Abhishek Pandey
About Abhishek Pandey
Abhishek Pandey is the Head of HR for India Supply Chain and Talent Lead for Region Supply Chain (GEMs) at General Mills in Mumbai, India.
Title and Current Role
Abhishek Pandey currently holds the position of Head - HR, India Supply Chain & Talent Lead - Region Supply Chain (GEMs) at General Mills, located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing the HR functions for the Supply Chain teams across Global Emerging Markets, which account for a market size of about USD 1 billion.
Previous Positions at General Mills
Abhishek Pandey has held several roles at General Mills prior to his current position. From 2019 to 2021, he served as the HR Leader for the India market, focusing on Business Partner responsibilities and Total Rewards. Before that, he was the National HR Business Partner for India Sales from 2017 to 2019.
Experience at ITC Limited
Abhishek Pandey worked at ITC Limited before joining General Mills. He accumulated diverse HR experience, serving as the HR Manager for Eastern India (Sales HRBP) from 2015 to 2017, Assistant HR Manager for TM&D from 2014 to 2015, and HR Business Partner from 2011 to 2014. These roles were based in Kolkata and Bengaluru areas, respectively.
Educational Background
Abhishek Pandey holds a PGDPMIR in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from XLRI Jamshedpur, a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Durgapur, and an MBA as an international exchange student at Uppsala universitet. He completed his early education at Delhi Public School, studying Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.
Early Career and Internships
Abhishek Pandey began his career as an Associate Application Developer at CSC, working there from 2007 to 2009 in Bengaluru. He also gained experience as a Summer Intern at Tata Motors in 2010. These roles provided a technical foundation before he transitioned into Human Resources.