Job Description

CORPORATE OFFICE, Kolkata, West Bengal, India






Department
TALENT ACQUISITION
Job posted on
Jul 11, 2025
Employment type
REGULAR

JOB DESCRIPTION

SECTION I: BASIC INFORMATION ON THE ROLE

Position Name

Assistant Manager - Talent Acquisition

Function

Human Resources

Line of Business

Corporate

Grade

D3

Reporting to

Functionally

Administratively

Deputy General Manager - HR

Deputy General Manager - HR

Roles Reporting into

No. of employees

Role Description

SECTION II: JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for developing & implementing the recruitment processes and policies (sourcing, interviewing, short-listing, selecting and hiring of employees) for the organization and ensuring its alignment with human resources & business strategy.

SECTION III: DO - KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

Perspective

Responsibility

Strategic

Develops & implements a metrics oriented and results driven recruitment strategy in line with HR and business strategy

Financial

Plans & manages manpower recruitment costs as per the planned budgets

Tracks & reviews recruitment cost at regular intervals and prepares reports on the same

Customer

Formulates annual manpower acquisition plan in partnership with the business and ensures implementation of the same

Undertakes initiatives to encourage and drive the employee referral scheme

Internal Process/Internal Process/Operations

Establishes processes for manpower planning in partnership with the HR & business heads

Ensures selection of talent based on personal qualities and professional capabilities, keeping in mind job fitment and culture fitment aspects

Defines guidelines for recruitment based on competencies and skill requirements, ensuring quality of processes and candidates selected

Ensures standardization of all processes and formats including interview evaluation forms, offer letters etc.

Empanels recruitment agencies & consultants for sourcing right candidates and determines sources for attracting applications

Facilitates the interview process and participates in salary negotiation

Develops and rolls out an effective on-boarding training programme to ensure smooth induction of new employees

Ensures compliance with the SAP recruitment module and analyses MIS reports to gather strategic inputs for manpower planning, talent sourcing, hiring records etc.

Develops plans to relocate staff to new departments and jobs due to restructuring within the organization

Designs, launches and manages the Internal Job Posting process

Designs and regularly updates the recruitment tracker (MIS) for the organization

Learning & Development

Ensures that the Panelists are trained on necessary interviewing skills to help develop a seamless assessment method across SPML. Develops and conducts training programs on interviewing skills internally to build a panel of interviewers Constantly upgrades his knowledge on best practices in construction industry and implements the same. Participates in various forums and gathers & implements best practices in recruitment

SECTION IV: DELIVER - KEY OUTPUTS / RESULTS FROM THE ROLE

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) What are the measurable indicators for the role?

Measurable Deliverables

Completion of manpower planning process by target date Cycle time for filling openings

Hiring cost per employee

Negative variance from budget

No of positions filled through Employee Referral Scheme

Offer acceptance rate of candidates

SECTION V: DISPLAY - KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

In this section, please mention the qualification, technical skills and capabilities which are essential to execute the role. It may be a reflection of your own qualification and skills

Qualification and technical skills required to execute the role. Please mention any functional knowledge. E.g. PhD in xyz

Qualifications

MBA - HR or equivalent

Technical Skills

SAP / HRMIS knowledge will be an added advantage

Experience levels required to execute this role

E.g. 2-4 yrs of experience as a salesman in ABC market

Specific Experience

6 -12 years hands on experience in managing all aspects of recruitment

Over all Experience

6-12 years overall experience in HRD

Behavioral skills / competencies required for the role. E.g. Attention to detail

Behavioral Skills

Strong Interpersonal skills

Team orientation

Communication & presentation skills

Result orientation

Self driven and motivated

SECTION V: KEY INTERACTIONS

Mention names of the roles which are not in your department with whom this role interacts

Key Interaction - Internal

Nature or purpose of interaction

Departmental Heads

Leadership members

Employees


To understand the business requirements




GM-HR and President-HR


To review the activities and the initiatives

Key Interaction - External

Nature or purpose of interaction

Recruitment Agencies/ Consultants


* Empanelling recruitment agencies and consultants for sourcing candidates and determining new sources for attracting applications.