Recruiter/Talent Acquisition

People, Jobs, and News; Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruiting agency based in Mumbai is seeking a skilled Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage workforce planning and recruitment across multiple sectors. The ideal candidate will bring 4-5 years of experience in recruiting for manufacturing and retail sectors, demonstrate strong leadership abilities, and be proficient in using ATS and recruitment tools. The candidate must possess excellent communication skills in English and Hindi, and have a knack for innovative sourcing strategies. This role also emphasizes high performance metrics and process-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Total talent acquisition experience of 4-5 years.
• Experience in recruiting shop-floor specialists and plant managers.
• Hands-on with ATS and recruitment tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate organizational chart into a rolling hiring plan.
• Design competency-based interview guides.
• Lead and coach a talent acquisition team.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Recruitment

Crisp communication (English & Hindi)

Influencing ability

Education

MBA/PGDM in HR or equivalent

Tools

ATS (Zoho Recruit / Dynamics 365 HR)

LinkedIn Recruiter

Excel/Power BI

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Workforce Planning – translate the 1 000-person org chart and 4-5 % annual attrition into a rolling 12-month hiring plan, by function, level and location.
• Sourcing & Employer Brand – craft channel mixes for factory technicians, design engineers, retail sales staff and project managers; run targeted campaigns, campus drives and referral blitzes.
• Selection Excellence – design competency-based interview guides; train 50+ line managers on structured assessments and bias‑free decision‑making.
• Process & Automation – own the ATS (Zoho Recruit / Dynamics 365 HR) and paperless onboarding
• Vendor & Campus Management – curate specialist search partners and Tier‑1/2 institutes; negotiate commercials and performance scorecards.
• Analytics & Compliance – track funnel metrics (source mix, offer‑accept, early attrition)
• Team Leadership – lead and coach a 3–5‑member TA team; set OKRs and embed continuous‑improvement (Kaizen) culture.

Domain Experience Required

• Manufacturing (factories & engineering)
• Multi‑Site Retail (COCO & FOFO)
• B2B Project & Institutional Sales

Minimum Depth

• 3–4 yrs recruiting shop‑floor specialists, plant managers, QA/IE, CNC programmers
• 2 yrs hiring for 50‑plus‑store networks
• 2 yrs sourcing technical / tender‑cycle sales

Evidence

• Closed >=120 technical positions; familiarity with Lean/OEE terms, blue‑collar drives, trade‑school tie‑ups
• Filled store managers, VMs, cash/stock controllers; experience with virtual assessment centres & ramp‑ups
• Placed account managers (₹25 Cr+ targets), estimators, GEM specialists; understands long sales cycles

Candidate Profile

• Total TA Experience4-5 years
• Functional BreadthTrack record spanning manufacturing, retail, B2B sales/design hiring (preferred mix ≈ 50 % / 30 % / 20 %).
• Systems SavvyHands‑on with ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter and Excel/Power BI; bonus points for ERP (Dynamics 365 / SAP) integration experience.
• EducationMBA/PGDM in HR or equivalent.
• Soft SkillsHigh influencing ability, crisp communication (English & Hindi), resilience in fast‑paced, high‑volume queues

Success Metrics (first 12 months)

• Time‑to‑fill (critical roles) <= 45 days.
• Offer‑accept ratio >= 85 %.
• Early attrition (≤ 6 months)
• Hiring‑manager satisfaction >= 4.2 / 5.
• 100 % electronic offers & onboarding.

Cultural DNA

• Business‑minded – speaks the language of plant OEE, retail footfalls and project margins.
• Process‑driven – treats TA like an assembly line: standard work, visual controls, Kaizen.
• Innovative Sourcer – experiments with new channels, hackathons and referral gamification.
• Relationship Builder – trusted advisor to GMs and credible with senior candidates.
• Speed & Ownership – thrives in a 24×7, multi‑domain requisition stack; delivers without hand‑holding.

Skills: talent acquisition, non it, recruitment, recruiter