Talent Acquisition Head

ABOUT THE CLIENT

About Polycab:

Polycab India Limited is a leading force in the Fast-Moving Electrical Goods (FMEG) sector and India’s largest manufacturer of Wires and Cables with a strong and expanding global footprint. Polycab generates revenue of approx. 18000 CR (growth of 28% YOY) with 13.5% EBITDA Margin and employee strength of more than 16000. The company has 28 manufacturing facilities located across the states of Gujarat Maharashtra Uttarakhand and the union territory of Daman having a market share of 25-26%. As a frontrunner in the industry they dominate product categories such as Fans Switches Water Heaters Switchgears Luminaries tailored for residential commercial and industrial appliances Solar Panels Conduits & Accessories and cutting-edge home automation solutions. Polycab has more than 3800 distributors across India and 205000 Retailers serving customers in 70 countries globally.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title – Head Talent Acquisition

Location – HO Mumbai (Frequent travel to plant)

Reporting To – Executive Vice President and CHRO

Team Size – Managing a team of 12-15 Members across Plant & Corporate

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in HR Business or related field; MBA/PGDM preferred.
• 15–20 years of experience in talent acquisition with at least 5 years in a strategic or leadership capacity.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing enterprise-wide TA strategies across diverse business units and geographies.
• Deep understanding of the talent landscape employer branding and digital talent acquisition tools.
• Exposure to leadership hiring strategic workforce planning and transformation initiatives.

Core responsibilities

• Driving the full spectrum of recruiting and selection activities.
• Implementing and leading significant initiatives to construct career websites incorporating hiring tools developing staff training programs and developing focused business plans.
• Leverage technology AI-enabled tools and advanced analytics for sourcing assessment and decision-making.
• Embed diversity goals into strategic hiring plans and leadership succession pipeline.

• Designing and driving the adoption of consistent recruiting interviewing and hiring practices that support a strong candidate experience.
• Design and implement a structured campus hiring program.
• Collaborate with HR teams to solve complex hiring problems that address evolving high-priority business needs.
• Build strong relationships with academic institutions and industry bodies to enhance Polycab’s campus presence.
• Identifying and partnering with external providers to ensure hiring needs are met.
• Defining and driving the team to meet and exceed hiring benchmarks relating to time to fill cost per hire diversity hiring and hiring manager and candidate satisfaction.
• Defining and leading projects focused on continuous improvement.
• Implement improvements to boost candidate experience in the future.
• Staying up to date with industry trends best practices and emerging recruitment technologies incorporating innovative approaches into Polycab’s talent acquisition efforts.
• Leverage data and feedback to continuously improve campus selection diversity and conversion metrics.

• Provide support in the implementation of HR policies procedures and best practices.
• Establish performance metrics and dashboards to track effectiveness efficiency and experience outcomes.
• Participate in industry events to increase brand visibility.

• Partnering with leaders within the organization to track the ongoing hiring needs of their business.
• Managing end-to-end recruitment for senior roles.

Success Indicators

• Reduction in time-to-fill and cost-per-hire.
• Improved offer-to-join ratio and candidate experience scores.
• Strength of internal talent pipelines.
• Diversity hiring outcomes.
• Retention rate of key hires.

Skills and experience required

• Proven experience in talent acquisition with a track record in end-to-end hiring including campus and Executive leadership.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills capable of inspiring and motivating to achieve recruitment goals.
• Strong strategic vision and ability to align talent acquisition strategies with the organization's business objectives.
• Expertise in talent sourcing attracting top-tier candidates and developing a strong talent pipeline.
• Prior experience in employer branding initiatives and promoting the organization as an employer of choice.
• Data-driven decision-making skills with the ability to analyse recruitment metrics and optimize recruitment processes.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders on talent market insights hiring strategies and workforce trends.
• Collaborate with HR COEs (L&D Compensation HRBP) to ensure seamless onboarding and integration.
• Advises HR leadership and business leadership on local legal / regulatory requirements.