Sharad Mate has taken on the role of head of human resources operations at Mahyco, where he will lead efforts to strengthen HR operations, improve process efficiency and leverage technology to build a more agile and employee-centric function.
Mate moves into the role after serving as HR business partner at Mahyco from January 2024 to November 2026. In that position, he managed HR operations across two processing plants, covering workforce planning, manpower budgeting, contract labour management and shopfloor employee relations. He also partnered with the Integrated Supply Chain, sales and HR operations teams on manpower strategy, productivity alignment and organisational effectiveness.
He has been associated with Mahyco for nearly seven years, having joined the organisation in January 2020 as associate manager – HR, shared services. He subsequently served as deputy Manager – human resources from January 2022 to January 2024 before taking on the HR Business Partner role.
Over the course of his tenure, Mate has worked on HR digitisation initiatives, including HRIS implementation, process automation, data accuracy and reporting. His experience also covers performance management, talent management, succession planning, leadership development and organisational development.
Before Mahyco, Mate spent over two years with Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company, where he held the roles of assistant manager – HR and associate manager – human resources between August 2017 and December 2019.
He spent nearly 11 years at Varroc, beginning his career there as a human resources trainee in September 2006.
Across his career, Mate has developed experience in manufacturing environments, particularly in unionised operations and industrial relations. His areas of expertise include union management, wage negotiations, grievance handling, disciplinary processes, long-term industrial relations settlements and statutory labour compliance. He has also handled change management initiatives involving policy rollouts, restructuring and system transitions.
An alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur, he also holds a Master of Personnel Management in Human Resources from Millennium Institute of Management.
