Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Manager (m/w/d)

Are you passionate about talent acquisition and ready to make a significant impact? Join Essity and be part of a dynamic team that values innovation, collaboration, and diversity. We are looking for individuals who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace.

About the Role

Essity is hiring an experienced Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Manager to lead a large team covering both salaried and hourly roles. You’ll bring a data-driven mindset and a track record of developing high-performing recruiters. In this role, you’ll collaborate with HR and business leaders across Germany and Switzerland to drive end-to-end recruitment, workforce planning, and employer branding.

What you will do:

• Develop and execute employer branding and hiring strategies for both operator and white-collar roles, aligning with Essity’s global objectives and local business requirements.

• Secure and enhance recruitment processes to ensure excellence, consistency, and compliance across all hiring activities.

• Lead, mentor, and manage a large high-performing team by setting clear goals, delivering continuous coaching, and fostering professional growth to drive hiring success.

• Build effective relationships with stakeholders to proactively address current and future recruitment challenges, driving talent pipelines, organizational mapping, and identification.

• Translate Group Employer Branding and Talent Acquisition principles, strategies, methodologies, tools, and processes into actionable plans for regional implementation.

• Oversee recruitment budgets, metrics, and analytics to optimize process efficiency, effectiveness, and ROI.

Who you are:

• Extensive recruitment experience across operator and white-collar roles, with success in country-wide hiring strategies.

• Successfully developed and implemented employer branding strategies that align with business goals and resonate with diverse talent pools

• Experience working in complex matrix organizations, networking with key stakeholders, and building relationships with cross-functional teams.

• Robust organizational skills for managing projects and multiple tasks, adapting to shifting priorities.

• Demonstrated leadership skills to manage and coach diverse teams across locations.

• Digitally savvy, proficient in Microsoft Office, Recruitment Metrics, ATS (Workday is a plus), sourcing strategies, and new technologies (AI, etc.)

• Fluent in German and English.

Location: This role can be based out of our Mannheim, Munich, or Hamburg offices, with travel required.

What We Can Offer You:

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere.

Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You With Us

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Application End Date: 05 Mai 2025 Job Requisition ID: Essity253320