Asst. Manager, Talent Acquisition

Acts as a brand ambassador to drive inspiring, life-changing opportunities for internal and external candidates. It leads retail recruitment for retail and corporate roles and supports the implementation and execution of Talent Acquisition programmes, ensuring Business Partners receive best-in-class service. The role sits within the People & Culture team and works with business partners and recruiting and sourcing colleagues to deliver global, regional and local talent acquisition initiatives.

• Lead the entire recruitment process from requisition approval and hiring manager briefing through job advertising, candidate sourcing, application review, candidate screening, interview strategy and the offer process.
• Act as retail recruitment lead for retail and corporate roles and support the implementation and execution of Talent Acquisition programmes to ensure Business Partners receive best-in-class service.
• Support the roll-out of all aspects of talent acquisition for the market, including global talent acquisition processes and global, regional and local programmes.
• Apply and adapt broader talent acquisition strategies such as employer branding, internal recruiting and diversity within the designated function or market, and act as a key point of contact for global initiatives.
• Leverage advertising resources and marketing strategies to create local, regional and global awareness and attract qualified applications for key roles.
• Leverage internal and external candidate databases and other sourcing channels such as universities, competitive research, job fairs and social media to identify prospective candidates, invite applications and cold call prospects.
• Build, engage and maintain pre-qualified and prospective candidate pools of strong former and new candidates within the supported functional area or market.
• Conduct weekly check-ins with active candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruiting process
• And plan and participate in strategic planning meetings with functional or market leadership and key business partners to understand current and upcoming requirements and build effective recruitment strategies.
• Conduct quarterly review meetings with business leaders and key business partners to review recruiting achievements and opportunities to improve hiring performance, and partner with recruiting and sourcing colleagues to share candidates and jobs to encourage collaborative hiring.
• Utilise recruitment systems effectively, following key standards, documenting actions, recommending improvements and ensuring accurate data for reporting; lead additional recruitment initiatives and support HR with other tasks and projects as needed.

• 5+ years of experience as a recruiter within an agency and/or corporate environment in high volume recruitment.
• Track record for delivering high impact customer experiences and implementing new solutions to support the business area.
• Strong track record of driving a holistic recruiting strategy, volume recruitment and global recruiting initiatives such as proactive recruiting, internal recruiting and diversity, and achieving goals.
• Strong ability to leverage analytics to support recruiting efforts and business planning decisions.
• High level of partnership and collaboration with business leaders in the area of responsibility to drive proactive talent acquisition planning.