Recruitment Consultant

Role Purpose

The Recruitment Consultant is responsible for delivering effective, end-to-end recruitment solutions across retail and central support functions. The role partners with hiring managers and business stakeholders to attract, assess and secure high-quality talent while ensuring a positive candidate experience, recruitment compliance and delivery against agreed hiring timelines. Do you have a passion for people, recruitment and making the right connection? If you enjoy discovering great talent, building meaningful relationships and matching people with opportunities where they can thrive, we would love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, from vacancy briefing and sourcing through to selection, offer and placement
• Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies, including job boards, LinkedIn, social media, direct sourcing and talent databases
• Conduct candidate screening, preliminary interviews and structured competency-based assessments
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for critical and high-volume recruitment requirements
• Support bulk recruitment campaigns, including recruitment for new store openings and business growth initiatives
• Partner with Store Managers, Department Leads, HR Business Partners and senior stakeholders to understand recruitment requirements
• Provide recruitment advice on talent availability, market trends, salary expectations and realistic hiring timelines
• Manage candidate communication, interview coordination, feedback and offer negotiations to ensure a positive candidate experience
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date recruitment information on the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• Monitor and report on recruitment metrics, including Time-to-Fill, Quality of Hire, Offer Acceptance and candidate conversion
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies, processes and applicable employment equity requirements
• Identify opportunities to improve sourcing, recruitment processes, candidate experience and overall Talent Acquisition effectiveness
• Use recruitment data and analytics to identify trends and support informed talent decisions

Qualifications and Experience

• Grade 12 / Matric is essential
• A Diploma or Degree in Human Resources, Business Management, Industrial Psychology or a related field would be advantageous
• Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment, including sourcing, interviewing and successful placement
• Strong talent sourcing and headhunting skills, with the ability to engage both active and passive candidates
• Experience partnering with hiring managers and managing multiple vacancies in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in high-volume recruitment and building talent pipelines
• Confident using ATS platforms and recruitment data; Teamtailor experience is advantageous, but not essential
• Strong communication, relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills
• A proactive, organised and people-focused approach to recruitment