Senior Manager - Talent Acqusition - Manufacturing Industry

Responsible for driving full-cycle recruitment strategies, enabling high-impact hiring, and contributing to workforce planning for critical business functions. The ideal candidate will possess a strategic mindset and hands-on hiring experience, with the ability to partner with leadership, influence talent decisions, and deliver results in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Strategic Talent Partnering: Act as a strategic partner to business leaders and hiring managers, advising on talent market trends, providing data-driven insights, and developing effective sourcing strategies to meet hiring goals.

- Full-Cycle Recruitment: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from requisition intake and job description creation to candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation. Ensure a positive and engaging candidate experience.

- Team Leadership & Mentorship: [If applicable, mention managing a team] Lead, mentor, and develop a team of recruiters to achieve hiring targets and maintain high performance standards.

- Workforce Planning: Collaborate with business leaders to understand future talent needs, contribute to workforce planning initiatives, and build robust talent pipelines for critical and high-volume roles.

- Employer Branding & Sourcing: Innovate and execute effective sourcing strategies, leveraging various channels, and enhance the company's employer brand to attract top-tier talent.

- Data & Analytics: Use recruitment metrics and data to identify trends, measure the effectiveness of hiring strategies, and make recommendations for process improvements.

- Compliance & Best Practices: Ensure all recruitment activities comply with legal requirements and company policies. Stay up-to-date with best practices in the talent acquisition space.

Experience:

- 9 to 12 years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, in a leadership or senior-level role.

- Experience, preferably in Automotive, Manufacturing, Engineering, or other high-volume manufacturing industries. Experience with RPO, Staffing, is an added advantage.

- Demonstrated experience in full-cycle recruitment in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

- Proven ability to partner with and influence senior leadership.

- Strong understanding of talent acquisition metrics, data analysis, and reporting.

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

- Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and other recruitment technologies