Sourcing Specialist 

about Randstad

Randstad Enterprise (including Randstad Sourceright, Randstad Digital, and Randstad RiseSmart) offers comprehensive talent solutions to help enterprise clients achieve growth, execute strategies, and enhance agility. Our expertise spans talent acquisition, skilling, coaching, and outplacement, utilizing innovative technologies.

about team

Our team is a group of talented and dedicated professionals who are passionate about our work and committed to delivering exceptional results. We are a close-knit group that values collaboration, open communication, and a supportive work environment. Our team is responsible for recruiting operations for fortune-500 clients across the globe, and we take pride in the important role we play in achieving the goals of our client's business. We are a diverse group with a range of skills and backgrounds, and we believe that our differences make us stronger.

We are committed to fostering a culture of learning and growth, and we encourage each other to take on new challenges and develop our skills. We believe in working hard and having fun, and we enjoy celebrating our successes together as a team. 

purpose of the job

As a Client Service Director, you will develop and lead an effective client management proposition, focusing on providing strategic direction and operational leadership. You will drive additional business opportunities, lead and motivate a team, and ensure clients receive added value and strategic level.

We count on you to help drive performance, innovation, and strategies that ensure our delivery teams optimize quality, cost savings, and continuous improvement while meeting our client’s delivery goals.

roles and responsibilities 

What will you do?

As a Sourcing Specialist you will be responsible for proactively seeking to identify entry to senior level talent, primarily through effective and diligent Internet, database, and social media searches.

• You will quickly analyse social data and resumes to engage qualified candidates.
• You will be responsible for market and talent research ascertaining likely sourcing opportunities for well- matched candidates and complete detailed Master Sourcing Plans.
• If a short listing assignment is undertaken you will conduct first level interviews to determine if there is a match to the client's needs.
• A tenacious knack to quickly execute research techniques and a determination to uncover hidden online information is essential for success. The ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment, where you will manage your daily activity to identify leads and engage people online and over the phone is vital.
• This exciting opportunity allows you to partner with multi-location and/or global colleagues and assemble and execute appropriate sourcing methods to produce quality candidates for our clients.

Vacancy Intake:

Organize/join intake with the hiring manager/recruiter in order to get a complete picture of hard and soft requirements, culture and working environment.

Identify screening criteria together with the client/recruiter.

Upon completion of the intake meeting, create a master sourcing plan with appropriate sourcing strategy.

Identification:

Analyse job description and translate to search queries, to be used in database mining in various channels such as internal candidate database (Mfront, Bullhorn), job board databases, internet searches (Google and other web searches, LinkedIn and other social networks), and in some cases phone sourcing etc. as requested.

Review CV’s for pattern recognition to guide search queries.

Determine eligibility of candidates based on paper CV.

Diligent internet research to find hidden information (passive candidates).

Putting together a Master Sourcing Plan where applicable.

Engagement, Screening and Submission:

Make first and further connections with candidates.

Engage and communicate with prospective candidates.

Carry out remote interviews.

Verbal review of qualifications.

Determine fit of the candidate with the client’s organization.

Create Candidate Profiling Form.

Submit and position candidates on employment opportunities.

Reporting:

Daily/Weekly reporting of search and screening activity into the Delivery Manager and client.

Make real-time updates for timely and accurate record keeping of candidate activity and productivity.

Relationship management :

Act as clients / client facing recruiters ‘single point of contact’ (SPOC) from a daily delivery/operational perspective.

What will you bring?

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation and customer service skills.
• Should have excellent written communication skills.
• Knowledge of social media and social networking sites.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple requisition assignments across 1 or more industry sectors
• Demonstrated evidence of solid time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to self-motivate, set goals and meet deadlines
• Customer service focus and ability to maintain courteous and professional working relationships

What's in it for you?

• Join a global market leader in HR services with industry recognition 
• Join a diverse and inclusive workplace 
• Join a company with a wide range of learning, development and advancement opportunities
• Join a company that offers a great work/life balance 
• Join a company with proven processes and high-output technology to create efficiency please note 

Randstad is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome people from all walks of life - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected group status. 

At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just let us know.