Talent Acquisition Specialist at Tiger Brands

JOB DESCRIPTION

• You provide a talent acquisition specialist service for all Executive, Snr Leadership, Professional and critical roles. You ensure an efficient and effective talent acquisition process and identify great talent to meet the company’s objectives. You will act as a strategic talent scout, innovator, collaborator and effective networker across all business functions in Tiger Brands and use the Employer Brand to focus on key talent segments and design focused acquisition campaigns.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leverage the Employer Brand to focus on key talent segments and design focused acquisition campaigns to build and sustain relationships with the channel providers (where needed)
• Utilise the Strategic Workforce Plan of the organization to ensure proactive talent acquisition, retention and succession
• Proactively sourcing talent for the Executive, Snr Leadership, Professional and Critical Roles in partnerships with HRBPs
• External mapping and creation of talent pools for leadership and critical skills - this includes roles at DU band that are critical to the organization’s strategy execution across the group. The P&OE managers will do this for DL and C band and below roles in their specific functions.
• Talent Acquisition analytics and Business Intelligence including mining of data from LinkedIn and other channels in collaboration with people insights specialist in the HR Strategy and Capability team
• Utilise sourcing agencies and channels such as LinkedIn, Glass Door, Rising Star, SAGEA, Universum etc. in collaboration with Young Talent development team
• Schedule and conduct recruiting strategy meetings with senior management for open positions and discusses methodology to ensure the most qualified candidates are identified
• Work closely with the P&OE Managers to fill vacant roles with internal and external pipeline candidates
• Support full life cycle recruiting process for assigned Executive, Snr Leadership, Professional and Critical Roles
• Drive compliance to Employment Equity targets as specified in BBBEE plan
• Manage technology and digital platforms that enable talent acquisition across Tiger
• Support the development of talent research capability and expertise in the P&OE
• Identify and utilize relevant multiple channels to attract and source candidates for the different workforce segments, open roles and pipelining as per the sourcing strategy including association meetings, meet ups, industry meetings, career fairs, university open days, internet, employee referrals, etc
• Utilise and maintain applicant tracking system, understand the candidate workflow process
• Track and report on talent acquisition key metrics to measure and evaluate effectiveness of programmes, processes to ensure continuous improvement
• Conduct candidate screenings and screening interviews
• Lead the hiring manager satisfaction process to calibrate candidates, and refine sourcing plan as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS
Experience

• Tertiary qualification in the humanities or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in human resources management and/or talent acquisition and talent mapping
• Prior experience of full life-cycle executive position recruitment experience with at least two years in a corporate environment (preferably FMCG)
• Experience working with multiple executive stakeholders with demonstrated ability to influence leaders at the highest levels of the organisation
• Experience and knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems, Social media Platforms and Search Engines

Key attributes and competencies

• Relationship building – with demonstrated success at building and managing meaningful relationships with external candidates and business leadership.
• Stakeholder management – build and maintain internal and external relationships.
• Talent Analytics - Talent Acquisition analytics and Business Intelligence including mining of data.
• Talent acquisition specialist expertise – with a deep knowledge on methods and strategies to convert highly skilled candidates into Tiger Brands employees.
• Negotiation skills – with an ability to negotiate contracts that align Tiger Brands and candidate salary expectations.