Talent Acquisition Manager
AW Rostamani Group
Total years of experience :16 years, 9 Months
Responsibility:
• Talent Acquisition strategy - Work closely with BU Heads and HRBP to identify critical roles to the business and develop an acquisition plan to attract and source quality talent - Drive end-to-end talent acquisition solutions in line with business growth plans - Ensuring all recruiting practices is in compliance with applicable local employment laws and AWR recruitment policy. - Implemented all pre-hiring process including Psychometric Test, Aptitude Test, BGV (background verification check) in AWR for smooth on-boarding with right talent.
• Stakeholder and Account management - Work closely with HRBP and line managers to ensure there is a good understanding of business needs and potential - Ensure regular performance review with stakeholders to ensure business expectations are met - Provide a full consultative service to line managers with regards to the talent acquisition process
• Manpower planning and forecasting - Generate a Hiring Schedule to address manpower planning and management with HRBP and BU Heads - Drive a proactive fulfilment of manpower business requirements through developing extensive network in the market and knowledge of the industry.
• Internal Talent Acquisition - Identify and assess internal potential for business requirement - Collaborate with other departments to ensure high potential talent within the group are considered for new roles.
• Analysis and Reporting - Maintain regular and accurate metrics to assess talent acquisition process and performance Encourage continuous improvement through regular review of metrics and SLAs.
• On boarding - Work with Talent Coordinators and on-boarding staff to deliver efficient, quality services and high standards of customer service.
Industry Exposure: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Automobile, Trading, Retail, FMCG, Real Estate, Constructions and Healthcare etc.
Technologies worked in IT: Oracle (Ebs, Cloud) SAP, Taleo, Oracle DBA (Core & Apps), Mobile App Developers, IT Infrastructure & Security, Desktop and support.
Achievements:
• Totally revamped the recruitment department and one of the first issues I addressed was to reduce the recruitment agency cost. Before I joined AWR they spent around 2-3 million Dirhams per year on recruitment agencies. In my first year onwards, I reduced the amount to zero and sustained for last 10 years.
• I have recruited 3500 plus Automotive Talents for the group of which 10% of strategic roles and 20% of support functions and 70% of Productive roles from (C-suits to most junior blue-collar roles). In 2023 it was 400 plus roles including new dealer principles (Chery/Zeekr - EV/Smart - EV/ JBM Buses) and the existing flagship brands like Nissan, Infiniti and Renault. I myself headhunted the complete requirements including MD’s / Directors / CEO / GM’s / Head of Departments, Group CRM, Group Treasurer, Group Financial Controller, Group Head Procurement, F&I, several group roles in IT Development and Support roles, AWR properties, AWR real estate, Logistics, Fright Forwarding, Lighting Solutions, Manufacturing etc. using our In-house recruitment system Taleo, LinkedIn, Naukrigulf, networking and various social media platforms.
• Conducted number of recruitment campaigns and hired over 1000 candidates of different nationalities including Sri Lankans, Indians, Pakistanis, Ghanaians, Kenyans, Ethiopians, Zimbabweans, Nigerians, Ugandans for various roles of within production environment, such as Machine Operators, Technicians, Warehouse workers, Helpers, Drivers, Forklift Operators, Packaging workers, etc.
• Reduced agency usage to Zero which resulted in saving of yearly over AED 1.5 million.
• Involved in developing and enhancing AWR candidate experience journey.
• Hands on experience with Oracle Cloud HCM (Taleo Recruitment & Onboarding /Fusion Talent Management / Oracle eBS / I-recruitment tool: Job requisitions, Internal hiring, pre and post on-boarding, .
• Responsible for acquiring talent that will help the business to sustain employees of high calibre.
• Reviews all applications received from candidates through internal and external job postings and selects viable candidates for short listing.
• Searches for suitable profiles among active job seekers in Online Career Websites such as; LinkedIn, Bayt, Monster, Naukri, Dubizzle, etc.
• Headhunts candidates for Strategic & critical roles.
• Evaluates new and existing recruitment markets/agencies and sign-on agencies locally and overseas.
• Establishes and maintains information on competitors including organization structure, current compensation and benefits, etc. to maintain the Group's competitive position.
• Manages the induction/orientation for appointments into the Group.
• Conducts due diligence for all external recruits including written and verbal reference checks and other screening procedures.
• Organizes and arranges Recruitment Campaigns abroad to fill large gaps in the workforce
ensuring that all vacancies are filled efficiently.
• Explores the possibility of new labour markets to ensure diversity and abide by the
nationality ratio regulations set by the Ministry of Labour.
• Check references and confirm authenticity of certificates / credentials for shortlisted candidates.
• Preparing and issuing employment offer letter and Employment and ensure that the new recruits complete all the required joining formalities in line with Company procedures and
governmental requirements.
• Assisting in Preparing JDs for new joiners and existing employees handling new roles, post discussion with the hiring managers.
• Handling the entire gamut of HR activities including Recruitment, Employee Joining & On-boarding, Employee Transfer (Inter-project Transfer), Manpower Controlling, Performance Management, T & D, Employee Grievance Redressal, and
Employee Exit.
• Accountable for complete administration of large and multi-skilled personnel.
• Administering complete Recruitment Function with accountability of interfacing with business units to develop an effective corporate-wide internal/ external recruitment
processes, evaluating the requirements understanding the skills required, identifying the
possible sources, managing database of candidates CVs, handling technical interviews, head hunting, scheduling interviews / meetings, selecting the best candidate and
negotiating & fitting them into the system.
• Managing joining formalities, planning new joiner's induction programmes and familiarising the candidates with company policies & procedures.
• Meeting Project in-charges every week to know their requirements which are related to
HR/Admin.
• Ensuring healthy employee relations in the organisation, by encouraging staff to voice their
opinions on common platforms and promoting employee involvement in improvement activities; planning & scheduling various Employee Engagement activities for employees & their families like Sports, Cultural Activities, etc.
• Conducting Employee Satisfaction Survey for selected employee categories; analysing the results and highlighting the findings to top management.
• Responsible for employee probation assessment, training needs identification, performance rating analysis and assistance in drawing up Performance Improvement Plans and Action Plans.
• Liaison with Government bodies for fulfilment of statutory compliance to Maintain
Statutory Records for sites like, Contract labour, Employees Provident Funds, Minimum
Wages, Payment of Wages, Workmen's Compensation, etc
• Conducting Exit interviews and Preparing Full & final settlement
• Responsible for full-cycle Recruitment
• Sourcing and screening the profiles through Job Portals, Consultants, referrals, social media and etc, directing them to the respective HOD's for further technical screening.
• To line-up interview with line managers, Evaluating the candidates and fixing their salary and benefits by co-ordination with Recruitment Head and line Managers.
• To Handle the Joining formalities, orientation to the new employees (Check the original certificates of the new staff, Appointment Letter, Contract, Checklist, Smart Card, ID, etc., )
• Managed payroll and compensation for 1500 plus employees in accordance with
compliance.
• To Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, deductions, leave, and non taxable wages.
• To check and verify time events accuracy in ERP with strict adherence to company policies.
• To prepare payroll reconciliation monthly in order to authenticate
• To participate in payroll audits and submit necessary reports as per compliance.
• To prepare annual leave reconciliation reports, define leave quotas and monitor employee leaves via portals.
• To prepare End of service benefits
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