Talent Acquisition Role - Retail

Planning

1. Plan, developed, managed, oversaw, and implemented sustainable Talent Acquisition and recruitment processes & strategy to ensure translation and alignment with departmental strategy including objectives, targets, and initiatives.

2. Collaborate with the Head of Talent Acquisition and hiring managers to develop and execute life cycle recruiting plans, use passive and active recruiting techniques and abroad variety of sources with a focus on developing a ready candidate pipeline to fill critical needs at the region.

3. Recommend improvements to the Hiring policy and coordinate to improve the recruitment process to ensure an effective recruiting experience for hiring managers and applicants alike as directed by the senior management.

4. Recommend and prepare the Talent Acquisition Department budget of the region by preparing analysis and data related to specific elements in consultation with senior management.

5. Monitor the financial performance of the department at the region against budgets so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, communicated, and rectified promptly.

Functional Responsibilities

- Perform analysis of hiring needs at the region and provide employee hiring forecast to find bottlenecks in the recruitment process.

- Ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies, processes, and procedures.

- Work with and train the recruitment team in the region to ensure strong interviewer skills and talent process understanding.

- Oversee the screening and identification of external as well as internal applicants to ensure that the qualifications required for the respective vacancy match well.

- Perform sourcing of top talent for hard-to-fill roles via job board niches, social media, strategic advertising, and community outreach.

- Manage the implementation of the psychometric testing process and the execution of assessment centers for external candidates to gain an accurate bearing of the candidate's cognitive abilities, personality/behavioral style, and skills.

- Review employment applications and background check reports to hire best-fit candidates for the position.

- Supervise daily operations, perform candidate and employee satisfaction evaluations, and act for the development and improvement of the team performance.

- Build and maintain good relationships with external recruitment agencies to ensure that the right caliber professionals are attracted and selected.

- Maintain personal/professional networks to enhance recruiting efforts by establishing a presence in relevant professional groups and associations.

- Communicate with the Corporate talent acquisition team and regional team regularly to obtain a better understanding of their recruitment needs and leverage the internal resources and talent to fill vacant positions, whenever possible.

- Drive digital recruitment strategies by introducing various marketing tools to the team.

- Oversee the graduate/professional/overseas/outsourced acquisition to ensure that the selection of candidates is done as per the applicable policies and procedures.

- Ensure the development of offer letters to selected candidates while supporting the negotiation with them, to ensure a high level of professionalism in the attraction process of the recruitment

- Review the requests for internal transfers and coordinate with the respective team to ensure that candidates possess the required qualifications for the target position and decide in consultation with senior management.

- Manage the onboarding and induction process of new hires to ensure the required orientation programs are provided as required and promptly.

- Conduct weekly recruitment meetings with the team to track and report progress on open positions.

- Suggest and implement measures for improving employee retention