Talent Acquisition Specialist

Century Extrusions Limited; Kolkata District, Delhi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Century Extrusions Limited in Kolkata seeks a Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage the end-to-end recruitment process, build talent pipelines, and ensure timely closure of openings. You will partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and implement sourcing strategies across portals, referrals, and networks.

You will also handle candidate communication, salary discussions, and offer rollouts, while tracking recruitment metrics and ensuring data accuracy in HRMS/ATS tools.

Qualifications

• Graduate in any discipline; MBA/PGDM in HR preferred.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment processes, sourcing techniques, and interview coordination.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, recruitment portals, LinkedIn, and HRMS/ATS tools.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, interpersonal, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle, from requisition approval to offer release and joining.
• Coordinate interviews with hiring managers and department heads.
• Source candidates through job portals such as Naukri, LinkedIn, referrals, consultants, and internal databases.
• Conduct targeted headhunting for niche, technical, managerial, and leadership positions.
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future manpower requirements.
• Use innovative sourcing strategies to improve candidate quality and recruitment turnaround time.

Skills

Recruitment processes

Sourcing techniques

Interview coordination

Communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Graduate in any discipline

MBA/PGDM in HR preferred

Tools

MS Excel

Recruitment portals

LinkedIn

HRMS/ATS tools

Job description

1. Job Purpose

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will be responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment process, identifying qualified candidates, building talent pipelines, and ensuring timely closure of open positions. The role involves partnering with hiring managers to understand manpower requirements and implementing effective sourcing strategies to attract the right talent for the organization.

2. Key Responsibilities

A. End-to-End Recruitment

• Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle, from requisition approval to offer release and joining.
• Understand job requirements, prepare job descriptions, and define candidate selection criteria.
• Coordinate interviews with hiring managers and department heads.
• Manage candidate communication, feedback, salary negotiations, and offer rollouts.
• Follow up with selected candidates to ensure successful joining and minimize offer dropouts.

B. Talent Sourcing & Headhunting

• Source candidates through job portals such as Naukri, LinkedIn, referrals, consultants, and internal databases.
• Conduct targeted headhunting for niche, technical, managerial, and leadership positions.
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future manpower requirements.
• Use innovative sourcing strategies to improve candidate quality and recruitment turnaround time.

C. Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with hiring managers to understand manpower needs, role specifications, and hiring priorities.
• Provide regular updates on recruitment status, interview progress, and pending positions.
• Advise stakeholders on candidate availability, market trends, compensation benchmarks, and talent acquisition strategies.

D. Recruitment MIS & Analytics

• Maintain recruitment trackers, candidate databases, and interview records.
• Prepare weekly and monthly recruitment reports.
• Monitor key recruitment metrics, including:
  
• Time-to-fill and time-to-hire
• Cost-per-hire
• Offer-to-joining ratio
• Source effectiveness
• Recruitment target achievement
• Ensure timely updating of recruitment data in HRMS or applicant tracking systems.

3. Required Qualifications

• Graduate in any discipline; MBA/PGDM in Human Resources preferred.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment processes, sourcing techniques, and interview coordination.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, recruitment portals, LinkedIn, and HRMS/ATS tools.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, interpersonal, and stakeholder-management skills.