Head - Talent Acquisition - Infrastructure Management & Projects Firm

- Our client is a large infrastructure management and projects company, headquartered in India. It has multi- location presence in rural and semi- rural areas of India

Purpose : To manage Talent requirements for the manufacturing units of the company in order to support business continuity and expansion, making the company an employer of choice for talent in the external market.

Scope : Junior & Mid- level hiring in Manufacturing Units /Corporate/ supply chain - Individual would be responsible for specific location/ vertical

Key Accountabilities :

Partnering with Business :

- Partner with the TA Leader and business stakeholders to understand business plans & design plans for proactive hiring/ talent mapping

- Competition Mapping, Market Intelligence reporting and Talent Mapping for multiple business functions

- Drive recruitment analytics in Manufacturing units collaboratively working with HR Business partners for the defined operating areas

- Being a credible & trusted TA partner for business leaders, line managers and adding value through new initiatives/ process centricity and thorough engagement on recruitment & related processes

- Work extensively with recruitment consultants to map the market and source the right candidate

Sourcing & Selection :

- Creating the most appropriate recruitment strategy for every role by providing sourcing & selection solutions via careers page and candidate database, social networks & groups, advertising campaigns, employee referrals etc.

- Utilize multiple assessment tools available (In line with the hiring need) and conduct a formal assessment process for hiring right talent for the business needs

- Projects:

- Work actively on projects focused on making our client an employer of choice in the external market

- Initiate and drive critical projects on the recruitment process improvisation and TA audit

- Managing & Engaging Recruitment Partners in a structured manner to ensure a pipeline of trusted partners for multiple skills and domain areas & implement the framework designed for fair assessment of recruitment partners

- Managing TA MIS for Management & Internal Reporting

Team Management :

- Define and track the responsibilities of the team member which will be aligned to the individual's career goals and organization's goals

- Identify the strengths of the team members and assign the responsibilities accordingly

- Communicate the expectations clearly and regularly address the gaps if any exists in expectations visa vis action plan of the team member

- Establish the growth path and coach and mentor the team member to move to the next level in a defined time frame

Qualifications :

- Graduate with an MBA in HR or PM/IR from a premier institute

Experience :

- 10 -15 years experience in HR. At least 7-10 years of experience in Talent Acquisition in a manufacturing set-up will be preferable.

- Experience of working with Manufacturing Setups / Agri-Inputs / Pharma / FMCG Sectors

Functional requirements :

- Good understanding of recruitment and related processes

- Understanding and experience of using multiple assessment tools and formats

- Experience in handling manufacturing unit hiring

- Should be keen to partner in the journey for creating a strong employer brand in the external market

Operating Network :

- Internal - TA leader, TA team members, Business/ Functional stakeholders & HR Business Partners

- External - Recruitment / Process Partners

Key Attributes :

- Strong Influencing and Persuasion Skills

- Highly energetic and self-driven professional with a proven track of thinking through and implementing value adding initiatives

- Result oriented professional with an ability to work with speed and deliver quality work within tight timelines

- Ability to understand business and engage business stakeholders in a meaningful way

- Ability to do a need-gap analysis and create processes basis the need identified