Position Talent Acquisition Manager
Location Thane (Hiranandani Estate)
Company- Huhtamaki India Ltd. is a leading provider of primary consumer packaging & decorative labelling solutions in India, and part of Huhtamaki Oyj, a Finnish-based global food packaging major. Packing memorable experiences together with our customers and partners since 1935, today we are a total solutions company with a Pan-India presence, backed by 10 manufacturing sites and 5 customer support centers with employee strength of more than 2800. Catering to both, domestic as well as global demand, our tube laminates are designed for segments such as food, oral care, skin care, pharma and other non-food items. As specialists of flexible packaging, our purpose is to help great products reach more people, more easily.
Huhtamaki is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants for employment will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
Huhtamaki India - https://www.huhtamaki.com/en-in/flexible-packaging/
Key Responsibilities
Talent Pipeline & Sourcing
- Build and maintain rolewise sourcing strategies for plants and corporate (blue/whitecollar), balancing internal mobility with external hiring.
- Develop highquality internal pipelines through IJPs, referrals, succession slates, returners, and re-deployment; external pipelines via direct sourcing, job boards, social, talent communities, and agencies.
- Run campus programs (target institute list, preplacement branding, hiring days, assessments, offers & onboarding) and nurture yearround engagement.
Selection & Candidate Experience
- Plan and execute selection: screening calls, structured interviews, assessments/case studies, and onsite interviews; coordinate panels and logistics.
- Design/refresh JDs and interview question banks with HM input to reflect competencies and musthave skills per role.
- Ensure consistent, fair interviewing practices and documentation in line with recruitment policy equalopportunity standards.
- Where applicable, coordinate psychometric/skills assessments (e.g., Clevry) and translate insights into probing areas and hiring decisions.
Employer Branding & Campus
- Lead employer branding initiatives across job adverts, social posts, microsites, and hiring events by using approved EVP narratives, visuals, and templates.
- Represent the company at job fairs, campus drives,and recruitment events, partnering with Communications/HR for consistent brand storytelling.
Workday Processes & Data Quality
- Own requisition creation, posting, candidate workflow, feedback capture, and onboarding in Workday Recruiting (W2HO);
- Maintain 100% data integrity and SLA compliance
- Train managers and HR partners in managing the TA process in Workday
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Partner with HMs, Plant HR, HRBPs, and Finance on workforce plans, budget adherence, and prioritization.
- Manage agencies, job boards, and assessment partners; negotiate rates and track performance against SLAs.
Reporting, Dashboards & Continuous Improvement
- Publish TA dashboards with actionable insights; run weekly hiring huddles with HMs and HRBPs to unblock aging requisitions.
- Drive CI: source mix optimization, interviewtooffer ratios, and conversion at each funnel stage; share playbooks and talent maps per role family.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's/Master's in HR/Business or related field.
- 7-10 years of endtoend recruiting experience (manufacturing/FMCG/industrial environment strongly preferred).
- Handson with Workday Recruiting (W2HO) or a comparable ATS; advanced candidate research and sourcing skills.
- Proven experience running campus programs and employer branding campaigns aligned to EVP guidelines.
- Excellent verbal & written communication; strong stakeholder management with hiring leaders at plant and corporate levels.
- Datadriven mindset; proficiency with Excel/BI dashboards and recruitment analytics.
Preferred Skills
- Knowledge of manufacturing compliance in hiring (contract labour, NAPS, background checks, medical fitness where applicable).
- Exposure to competencybased interviewing and use of structured interview guides.
- Collaboration and partnering with site and business
