Senior Talent Acquisition Partner- APAC & ESAR

BIC; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote working policy

Job summary

BIC World is seeking a Senior Recruiter for APAC & ESAR (East and Southern Africa) to partner with business leaders across Asia, Oceania/ANZ and Africa to attract, assess and hire exceptional talent. This role involves leading end-to-end recruitment across multiple countries and functions, reporting to the Regional Head of Talent Acquisition, with flexibility to base in Manila or Kuala Lumpur.

You will leverage market intelligence, innovative sourcing and data-driven insights to build diverse,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of recruitment experience across corporate TA and/or executive search.
• Experience recruiting across multiple APAC countries and managing international hiring processes.
• Experience recruiting across Africa or Europe is a strong plus.
• Consumer goods or manufacturing recruitment experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment across APAC and African markets for corporate, commercial, supply chain and manufacturing roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to define recruitment strategies and provide guidance throughout the process.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience with timely communication and high-quality execution.
• Develop sourcing strategies to engage active and passive talent via LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking, referrals and local markets.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and recurring positions.
• Strengthen BIC's employer brand across digital platforms and recruitment events.
• Manage candidate activity in SuccessFactors and LinkedIn Recruiter with data accuracy and policy compliance.
• Use recruitment metrics and market intelligence to improve hiring efficiency and quality of hire.
• Partner with Country HRBPs and leaders on workforce planning and talent mapping.

Skills

Recruitment expertise

Stakeholder management

Interviewing skills

Project management

Analytical mindset

English communication

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

SuccessFactors

Job description

Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.

Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.

As a Senior Recruiter – APAC & ESAR (East and Southern Africa), you will partner with business leaders and hiring managers across Asia, Oceania/ANZ, and the African region to attract, assess and hire exceptional talent. You will lead end-to-end recruitment across multiple countries and functions while delivering an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience. The position reports to the Regional Head of Talent Acquisition and can be based out of Manila or Kuala Lumpur.

You will serve as a trusted talent advisor, leveraging market intelligence, innovative sourcing strategies and data-driven insights to build diverse, high-quality talent pipelines that support BIC's business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage full-cycle recruitment across multiple APAC and African markets for a wide range of corporate, commercial, supply chain and manufacturing roles.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define recruitment strategies and provide consultative guidance throughout the hiring process.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience by ensuring timely communication, transparency and high-quality execution.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to identify and engage both active and passive talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking, employee referrals and local market initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for critical and recurring positions.
• Promote and strengthen BIC's employer brand across digital platforms, professional networks and recruitment events.
• Manage candidate activity within SuccessFactors and LinkedIn Recruiter, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with recruitment processes.
• Use recruitment metrics and market intelligence to improve hiring effectiveness, time-to-fill, quality of hire and cost efficiency.
• Partner with Country HRBPs and business leaders to support workforce planning and talent mapping initiatives.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with local employment legislation and BIC's global recruitment policies.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment processes, tools and best practices across the Global Talent Acquisition team.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of recruitment experience, including corporate Talent Acquisition and/or executive search or agency recruitment.
• Proven experience recruiting across multiple APAC countries and managing international hiring processes.
• Previous experience recruiting across Africa or Europe is a strong plus.
• Consumer goods or manufacturing industry recruitment experience is preferred.
• Strong expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter and modern sourcing techniques to identify passive talent.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across all organizational levels.
• Strong interviewing, assessment and candidate evaluation capabilities.
• Excellent project management, organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent requisitions.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using recruitment metrics to drive decision-making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

What Do we Offer?

• The opportunity to work for a global FMCG leader with retail presence in over 160 countries
• A collaborative, high-performing and inclusive team environment.
• Exciting opportunities for career growth and international development within a global organization.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Comprehensive Health insurance.
• Attractive remote working policy.

BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.