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Job summary
A cosmetics manufacturing company in South Africa is looking for a Recruitment Specialist to manage the full recruitment lifecycle and build effective sourcing strategies for niche roles. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree, at least 3 years of recruitment experience in a retail or related environment, and familiarity with sourcing tools. This role involves collaboration with hiring managers to ensure alignment with organizational needs and strengthening the company's employer brand through various channels.
Qualifications
- Grade 12 or equivalent required.
- Minimum of 3 years recruitment experience in a retail or related environment.
- Ability to recruit for technical roles.
Responsibilities
- Manage full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to offer negotiation.
- Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers.
- Strengthen employer brand through various channels.
Skills
Education
Tools
- Manage full recruitment lifecycle: job briefing, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, and offer negotiation.
- Develop effective sourcing strategies for niche roles including formulation chemists, production operators, quality assurance specialists, and regulatory affairs professionals.
- Build and maintain candidate pipelines for high-volume and hard-to-fill positions.
- Conduct competency-based and technical screenings to ensure strong role alignment.
- Coordinate and facilitate interviews with hiring managers; ensure positive candidate experience.
- Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, providing market insights, recruitment best practices, and talent recommendations.
- Work with HR and department heads to define job requirements and candidate profiles.
- Support workforce planning and ensure hiring timelines are aligned with production needs.
- Strengthen employer brand in the cosmetics and manufacturing sector through social media, job boards, career events, and partnerships.
- Represent the company at job fairs, industry events, and career days.
- Maintain a high-quality candidate journey, ensuring timely communication and professionalism.
- Maintain accurate and updated records within the ATS and HR systems.
- Track recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, source effectiveness, turnover trends) and report regularly to HR leadership.
- Ensure all recruitment processes comply with employment laws, GMP requirements, and internal policies.
- Support onboarding processes and coordinate pre-employment checks.
- Grade 12 or equivalent required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Management, Organisational Psychology or related field is required
- Minimum of 3 years recruitment working experience in a retail or related environment is required
- Demonstrated ability to recruit for technical roles (production, quality, R&D, engineering).
- Experience with SimplifyHR platform and modern sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, CV databases).
- Understanding of manufacturing environments, GMP standards, and regulatory frameworks is an advantage.
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