Talent Acquisition Consultant

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Job Description

Talent Acquisition ConsultantRole Purpose

To manage and drive end-to-end recruitment across PPL, ensuring timely closure of open positions, effective stakeholder partnership, and a seamless, positive candidate experience. The role will support hiring across multiple functions while ensuring alignment with business requirements and recruitment policies.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Recruitment: Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle across functions, including Manufacturing, Quality, Research & Development (R&D), Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain and Corporate.

• Stakeholder Management: Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand manpower requirements, define candidate profiles, prioritize vacancies, and develop effective recruitment strategies.

• Talent Sourcing: Identify and attract qualified talent through job portals, LinkedIn, employee referrals, professional networks, and other relevant sourcing channels.

• Candidate Screening & Assessment: Review applications, conduct preliminary screening, assess candidate suitability, and ensure alignment with role requirements and organizational culture.

• Offer Management & Closure: Manage salary discussions, facilitate offer rollouts, follow up with selected candidates, and drive offer acceptance and successful joining.

• Recruitment Reporting & Analytics: Maintain accurate recruitment trackers, update applicant tracking systems (ATS), and prepare periodic reports on hiring progress, pipeline status, time-to-fill, and recruitment metrics.

• Candidate Experience: Ensure timely communication, regular follow-ups, and a professional, transparent, and positive experience throughout the recruitment journey.

• Process Compliance: Adhere to established recruitment policies, standard operating procedures, documentation requirements, and applicable organizational guidelines.

• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance sourcing effectiveness, improve recruitment turnaround time, and strengthen overall hiring efficiency.

Qualifications & Experience

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in Human Resources, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or a related discipline.

• 3–7 years of relevant recruitment or Talent Acquisition experience, preferably within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.

• Experience in recruiting for technical, manufacturing, quality, R&D, regulatory, supply chain, commercial, and corporate roles will be an advantage.

• Hands-on experience with candidate sourcing, screening, interview coordination, stakeholder management, and offer closures.

• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), job portals, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other recruitment tools.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong sourcing and talent-mapping capabilities.

• Effective communication and stakeholder-management skills.

• Good candidate assessment and decision-making abilities.

• Strong planning, coordination, and follow-up skills.

• Ability to manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities.

• Data-driven approach with attention to detail and process compliance.

• Proactive, result-oriented mindset with a strong focus on candidate experience and timely hiring closures.