Recruiter Manager

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Recruitment Management

• Own and manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from manpower requisition approval to candidate onboarding.
• Develop recruitment strategies to attract qualified candidates across technical, engineering, facility management, corporate, and support functions.
• Ensure timely closure of vacancies while maintaining recruitment quality standards.
• Conduct screening, interviews, assessments, and candidate evaluations where required.
• Manage offer negotiations, compensation discussions, and joining formalities.
• Monitor candidate pipelines and proactively address hiring challenges.

Team Leadership

• Lead and manage a recruitment team both in Pune & Qatar.
• Allocate vacancies based on business priority and recruiter workload.
• Monitor recruiter performance, productivity, and hiring metrics.
• Conduct regular recruitment review meetings and provide coaching and guidance.
• Establish clear recruitment KPIs and monitor achievement against targets.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with department heads, project managers, and business leaders to understand manpower requirements.
• Provide regular updates on recruitment progress, pipeline status, and market challenges.
• Escalate critical vacancies and recruitment risks in a timely manner.
• Ensure high levels of hiring manager satisfaction through proactive communication.

Recruitment Planning & Strategy

• Support annual manpower planning and workforce forecasting activities.
• Build talent pipelines for recurring and critical positions.
• Analyze recruitment trends, talent availability, competitor hiring practices, and salary benchmarks.
• Develop sourcing strategies to reduce hiring turnaround time and dependency on agencies.

Vendor & Agency Management

• Identify, evaluate, and manage recruitment agencies and sourcing partners.
• Negotiate commercial terms and recruitment agreements.
• Monitor agency performance based on quality of candidates, turnaround time, and successful placements.
• Review agency invoices and ensure compliance with agreed commercial terms.

Reporting & Analytics

• Maintain accurate recruitment dashboards and candidate trackers.
• Prepare weekly and monthly recruitment reports for management.
• Monitor KPIs including:
• Open vs. closed positions
• Time-to-hire
• Time-to-fill
• Offer acceptance ratio
• Candidate joining ratio
• Recruitment cost per hire
• Vacancy ageing
• Recruiter productivity

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies and approved manpower plans.
• Maintain recruitment documentation and audit records.
• Ensure all offers and hirings are completed with the necessary approvals.
• Promote fair, ethical, and compliant hiring practices.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
• MBA in Human Resources preferred.
• Minimum 8-12 years of recruitment experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience leading a recruitment team.
• Strong experience in end-to-end recruitment across multiple functions and levels.
• Experience supporting GCC/Middle East recruitment will be an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Recruitment Strategy & Talent Acquisition
• Team Leadership & People Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Interviewing & Candidate Assessment
• Offer Negotiation
• Workforce Planning
• Vendor & Agency Management
• Recruitment Analytics & Reporting
• Strong Communication & Influencing Skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Closure of vacancies within agreed timelines.
• Reduction in vacancy ageing and recruitment cycle time.
• Quality of hires and candidate retention.
• Recruiter productivity and team performance.
• Hiring manager satisfaction.
• Offer acceptance and successful joining ratio.
• Accuracy and timeliness of recruitment reporting.
• Reduction in recruitment costs and agency dependency.