Talent Acquisition Specialist

DP World; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DP World in the Netherlands is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to connect talent with opportunities across the organization, collaborating with hiring managers, HR, and leaders to drive end-to-end recruitment during the full cycle.

You will shape hiring strategies, build pipelines, leverage market insights, and contribute to employer branding and candidate experience initiatives to support business growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of recruitment experience in a corporate, agency, or fast-paced TA environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and HR teams to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruitment strategies aligned with business objectives.

Skills

Recruitment strategy

Stakeholder management

Sourcing

Interviewing

Employer branding

Data reporting

Process improvement

Communication

Tools

ATS (Applicant Tracking System)

LinkedIn Recruiter

HRIS

Job description

About the role

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will play a key role in connecting talented people with meaningful opportunities across our organization. Working closely with hiring managers, HR colleagues, and business leaders, you will provide expert recruitment support throughout the hiring journey, during the full recruitment cycle.

Job Description

About the role

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will play a key role in connecting talented people with meaningful opportunities across our organization. Working closely with hiring managers, HR colleagues, and business leaders, you will provide expert recruitment support throughout the hiring journey, during the full recruitment cycle. This role combines strategic partnership, hands-on recruitment delivery, and continuous improvement. You will help shape hiring strategies, build talent pipelines, leverage market insights, and contribute to projects that enhance recruitment processes, employer branding, and candidate experience. Your work will directly support business growth by ensuring we attract, engage, and hire high-quality talent in an efficient, inclusive, and candidate-focused way.

How You Will Contribute

• Partner with hiring managers and HR teams to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruitment strategies aligned with business objectives.


• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessment coordination, and offer management.


• Build and maintain diverse talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, networking, social media engagement, talent communities, and external partnerships.


• Create engaging and inclusive job advertisements that attract a broad range of candidates.


• Deliver a positive, transparent, and professional experience for candidates and hiring teams throughout the recruitment journey.


• Maintain accurate recruitment data and reporting through applicant tracking systems and other recruitment tools.


• Share market insights and talent intelligence to support informed hiring decisions and workforce planning.


• Contribute to talent acquisition projects, including employer branding initiatives, process improvements, recruitment technology enhancements, and inclusive hiring programs.


• Continuously identify opportunities to improve recruitment efficiency, effectiveness, and overall hiring outcomes.

What You Will Bring

• Minimum of 8 years' experience delivering recruitment outcomes in a corporate, agency, RPO, or similarly fast-paced talent acquisition environment.


• Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders, provide consultative advice, and collaborate effectively across teams and cultures.


• Knowledge of sourcing approaches, recruitment technologies, applicant tracking systems, and talent assessment methods.


• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.


• A continuous improvement mindset, commitment to high-quality candidate experiences, and respect for confidentiality, integrity, and inclusive hiring practices.


• Fluent in English and German is a must. Turkish, Italian or Spanish language skills are highly recommended as third language skill.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology - and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW