Talent Acquisition Specialist

GMG is a global well-being company retailing, distributing, and manufacturing a portfolio of leading international and home-grown brands across sport, everyday goods, health and beauty, properties, and logistics sectors.

Under the ownership and management of the Baker family for over 45 years, GMG is a valued partner of choice for the world's most successful and respected brands in the well-being sector. Working across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, GMG has introduced more than 120 brands across 12 countries. These include notable home-grown brands such as Sun & Sand Sports, Dropkick, Supercare Pharmacy, Farm Fresh, and Klassic, and international brands like Nike, Columbia, Converse, Timberland, Vans, Mama Sita's, and McCain.

The incumbent is responsible for managing and executing the end-to-end recruitment process  Talent Acquisition Specialist ensures the company attracts and hires top talent by actively sourcing, interviewing, and selecting candidates. The incumbent collaborates with the Manager/Assistant Manager of Talent Acquisition to develop effective hiring strategies that align with GMG's corporate objectives.

• Conducts research and implements sourcing strategies to develop a pipeline of candidates for key roles and positions anticipated based on business requirements.
• Maintains relationships with universities and participates in university career fairs – Assistant recruitment Manager.
• Stays current on trends in recruitment, use of alternative sourcing channels and innovative methods of recruitment and selection.
• Identifies manpower requirements, verifies manpower requisitions, reviews submitted job descriptions and selects the most appropriate channel of recruitment to source candidates.
• Prepares and posts recruitment advertisements on internal and external job portals and coordinates externally with recruitment agencies to ensure all appropriate recruitment channels are activated for a particular open position.
• Interacts with managers to discuss recruitment requests and to understand other contextual and qualitative information of the job.
• Sources candidates, conducts interviews and coordinates with Business Units to set up interviews with line managers for shortlisted candidates.
• Obtain pre-approvals for employment offers and employment contracts (for junior and mid-level positions) in line with GMG guidelines and compensation policies.
• Conducts reference checks for candidates and collects required documents for visa processing and employee information filing.
• Manages applicant tracking systems and updates recruitment related reports and assists in analysis to ensure that regular updates and recruitment status is provided to management.

• Strong understanding of recruitment processes, candidate management tools, and various sourcing techniques.
• Proficiency in using applicant tracking systems (ATS), recruitment software, and HR management platforms is required.
• Ability to identify talent, conduct effective interviews, and align recruitment with strategic business needs is essential.
• Minimum 4 years experience in recruitment.
• Experience in recruitment blue collar roles.
• Knowledge of conducting recruitment drives.
• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Human Resources/Administration.
• Strong English and/or Arabic language skills (written and spoken).

Entry level

Full-time

Administrative and Human Resources, Retail

Retail

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