Job Purpose :   - To devise strategy for recruitment & selection & getting on-board the potential talent to ensure that business is armed with an able workforce to deliver the top line numbers. Ensure proper on-boarding for the new employees for helping them settle in the organization.   Job Context & Major Challenges :   - The market size of the domestic apparel retail industry is currently estimated to be at 1.9 Lac Crore Rupees per annum and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 10% per annum. The depth and width of the business can be estimated by the share of the urban ready to wear market which is a meager 28%.  - The industry is witnessing heightened levels of activity with existing players consolidating themselves through partnerships, inorganic growth and new foreign players entering the Indian market, thanks to the traction being witnessed on the much awaited FDI policy of the government.   - Acquisition of Pantaloons Fashion Retail Ltd. (PFRL) by ABG completes a significant milestone for the apparel business. It has allowed the apparel business to enter the value segment of the ever growing and ever complex Indian retail market for apparels. It also marks the foray of the ABG apparel business in the women's and kids category, and areas of limited strength currently.   - Significant amount of time and resources were invested in concluding the Spring Summer 13 and Autumn Winter 13 ranges, significant steps of which were already initiated by the former promoters, Future Group. Spring Summer 14 and Autumn Winter 14 and beyond would be seasons where the current management team of Pantaloons would have complete planning, delivery, accountability.  - With 80 pantaloons stores and 25 PFOs, along with aggressive expansion plans, scaling up operations requires a tremendous amount of planning, execution excellence, and inter functional coordination.  - Creating newer brands built on a fine balance between product quality and price, effective operations management, concept to consumer translation for creative functions, strategically sound planning, merchandizing and pricing, effective human resource management, and commercial acumen will be critical factors towards the success of the organization.  - PFRL being a listed company, corporate governance, compliances and investor relations is also key to the success of the organization   - Pantaloons is en-route to establish itself as a fashionable brand catering to multiple segments. Upholding the brand promise to the discerning customer who is spoilt for choice is a major challenge for the role holder. In a market which is fast getting inundated with international brands, highlighting the brand and attracting customers to the store is critical.   - It is critical for a core function like Operations, to be aligned to the external and internal customers of the organization. Working in close coordination with other functions requires thorough understanding of the business, conceptual clarity for the category function and a clear line of sight for the future objectives of the organization.  - The range of offerings and PFRL is complex, diverse and each brand has a unique/ differentiated ethos which needs to be translated into an appropriate product with targeted Gross margins  - Superior control on work processes & enabling quicker controls for reviewing and changing with lateral thinking is required for the effective delivery of the position.  The following are the major challenges faced :   - Understanding the varied roles across stores and zone in depth to ensure the sourcing is done accurately  - Understanding the sensitivity of the business decisions related to hiring, transfers, terminations and maintaining confidentiality   - Partnering with the different departments while selecting people for different roles.   - Maintaining internal and external parity while hiring and keeping recruitment costs under control.  - Meeting deadlines and ensuring TAT is reduced.  - Exploring alternative channels for sourcing to ensure quality hiring at minimum possible costs  Key Accountabilities :   Key Accountabilities Supporting Actions :  Ensuring robust multiple sourcing channels for recruiting at various levels   - Networking with employees / vendors to tap the references  - Identify key consultants for different roles to ensure the TAT is optimized  - Spotting the talent by visiting the field on regular basis  - Maintaining a visibility on Job Portals and Social Networking sites  Flashing the position using career mail IDs and running the employee referral policy :  - Releasing the IJPs / flashing requirements on Taleo for openings and ensuring that internal employees are given a chance before going to the market  - Screening the best talent from the available pool to ensure presence of quality workforce in PFRL stores   - Putting in place robust filtering mechanisms to ensure that only right fit are selected for further rounds  - In depth interviews / assessment tests to ensure the candidate fits the job criterion perfectly  - Do a thorough back ground check of candidates before hiring.  Optimizing the recruitment costs in line with predefined budgets :  - Ensuring adherence to salary budgets  - Striking smart deals with vendors / potential employees.  - Maximizing the recruitment through internal references / networking with employees  - Ensuring that offers are acceptable to both the parties to ensure minimum drop outs  - On Boarding the employees to ensure they understand adapt to the new working environment in the most effective manner   - Devise systems and processes to ensure that candidate is fit for employment  - Define and develop on-boarding process which is fast and at the same time exhaustive in terms of capturing the details from the candidates   - Ensuring the candidate settles down well within the organization and all his queries are resolved  - Delivering the requisite tools that an employee needs to work in his role (Mail ID, E Code, HRMS Details, Laptop etc.)   - Partnering with Business to capture the needs of various stakeholders in order to deliver on time and as per the requirements  - Capturing the vacancies across departments  - Understanding the roles for better candidate sourcing and identifying openings in pipeline.  - Sharing regular updates of status on various vacancies  - Getting interviews scheduled in such a manner that TAT is reduced

Delhi NCR

Aditya Birla Group - Manager - Talent Acquisition 

Job Description for Aditya Birla Group - Manager - Talent Acquisition  in Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Ltd., Aditya Birla Group in  Delhi NCR for (2-4) years of experience. Apply Now!