Recruitment Manager

Job description / Role

The Recruiting Manager is responsible for developing and executing strategic recruitment initiatives to attract and retain top-tier talent across the Client’s global corporate and manufacturing operations. Reporting to the COO, this role oversees the end-to-end recruitment process for a diverse range of positions, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals.

KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE ROLE:

1. Build a Robust Global Talent Pipeline
- Establish and maintain pipelines for high-demand roles (e.g., engineering, production management, maintenance technicians, supply chain, etc.).
- Develop proactive sourcing strategies in key regions to meet current and future hiring demands.
- Provide oversight to local factory recruitment activities, ensuring consistency and quality in all hiring practices.

2. Develop a World-Class Recruitment Process
- Implement standardized recruiting processes and tools that minimize time-to-fill and ensure strong candidate fit.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws and regulations across all factory locations.
- Define interview processes for each position, including reference checks and other measures that maintain safety and security.
- Create performance-based job profiles that support the company’s strategic objectives, both for current vacancies and future needs.
- Collaborate with HR Metrics Specialists to leverage data-driven insights that continuously improve recruitment outcomes.

3. Lead Recruitment Project Management
- Manage critical recruitment projects for hard-to-fill and niche positions.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to track project milestones and ensure timely, cost-effective hiring.

4. Manage and Elevate Employer Brand
- Drive initiatives to improve employer attractiveness, ensuring all recruiting efforts reflect a unified brand image.

- Min. 7 years of relevant recruitment experience, preferably also in stand-alone capacity at times
- Manufacturing industry experience is a must
- International recruitment experience (preferably Europe and the US), at least one of the geographies would be a must

About the Company

FCSearch is a trusted search and recruitment partner, specialising in the permanent recruitment of hard-to-find talent for progressive businesses across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.

Founded by industry-renowned search specialist Frances Chang Sparling, we call upon our extensive experience and vast network of skilled professionals to head-hunt in-demand talent, seeking out the best candidates in the market, not just on the market.

In order to set ourselves apart from the competition and build enduring, trustworthy relationships with the companies and candidates we work with, we make it a priority to listen and truly understand needs and requirements.