Job Title: Talent Acquisition Manager
Industry: Tobacco Manufacturing / FMCG
Location: Kwara State
Reports To: Human Resources Director / Head of HR
Job Summary:
Our client is seeking a strategic and experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruitment initiatives across all business units ensuring the attraction and hiring of toptier talent within the dynamic environment of tobacco manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in FMCG and/or highly regulated industries with a deep understanding of the fastpaced demands and compliance requirements of such sectors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and execute talent acquisition strategies that support business growth and workforce planning within a tobacco manufacturing and FMCG context.
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle including requisition approval sourcing screening interviewing offer management and onboarding.
- Collaborate closely with hiring managers and HR business partners to define job requirements candidate profiles and optimal hiring approaches.
- Source candidates through a mix of channels including job boards LinkedIn social media referrals career fairs and recruitment agencies.
- Ensure a consistent highquality candidate experience and uphold the employer brand at every touchpoint.
- Drive diversity and inclusion across all recruitment practices.
- Maintain compliance with applicable labor laws internal recruitment policies and industryspecific hiring standards.
- Monitor and report on recruitment metrics (e.g. timetofill qualityofhire retention rates) providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Build a strong talent pipeline for future business needs particularly in manufacturing commercial logistics regulatory affairs and operations.
- Represent the company at external networking events career expos and campus recruitment drives to attract top talent.
- Manage relationships with external vendors including recruitment agencies and background check providers.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor s degree in Human Resources Business Administration Industrial Relations or a related discipline. A Master s degree or HR certification (CIPD SHRM PHR) is advantageous.
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in talent acquisition with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role.
- Strong background in recruiting within FMCG manufacturing or highly regulated industries (e.g. tobacco food and beverages pharmaceuticals consumer goods).
- Proven ability to recruit for both bluecollar and whitecollar roles across multiple functional areas.
- Sound knowledge of recruitment technologies applicant tracking systems (ATS) and modern sourcing techniques.
- Strong interpersonal negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fastpaced highcompliance and performancedriven environment.
Key Competencies:
- Strategic and analytical thinking
- Team leadership and collaboration
- Business acumen with an FMCG mindset
- Problemsolving and decisionmaking
- Integrity confidentiality and ethical judgment
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to using TAMCL25 as subject of the mail.