Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition

Location: Mumbai Maharashtra India

Position Title: Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition

Summary:

The Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition will lead full cycle recruiting for key business-critical roles and for all professional & non-professional level roles. Full cycle recruiting includes candidate pipeline development sourcing and assessment of candidates ensuring a top-notch candidate experience candidate calibration and offer development. This role will utilize a variety of sources for candidate generation including research (internal/external) networking direct sourcing internet recruiting associations advertising industry events employee referrals community events and diverse organizations.

The role will utilize recruitment technology including applicant tracking systems candidate resource management database interview technology and social platforms. The role will also oversee the offer and pre-employment process for all levels of recruitment.

Summary of major duties:

Sourcing/Recruitment:

Responsible for executing approved sourcing strategies to generate a diverse pool of on-target candidates who are interested and qualified.
Build robust talent pipeline for key roles. As the initial candidate contact this role is key in contacting prospects to generate interest in career opportunities and developing ongoing professional relationships with candidates.
Initiates telephone and email conversations with candidates who have not expressed an interest in The Hershey Company to present career opportunities network and sell Hersheys employee value proposition.
Stays abreast of new tools websites and strategies for effective sourcing; tracks and monitors effectiveness of sourcing strategies.
Actively monitors and builds a presence on professional social networking sites user groups and blogs to capture active and passive talent.
Lead Campus recruitment focused on identifying and attracting young pool of candidates for various roles within the organization at the entry level.

Pre-Employment Process:

Leads pre-employment process (Requisiton creation Medical background) for all Pay level roles
Ensures HBP receives all relevant information for processing accurate and approved offer proposals and following our process and standards for Offer preparation & discussion.
Partners with legal team/Hiring team to make decisions on questionable results for pre-employment

Recruitment Process:

Expert knowledge of Hershey Talent Acquisition Policies and Procedures
Ensures timely update of Applicant Tracking System (Success Factors) and Candidate resource management (Eightfold) data throughout the recruitment process to guarantee accurate reporting data and active management of candidate and hiring manager expectations.
Works with SBTP & Sr Manager TA on reporting needs for LT and Business.

Minimum knowledge skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities:

Knowledge of a variety of sourcing tools e.g. LinkedIn Indeed Resume Career Builder Monster Resume Naukri social media etc.
Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with various levels within the organization and externally within the market
Knowledge of human resources including legal and regulatory compliance

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education: Masters in Business Human Resources or related field (MBA).

Experience: 4-5 years relevant experience in recruiting or Human Resources

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individuals race color gender age national origin religion citizenship status marital status sexual orientation gender identity transgender status physical or mental disability protected veteran status genetic information pregnancy or any other categories protected by applicable federal state or local laws.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans.

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