About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Lead to drive the company's recruitment strategy and delivery across Singapore. This role is responsible for managing the end-to-end recruitment function, partnering closely with hiring managers, overseeing recruitment vendors, and continuously improving recruitment processes to attract high-quality talent.

The successful candidate will also provide guidance to the recruitment team and support employer branding and talent acquisition initiatives.

Reporting to: Head of Human Resources

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Strategy

• Develop and execute recruitment strategies to support business growth.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce planning and hiring needs.
• Provide market insights on salary benchmarks, talent availability and hiring trends.
• Develop recruitment plans for critical and high-volume positions.

End-to-End Recruitment

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for professional, specialist and management positions.
• Oversee candidate sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management and onboarding handover.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

Vendor Management

• Manage recruitment agencies and external hiring partners.
• Evaluate vendor performance, service quality and recruitment effectiveness.
• Negotiate recruitment terms and optimise recruitment costs.
• Develop long-term partnerships with key recruitment vendors.

Talent Acquisition Operations

• Review recruitment workflows and continuously improve hiring efficiency.
• Monitor recruitment KPIs including Time-to-Hire, Cost-per-Hire and Offer Acceptance Rate.
• Prepare recruitment reports and hiring dashboards.
• Maintain recruitment documentation and compliance.

Employer Branding

• Support employee referral programmes.
• Participate in employer branding initiatives.
• Support recruitment marketing campaigns.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines.

Team Support

• Provide day-to-day guidance and coaching to the recruitment team.
• Support capability development within the Talent Acquisition function.
• Promote recruitment best practices and process consistency.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience.
• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment in Singapore.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers across different business functions.
• Experience working with recruitment agencies and external recruitment vendors.
• Experience handling both professional and frontline hiring.

Highly Preferred

• Experience leading recruitment projects or recruitment process improvement initiatives.
• Experience in logistics, supply chain or operational environments.
• Experience supporting high-volume recruitment.

Skills

• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Able to manage multiple recruitment priorities.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.

Language Requirements

• Excellent command of English.
• Working proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is required for this role, as the incumbent will regularly communicate with regional headquarters and review recruitment documentation and systems maintained in Chinese.