Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition (Southern)

Carsome Sdn Bhd; Johor Bahru; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Carsome Sdn Bhd is seeking an Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition – Southern to lead end-to-end recruitment across the Southern Region, with a focus on Retail and high-volume hiring. You will partner with regional stakeholders to forecast manpower and build pipelines.

The role requires hands-on leadership, multi-branch experience, and the ability to travel regularly within the region to support recruitment activities and business partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in HR, Business Admin, Psychology or related discipline.
• 5–7 years in Talent Acquisition/Recruitment.
• Retail recruitment experience, including high-volume hiring.
• Experience managing requirements across multiple branches/locations or regions.
• Proven ability to manage full recruitment lifecycle across multiple roles.
• Strong sourcing using job portals, LinkedIn, social media, referrals and other channels.
• Experience organizing career fairs, walk-in interviews and mass hiring.
• Strong stakeholder-management across different levels of business.
• Understanding of recruitment processes, candidate assessment, salary negotiation and offer management.
• Comfortable with recruitment data, reports and metrics; ATS experience.
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented with ownership mindset.
• Open to candidates in Klang Valley or Southern Region with travel.
• Mandarin speaking is an added advantage.
• Good written and verbal English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end recruitment across the Southern Region for Retail and high-volume roles.
• Recruit for Retail, frontline and multiple branches across the region.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand manpower needs and hiring plans.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for ongoing needs.
• Utilise multiple sourcing channels (portals, LinkedIn, referrals, events).
• Plan mass hiring events, fairs, and on-ground campaigns in the region.
• Monitor progress, identify gaps, and create action plans to improve hiring outcomes.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience and engagement throughout process.
• Manage salary recommendations and offer closure with stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate candidate data in the ATS and ensure policy compliance.
• Collaborate with recruiters and stakeholders; share talent pools when relevant.
• Develop relationships with local recruitment partners and institutions.
• Support employer branding and talent attraction initiatives in the region.
• Continuously improve sourcing strategies and recruitment processes.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Retail recruitment

High-volume recruitment

Stakeholder management

English & BM communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/BA/Psychology

Tools

LinkedIn

ATS

Job portals

Job description

Assistant Manager Talent Acquisition (Southern)

We are looking for an experienced and driven Assistant Manager, Talent Acquisition – Southern Region to join our Talent Acquisition team.

Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, you will be responsible for driving end-to-end recruitment across the Southern Region, with a strong focus on Retail and high-volume hiring.

This role will support hiring requirements across multiple locations within the Southern Region, with Kempas as a key location. We are open to candidates who are currently based in Klang Valley or within the Southern Region, provided they are comfortable travelling regularly to support recruitment activities and business stakeholders within the region.

You will work closely with hiring managers and regional stakeholders to understand manpower requirements, build strong talent pipelines and ensure hiring needs are fulfilled within the required timelines.

The ideal candidate is hands‑on, resourceful and comfortable managing multiple hiring requirements across different locations.

Your Day-to-Day

Drive the end-to-end recruitment process across the Southern Region, from sourcing and screening through interviews, offer management and onboarding coordination.

Drive recruitment for Retail, frontline and high-volume roles across multiple branches and locations within the region.

Partner closely with hiring managers and business stakeholders to understand manpower requirements and develop appropriate hiring plans.

Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for critical and recurring positions to support current and upcoming manpower needs.

Utilise multiple sourcing channels including job portals, LinkedIn, referrals, social media, career fairs, walk-in interviews and other recruitment initiatives.

Plan and execute mass hiring activities, career fairs, walk-in interviews and on-ground recruitment campaigns across the Southern Region.

Monitor recruitment progress and proactively identify hiring gaps, challenges and risks, with clear action plans to improve hiring outcomes.

Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process while maintaining strong candidate engagement.

Manage salary recommendations, offer negotiations and offer closure in partnership with relevant stakeholders.

Ensure recruitment activities and candidate information are accurately maintained in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and comply with internal recruitment processes and policies.

Work collaboratively with recruiters and business stakeholders to support hiring requirements and share talent pools where relevant.

Develop relationships with local recruitment partners, job portals, educational institutions and other relevant talent sources within the Southern Region.

Support employer branding and talent attraction initiatives to strengthen the talent pipeline within the region.

Continuously identify opportunities to improve sourcing strategies, recruitment processes and hiring effectiveness.

Your Know-How

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or a related discipline.

5–7 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment, preferably within a fast-paced and high-growth organisation.

Strong hands‑on experience in Retail recruitment is required, including experience managing high-volume or mass hiring.

Experience managing recruitment requirements across multiple branches, locations or a geographical region would be highly advantageous.

Proven experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle across multiple positions simultaneously.

Strong sourcing capability with experience using job portals, LinkedIn, social media, referrals and other sourcing channels.

Experience organising or supporting career fairs, walk-in interviews and large-scale recruitment activities.

Strong stakeholder‑management skills with the ability to work effectively across different levels of the business.

Good understanding of recruitment processes, candidate assessment, salary negotiation and offer management.

Comfortable working with recruitment data, hiring reports and recruitment metrics to track hiring progress and identify areas requiring action.

Experience working with an ATS and recruitment platforms.

Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and locations simultaneously.

Proactive, resourceful and results‑oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and urgency.

Open to candidates based in Klang Valley or within the Southern Region, with willingness to travel regularly across the region as required.

Ability to communicate in Mandarin would be an added advantage.

Good written and verbal communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

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Your application will include the following questions:

• How many years' experience do you have as a Talent Acquisition Manager?
• How many years' experience do you have in Human Resources (HR)?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?
• How many years of recruitment experience do you have?
• Do you have accounting experience in the recruitment industry?

CARSOME is Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform. With operations across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, CARSOME aims to digitize the region’s used car industry by reshaping and elevating the car buying and selling experience.

The company provides end-to-end solutions to consumers and used car dealers, from car inspection to ownership transfer to financing, promising a service that is trusted, convenient and efficient. CARSOME currently transacts around 100,000 cars annually and has more than 2,000 employees across all its offices.

For more information, please visit www.carsome.my

CARSOME is Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform. With operations across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, CARSOME aims to digitize the region’s used car industry by reshaping and elevating the car buying and selling experience.

The company provides end-to-end solutions to consumers and used car dealers, from car inspection to ownership transfer to financing, promising a service that is trusted, convenient and efficient. CARSOME currently transacts around 100,000 cars annually and has more than 2,000 employees across all its offices.

For more information, please visit www.carsome.my

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