive brand.

Understanding Talent Landscape

Having over a decade of experience in aligning talent, our managers demonstrate the right understanding of the roles, ensuring appropriate briefing to the teams which goes a long way in achieving higher success ratios. Over the years, the diverse profiles and sheer volume of roles delivered by the team puts us in the top gear, when it comes to sourcing profiles for niche roles for the industry. 

While we have successfully closed positions in Styling, Merchandise, R&D, Mechanical Design and other Electrical Electronics functions, our specific experience in EV hiring includes the following

With the EV industry at its growth stage in India – fuelled by strong inroads by stalwarts like Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Hyundai and many other ancillaries, we are proud of aligning ourselves with some of the leading market movers & leaders with our services.

About us

Skillventory is a leading search firm, delivering the best recruitment services to the top firms in all industries including Automotive, Technology, Banking, Financial Services and Manufacturing across PAN India since the past 12 years. With a workforce of more than 200 domain experts we are at 5 locations in India: Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Indore. 

With an exponentially increasing growth pattern we have managed to impact careers of over 10000+ job seekers. We provide end to end assistance and maintain an average TAT of 36 hours to ensure best results in less time. 

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