Lead the entire recruitment process including requisition approval, hiring manager briefing, job advertising, candidate sourcing, application review, candidate screening, interview strategy, and offer process and continuously work with the hiring teams to identify opportunities to improve the process.
Leverage relevant advertising resources and apply other relevant candidate marketing strategies to create local, regional and global awareness to attract qualified applications.
Leverage candidate databases (internal and external) and other sourcing channels (university, competitive research, job fairs, social) to identify prospective candidates including cold calling prospects.
Screen resumes and conduct initial phone screens and in-depth interviews evaluating skills, experience and culture add.
Build, engage and maintain pre-qualified and prospective candidate pools within the functional area.
Partner with recruiting and sourcing colleagues to share candidates and jobs to encourage a collaborative hiring process.
Continuously identify new candidate pools and leverage existing resources and various channels to proactively identify passive candidates and reach out to them.
Provide guidance to hiring teams throughout the recruitment process and frequently update them on status.
Advocate for and drive a diverse and inclusive recruitment strategy.
Conduct weekly check-ins with active candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruiting process.
Own responsibility for candidate and hiring manager experience results and drive standards.
Utilize comprehensive knowledge of adidas brand and offerings to market adidas and the adidas Group as an Employer of Choice.
Plan and participate in strategic planning meetings with functional/market leadership and key business partners to understand hiring requirements and build recruitment strategies.
Conduct quarterly review meetings with business leaders and key partners to review recruiting achievements and opportunities.
Support retail teams with TA upskilling, trainings, best practices, hiring events, assessment centers, toolkits roll out.
In partnership with HR and Legal, ensure interviewing and hiring practices aligned with TA policy and local and federal regulations.
Drive strategic talent strategies with Retail Leadership in partnership with HR to build candidate pipelines within retail stores and teams.
Actively participate in retail events including Retail Sales Meetings, Store Visits, Hiring Events, District and Regional market meetings.
Participate in onboarding trainings for new hires within Retail leadership to conduct training on TA topics.
Utilize recruitment systems effectively, document key actions, recommend improvements and ensure data accuracy for reporting purposes.
Requirements
Minimum of 4-6 years’ experience in international/global recruiting, leading local, international and global recruitment mandates for all level candidates through a broad range of sourcing channels (including proactive outreach).
Specific expertise/experience recruiting for Retail business strongly preferred.
Industry experience and deep knowledge of the footwear, apparel and/or retail industry.
Experienced working in large, international/global matrix company.
Experience working with vendors and managing relationships and driving results through collaboration.
Demonstrated track record of driving end2end, holistic recruitment mandates (including sourcing, assessing and hiring talent in volume roles and global recruiting initiatives).
Experienced in offer negotiation, awareness of local legislation and employment market/compensation trends.
International experience, having worked on projects in multiple geographies.
Knowledgeable about managing diversity & inclusion from talent acquisition perspective.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English + local languages preferred: Greek, Romania, Bulgarian.