Head - Recruitment - Manufacturing Firm

Job Description:

- The Head of Talent Acquisition at our client is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive recruitment strategy to attract top talent.

- This role involves building a strong employer brand, optimizing recruitment processes, and leading the recruitment team to meet the organization's talent needs.

- The position requires close collaboration with senior leadership to align recruitment activities with business objectives and workforce planning.

Key Responsibility:

- Design and implement the talent acquisition strategy to meet the hiring needs of the organization, ensuring alignment with the company's business objectives and growth plans.

- Develop strategic sourcing and recruitment methods to attract diverse, high-caliber talent across different functions and levels within the organization, from entry-level to leadership roles.

- Create a talent pipeline for current and future business needs by identifying key talent pools and building relationships with universities, industry groups, and recruitment agencies.

- Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, from job requisitions to onboarding, ensuring a seamless experience for both candidates and hiring managers.

- Implement recruitment best practices, focusing on reducing time-to-hire, improving candidate experience, and ensuring quality hires.

- Drive recruitment automation and technology initiatives, optimizing the use of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and other digital tools to enhance recruitment efficiency and data analytics.

- Lead, mentor, and develop the talent acquisition team, ensuring they have the skills and tools necessary to meet recruitment goals and contribute to the organization's success.

- Train hiring managers on interviewing techniques, capturing feedback, and running panels and moderations for senior-level hiring.

- Develop and promote Putzmeister India's employer brand to position the company as a top employer in the industry.

- Collaborate with senior leaders and department heads to understand hiring needs, job specifications, and candidate profiles, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals.

- Champion diversity and inclusion within the recruitment process, ensuring that hiring practices are fair and inclusive to all candidates.

- Collaborate with the HR and business leadership teams on workforce planning, ensuring recruitment activities are aligned with business forecasts and workforce requirements.

- The individual will also be responsible for building a strong EVB for candidates across lateral and campus segment.

- The focus will also be on building on campus pipeline across DET/ GET/ MT and nurturing long term campus relationships via internships, live projects, case study competitions, leadership talks etc.

Head Count: 1

- Knowledge: Strong understanding of recruitment tools, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and HRMS.

- Knowledge of recruitment best practices, including talent mapping, sourcing techniques, and workforce planning.

- Skills: Strong leadership and people management skills, excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, strategic thinking, and a collaborative mindset.

- Attitude: Strategic, innovative, and results-driven, with a passion for continuous improvement.

- Qualifications: 5-8 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, with a minimum of 2 years in a leadership role.

- Experience in sales, after-sales service, production, engineering roles in heavy equipment manufacturing/automobile sector is preferred.

Reports to: Head of HR

Company Overview:

Our client is a German manufacturer of concrete pumps and other equipment for pumping, distributing and placing concrete, mortar and other high-density solids, and for preparing, temporarily storing, processing and transporting these materials.

- Industry: Manufacturing.

- Company Size: Very Large (501-1000 employees).

- Technologies to be used: Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), HRMS, data analytics tools.

- Team Culture: Clearly defined roles.

- Benefits: Delivering Impact at scale, Competitive Compensation, Equality and Inclusive.

- Employment Type: Full-time Employee.

- Experience level: 5-8 years.

- Selection Process: 2 Business Rounds and 1 HR Round.

- Notice period: Must join in 60 days.

- Relocation Assistance: Yes.

- Mode of Work: In-office.

- Location: Goa, Delhi.