Retail Talent Lead

MRZ Recruitment Pty LTD; Durban; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

MRZ Recruitment Pty LTD in Durban seeks an experienced HR/Talent Acquisition leader to design and drive strategic workforce planning and scalable talent pipelines across multiple sites.

The role focuses on innovative sourcing, improving time-to-hire and candidate experience while strengthening the company’s employer brand and partnerships with universities, SETAs and recruitment networks. A strong analytics mindset supports data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources or Talent Acquisition, with significant exposure to a multi-site retail or hospitality environment.
• Degree in HRM, B.Adm or Industrial Psychology.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing strategic workforce and talent plans aligned with business growth.
• Forecasting future talent requirements and identifying potential workforce and talent risks.
• Building proactive talent pipelines to support new locations and business expansion.
• Designing and implementing innovative sourcing and talent acquisition strategies.
• Driving recruitment efficiency, quality of hire and an exceptional candidate experience.
• Developing and strengthening the organisation's employer brand and positioning it as an employer of choice.
• Establishing strategic partnerships with universities, TVET colleges, SETAs, recruitment partners and other talent networks.
• Building sustainable talent pipelines through external partnerships.
• Leading succession planning, talent reviews, internal mobility and career pathway initiatives.
• Identifying and developing high-potential talent and strengthening leadership bench strength.
• Partnering with Learning & Development and Operations to develop future leaders and strengthen internal promotion pipelines.
• Using talent intelligence and analytics to provide meaningful, data-driven business insights.
• Driving recruitment governance, process improvement, technology optimisation and legislative compliance.

Education

Degree in HRM, B.Adm or Industrial Psychology

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and executing strategic workforce and talent plans aligned with business growth.
• Forecasting future talent requirements and identifying potential workforce and talent risks.
• Building proactive talent pipelines to support new locations and business expansion.
• Designing and implementing innovative sourcing and talent acquisition strategies.
• Driving recruitment efficiency, quality of hire and an exceptional candidate experience.
• Developing and strengthening the organisation's employer brand and positioning it as an employer of choice.
• Establishing strategic partnerships with universities, TVET colleges, SETAs, recruitment partners and other talent networks.
• Building sustainable talent pipelines through external partnerships.
• Leading succession planning, talent reviews, internal mobility and career pathway initiatives.
• Identifying and developing high-potential talent and strengthening leadership bench strength.
• Partnering with Learning & Development and Operations to develop future leaders and strengthen internal promotion pipelines.
• Using talent intelligence and analytics to provide meaningful, data-driven business insights.
• Driving recruitment governance, process improvement, technology optimisation and legislative compliance.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources or Talent Acquisition, with significant exposure to a multi-site retail or hospitality environment
• Degree in HRM, B.Adm or Industrial Psychology.