APAC Talent Acquisition Specialist

APAC Talent Acquisition Specialist

Apply locations Shah Alam, MYS posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: December 27, 2024 (25 days left to apply) job requisition id R5227

Azelis

Azelis is a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemical and food ingredients industry present in over 60 countries across the globe. Our knowledgeable teams of industry, market and technical experts are each dedicated to a specific market within Life Sciences and Industrial Chemicals. We offer a lateral value chain of complementary products to more than 63,000 customers, supported by ~2,200 principal relationships, generating a revenue of €4.15 billion (2023).

Across our extensive network of more than 70 application laboratories, our award-winning staff help develop formulations and provide technical guidance throughout the customers’ product development process. We combine a global market reach with a local footprint to offer a reliable, integrated and unique digital service to local customers and attractive business opportunities to principals. EcoVadis Platinum rated, Azelis is a leader in sustainability. We believe in building and nurturing solid, honest and transparent relationships with our people and partners. Azelis Group NV is listed on Euronext Brussels under AZE.

Impact through ideas. Innovation through formulation.

We currently employ around 4,200 talented individuals in more than 60 countries and 70 labs across Europe, Asia Pacific and Americas.

People are our key assets — that’s what we believe in. We embrace change as an invaluable opportunity to grow, learn and become ever better at what we do. And with a team that’s united in passion, vision, and values, we believe that we are able to work together to achieve everything we set our minds to.

APAC Talent Acquisition Specialist

Mission

Our ideal candidate is passionate about working with people and partnering with the business to focus on driving business success through people success. As a cornerstone of the HR community in the Azelis APAC region, you will play a vital role in building organizational and people capabilities while fostering positive changes in the business environment through Talent Acquisition.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of the startup phase of our Regional Global Business Services (GBS). We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support us in sourcing, identifying, screening, and hiring candidates for various roles across the Asia Pacific Region.

Your primary focus will be on end-to-end talent acquisition activities. You will work closely with regional stakeholders to align talent strategies with the company’s strategic goals, ensuring both current and future talent contributes to our continued success.

As part of the broader APAC HR community, you will also collaborate with the local Malaysia HR team on employee engagement initiatives and participate in Azelis APAC HR projects, helping to drive people success and talent retention across the region.

Reporting

This role will report into the APAC HR team and will be based in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

Accountabilities

Talent Acquisition

1. Manage talent pipelines across multiple channels, including sourcing, screening, and referrals, to identify and engage top technical talent at all levels.
2. Collaborate with the recruiting team (Hiring manager, coordinators) and hiring managers throughout the recruitment lifecycle to meet the organization's hiring goals.
3. Ensure staffing quality and availability align with the evolving needs of the business and market demands.
4. Actively support MDs and HR teams across the Asia Pacific Region on their hiring needs by leveraging social and professional platforms (e.g., LinkedIn) and internal referrals.
5. Implement Group recruitment quality standards, including utilizing diverse recruitment channels, conducting tests, and organizing assessment centers for management roles.
6. Facilitate online assessments and interviews, analyze results, and provide actionable insights to hiring managers.
7. Support and oversee the end-to-end process for work pass applications, if applicable.
8. Negotiate salary packages and collaborate with the hiring team to deliver an exceptional onboarding experience.
9. Build a comprehensive understanding of the business and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including HR, hiring managers, and external partners.
10. Manage candidate communications throughout the recruitment process, ensuring timely updates and constructive feedback.

Talent Acquisition Operations

1. Draft job descriptions, LOIs, contracts (from recruitment to onboarding), and assist the Line Managers and employees in all contractual matters.
2. Collaborate with local and regional HR teams on payroll-related matters, if any.
3. Super-user responsible for maintaining data integrity on HRIS (Workday) and generating accurate reports on recruitment metrics.
4. Provide Workday training to end users (e.g. new hires).

Employee Relations

1. Develop and maintain positive relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.
2. Develop and implement initiatives to sustain and improve employee morale, commitment and satisfaction.
3. First point of contact for line managers and potential talents: support and advise them on all matters related to Talent Acquisition and Onboarding.
4. Ensure full compliance with local employment laws throughout the end-to-end Talent Acquisition process.

Others

1. Prepare and consolidate statistics and reports as required.
2. Support regional HR activities as required.

Qualifications & Skills

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or related field.
2. At least 3 years in Talent Acquisition Experience in recruitment agency/in-house talent acquisition.
3. International experience/international exposure.
4. Demonstrated expertise in the full recruitment lifecycle.
5. Fluent in English is a must-have (both verbal and written communication).
6. Prior experience with state-of-the-art HCM (i.e. Workday or Success Factors) is an added advantage.
7. Ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and direction.
8. Hands-on, highly organized, able to work well under stress, handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
9. Team-player with excellent people, communication and influencing skills.
10. Proven project management skills.
11. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport quickly with stakeholders.

The requirements of the job will develop and change due to the needs of the business and the employee will be expected to adapt to these changes. This list is not absolute and the employee will be expected to carry out any tasks and duties for which he/she is trained.

Kindly note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to personally offer an individual reply should your application be unsuccessful.