Sandeep Bist named Head of HR & Administration at STL [Sterling Tools Ltd]

From shopfloor HR operations to leading people strategy at STL [Sterling Tools Ltd]. That’s a decade of building HR transformation across India’s automotive manufacturing sector.

Sandeep Bist has been appointed Head of HR & Administration at STL [Sterling Tools Ltd].

His journey reflects strong experience across performance management, talent acquisition, employee engagement, organizational restructuring, and workforce transformation in automotive and industrial manufacturing environments.

He began his career with Oerlikon and RACL Geartech Limited, where he worked on KRA-based performance management systems across workers, middle management, and leadership teams. He also led employee engagement initiatives, skill-gap analysis, training partnerships, and change management programs, building deep exposure to manufacturing HR operations.

At Spark Minda, he spent over four years across multiple HR leadership roles including Senior HR Manager and Head of Talent Acquisition, driving leadership hiring, employer branding, stakeholder management, and organizational fitment initiatives. He later joined MOTUL as Senior Manager, Corporate HR, further expanding his experience in the automotive ecosystem.

Now at Sterling Tools Limited, he will lead HR strategy and administration for the Fastener Division, focusing on talent management, organizational development, employee engagement, and long-term people transformation.

With experience across Oerlikon, RACL Geartech, Spark Minda, MOTUL, and Sterling Tools, his career combines manufacturing HR expertise with talent strategy and organizational transformation.

He also holds an MBA in HR from Bharati Vidyapeeth and certifications in Training & Facilitation, alongside hands-on experience in performance systems, learning & development, and reward & recognition frameworks.

At Boardroom CXO, we are increasingly seeing automotive and manufacturing companies prioritize HR leaders with cross-functional expertise across shopfloor operations, talent acquisition, and organizational development as the sector evolves rapidly.

For HR leaders in manufacturing:
What’s harder, building performance systems that work equally well for shopfloor and corporate teams, or driving organizational change without impacting operational continuity?