Talent Acquisition Manager- Hospitality

Role & responsibilities

To support timely recruitment of quality manpower across restaurant operations, kitchens, production units and support functions, ensuring vacancies are filled within agreed timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle end-to-end recruitment for restaurant, culinary, production and support roles.
• Source candidates for positions such as Chefs, Cooks, Stewards, Captains, Restaurant Managers, Kitchen Helpers, Bakery/Production staff and other hospitality roles.
• Source candidates through job portals, social media, referrals, recruitment agencies, institutes and direct sourcing.
• Conduct initial screening and coordinate interviews with functional/operational managers.
• Organise and support walk-in interviews and bulk recruitment drives.
• Build and maintain a ready database/talent pool for frequently hired positions.
• Coordinate offer roll-out, documentation and joining formalities with the HR team.
• Follow up with selected candidates to improve offer-to-joining conversion.
• Maintain recruitment trackers and provide regular updates on vacancies, closures and pending positions.
• Develop relationships with hotel management/culinary institutes and other relevant training institutes for entry-level hiring.
• Support recruitment requirements for new restaurant openings and expansion projects.
• Ensure candidates have a positive and professional experience throughout the recruitment process.

Candidate Profile

• Graduate / MBA in HR preferred.
• 25 years of recruitment experience, preferably in restaurants, hotels, QSR or hospitality.
• Good understanding of hospitality operational and culinary roles.
• Experience in bulk/frontline recruitment is strongly preferred.
• Good sourcing, communication and candidate-engagement skills.
• Comfortable travelling for recruitment drives when required.

Key Performance Indicators

Time to Fill | Vacancy Closure % | Offer-to-Joining Ratio | Recruitment Cost | Quality/Retention of New Hires

Preferred candidate profile