- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification Matric
- Experience 3 – 5 years
- Location Gauteng
- City Johannesburg
- Job Field Human Resources / HR 
Talent Acquisition Specialist at The Heineken Company
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Key Responsibilities:
Talent Acquisition Effectiveness
- Build and maintain strategic and proactive pipelines of top external talent across key roles and business areas.
- Conduct market mapping, leverage market intelligence and competitor analysis to support workforce planning.
- Proactively source candidates through diverse channels utilizing advanced search strategies, platforms and technology.
- Design job descriptions and structured interview guides to ensure alignment with both technical requirements and cultural fit.
- Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail across all recruitment-related documentation and processes.
- Use the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage applicant data, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with data privacy regulations.
- Design and manage end-to-end recruitment processes, including screening, assessments, and interviews.
- Support the development and implementation of data-driven talent acquisition strategies.
Talent Intelligence
- Create talent heat maps and sourcing dashboards to inform future talent needs and identify talent trends.
- Track and analyze key recruitment metrics, including but not limited to, time-to-hire and cost-per-hire, pipeline conversion and sourcing channel effectiveness to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Translate data insights into actions that enhance sourcing efficiency, reduce time-to-hire and elevate overall quality of hire.
- Provide regular reporting and dashboards to HR leadership on recruitment performance and market analytics.
Candidate Engagement
- Craft personalized, brand aligned outreach that reflects our tone and values.
- Build long-term relationships and engagements with high potential candidates for future roles.
- Maintain and support alumni relationships.
- Nurture and maintain communities of talent through content and engagements.
- Ensure a seamless and memorable candidate experience throughout the hiring journey.
Stakeholder Partnership
- Partner with the People community and Business Leaders to align workforce plans, forecast hiring needs and define role requirements.
- Evolve sourcing strategies with evolving business and workforce needs.
- Provide advisory support on market insights, talent trends, and competitor activity to inform hiring strategy.
- Participate in workforce planning discussion and diversity sourcing strategies.
Employer Brand Activation
- Partner with Brand, Talent and Marketing to localize EVP messaging in sourcing and outreach content.
- Contribute to recruitment campaigns, careers content and attending events to drive attraction of talent.
- Collaborate on events, content creation and social media campaigns to attract high quality candidates.
- Create compelling outreach messages that reflect out tone and value proposition.
Education &Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Analytics, Psychology, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of experience as a Talent Acquisition Specialist or similar role in talent sourcing, head hunting or recruiting (in-house or agency).
- Proven track record of recruiting in the following specialist areas: FMCG and Beverages Marketing and Sales.
- Proven track record in proactive talent sourcing, full-cycle recruitment and onboarding.
- Advanced proficiency in recruitment analytics, data reporting, and the use of dashboards.
- Hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems, CRM systems and social media platforms and recruitment technologies.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and present actionable insights.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with a strong focus on data accuracy and compliance.
- Solid understanding of the talent market and ability to assess complex role requirements.
- Experience working with employer branding or EVP is a strong advantage.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to The Heineken Company on careers.theheinekencompany.com to apply
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