Senior Human Resource Recruiter

Job Description HR Recruiter

Industry: Automotive Dealership / Commercial Vehicles
Department: Human Resources
Position: HR Recruiter
Reporting To: HR Manager / HR Head
Location: [Location]
Experience: 2–5 Years

Job Purpose

To manage end-to-end recruitment activities for the automotive dealership, ensuring timely hiring of sales, service, workshop, body shop, spare parts, and support-function employees as per business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

1. Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Manage the complete recruitment cycle from manpower requisition to joining.
• Understand manpower requirements from Sales, Service, Workshop, Body Shop, Spare Parts, Finance, and Administration departments.
• Source candidates through job portals, employee referrals, social media, consultants, and local recruitment networks.
• Screen CVs and conduct initial HR interviews.
• Coordinate technical and management interviews.
• Negotiate salary and finalize candidates within approved budgets.
• Ensure timely joining of selected candidates.

2. Automotive Dealership Hiring

Handle recruitment for positions such as:

• Sales Executives / Sales Consultants
• Sales Managers / Team Leaders
• Service Advisors
• Technicians / Mechanics
• Body Shop Technicians
• Denters & Painters
• Spare Parts Executives
• Warranty Executives
• Customer Relationship Executives
• Drivers / Helpers
• Back-office and administrative staff

3. Recruitment MIS & Documentation

• Maintain daily and monthly recruitment trackers.
• Track vacancies, sourcing, interviews, selections, offers, and joining status.
• Maintain candidate database and talent pool.
• Prepare recruitment MIS and management reports.
• Ensure proper documentation of new joiners.

4. Candidate & Employee Coordination

• Maintain regular communication with candidates throughout the hiring process.
• Conduct pre-joining follow-ups to reduce offer dropouts.
• Coordinate joining formalities with HR/Admin.
• Support employee onboarding and induction activities.

5. Business Partnering

• Regularly interact with department heads to understand manpower requirements.
• Identify critical and recurring manpower gaps.
• Provide recruitment status updates to management.
• Suggest appropriate sourcing strategies based on the position and local talent availability.

Key Skills Required

• Strong sourcing and candidate-screening skills.
• Good knowledge of recruitment portals and social media hiring.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to handle multiple vacancies simultaneously.
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and recruitment MIS.
• Strong follow-up and coordination skills.
• Ability to work in a target-oriented environment.
• Knowledge of automotive dealership manpower will be an advantage.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Vacancy closure within defined TAT.
• Number of positions closed per month.
• Interview-to-selection ratio.
• Offer-to-joining ratio.
• Recruitment cost per hire.
• Quality and retention of new hires.
• Reduction in critical manpower vacancies.

Preferred Experience

Candidates with experience in automotive dealerships, commercial vehicle dealerships, automobile service centers, workshops, or related industries will be preferred.