Recruiter

Hiring Specialist / Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Experience: 26 Years
Qualification: MBA / PGDM HR preferred; graduates with strong recruitment experience may also apply
Industry Preference: Retail, Food Industry, QSR, Restaurants, Hospitality, FMCG, Manufacturing, Supermarkets or Staffing

Job Summary

We are looking for a Hiring Specialist / Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage end-to-end recruitment for frontline, skilled, supervisory and corporate positions across retail outlets, production units, kitchens, warehouses and support functions.

The role requires strong sourcing capability, high-volume hiring experience and the ability to close positions within defined timelines while maintaining candidate quality and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage approved manpower requirements and maintain a live vacancy tracker.
• Source candidates through Naukri, LinkedIn, social media, referrals, consultants, local agencies, colleges, ITIs, WhatsApp groups and walk-in drives.
• Handle high-volume recruitment for sales staff, cashiers, helpers, packing staff, housekeeping, drivers and warehouse employees.
• Recruit skilled food-industry manpower including sweet masters, halwais, cooks, chefs, bakers, pastry chefs and production staff.
• Recruit supervisors, outlet managers and corporate/support functions.
• Conduct telephonic screening and preliminary HR interviews.
• Assess candidate experience, salary, notice period, location, stability and job suitability.
• Coordinate interviews and trade tests with hiring managers.
• Manage salary negotiation, offer release and joining follow-up.
• Improve offer-to-joining conversion and reduce candidate no-shows.
• Maintain backup candidates for critical positions.
• Plan recruitment drives, job fairs, campus hiring and mass-hiring activities.
• Build and maintain talent pools for recurring positions.
• Manage recruitment consultants and track vendor performance.
• Coordinate background verification where required.
• Maintain daily and weekly recruitment MIS.

Experience Parameters

Candidates should preferably have:

• 2–6 years of recruitment / talent acquisition experience
• Experience in high-volume or frontline hiring
• Exposure to multi-location recruitment
• Strong experience using job portals and recruitment databases
• Experience handling multiple vacancies simultaneously
• Good understanding of salary negotiation and offer management
• Experience recruiting blue-collar, frontline, skilled or retail manpower preferred
• Strong Excel and recruitment MIS skills

Key Result Areas – KRA

• Timely closure of approved vacancies
• Continuous candidate pipeline for critical positions
• Quality of candidates shortlisted
• Offer-to-joining conversion
• Recruitment cost control
• Reduction in joining no-shows
• Candidate database development
• Hiring manager coordination
• Source effectiveness
• Recruitment MIS accuracy

Key Performance Indicators – KPI

• Vacancy Closure Rate: 90%+
• Offer Acceptance Rate: 90%+
• Offer-to-Joining Ratio: 80–90%+
• 30-Day Retention: 90%+
• 90-Day Retention: 85%+
• Frontline Hiring TAT: 3–7 days
• Supervisor Hiring TAT: 7–15 days
• Skilled Food Staff Hiring TAT: 7–20 days
• Managerial Hiring TAT: 15–25 days
• Joining no-show rate
• Recruitment cost per hire
• Interview-to-selection ratio
• Selection-to-joining ratio
• Candidate database growth
• Source-wise hiring effectiveness

Required Skills

• Talent Acquisition
• High-Volume Recruitment
• Candidate Sourcing
• Screening & Interviewing
• Salary Negotiation
• Offer Management
• Naukri / LinkedIn / Job Portals
• Social Media Recruitment
• Recruitment MIS
• Vendor Management
• Excel
• Strong Communication & Follow-up

Preferred Candidate Profile

We are looking for a target-driven, energetic and persistent recruiter who can independently manage multiple positions, aggressively follow up with candidates and hiring managers, and consistently deliver manpower within defined timelines.

Candidates with experience in retail, food, QSR, hospitality, FMCG, manufacturing or staffing will be preferred.Role & responsibilities