Recruitment Partner

We are seeking a Recruitment Partner to lead our recruitment process and collaborate closely with HR, business, and recruiting colleagues. Your primary goal will be to identify, qualify, and attract top talent for adidas. Based in Amsterdam, this role focuses on recruitment mandates for Tech, Digital & Data Analytics, with the potential to extend support to AMS-based roles for Market EU or other TDD&GBS locations across the EU/EM.
As a Recruitment Partner, you will manage the entire recruitment process, from sourcing and screening candidates to conducting interviews and extending offers. Your genuine passion for engaging with candidates and hiring teams will drive you to deliver exceptional candidate experiences and top-notch recruitment services. Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of adidas by bringing in the best talent to our team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the entire recruitment process including requisition approval, hiring manager briefing, job advertising, candidate sourcing, application review, candidate screening, interview strategy, and offer process and continuously work with the hiring teams to identify opportunities to improve the process.
• Leverage relevant advertising resources and apply other relevant candidate marketing strategies to create local, regional and global awareness (if needed) in order to attract qualified applications for key roles within your area of responsibility.
• Leverage candidate databases (internal and external) in addition to other sourcing channels (university, competitive research, job fairs, social) to identify prospective candidates to create awareness and invite them to apply for open positions including cold calling prospects.
• Build, engage and maintain pre-qualified as well as prospective candidate pools of strong former candidates and new candidates within the functional area that your support.
• Provide guidance to the hiring teams throughout the recruitment process and frequently update them on the status of the process.
• Advocating for and driving a diverse and inclusive recruitment strategy
• Effectively utilize comprehensive knowledge of adidas brand and adidas Group offerings, benefits, comp strategies, and programs to market adidas as an Employer of Choice.
• Plan and participate in strategic planning meetings with functional/market leadership and key business partners of all levels to understand current and upcoming requirements to build a strategy for effective recruitment activities for positions within your area of responsibility.
• Utilize recruitment systems effectively following key standards, documenting key actions, recommending improvements and ensuring all data is accurate for reporting purposes.
• Act as a key point of contact to support the implementation of global initiatives within your designated function or market.
• Lead additional recruitment initiatives as needed.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong results and delivery focus
• Candidate-centric mindset
• Strong interpersonal skills, communicates effectively in writing and verbally, has gravitas and able to build relationships
• Experienced in offer negotiation, awareness of local legislation and employment market/compensation trends
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/ MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 4-6 years’ experience in international/global recruiting, leading local, international and global recruitment mandates for all level candidates through a broad range of sourcing channels (including proactive outreach).

o Specific expertise/experience recruiting for Tech AND/OR Digital strongly preferred

• Industry experience and deep knowledge of the footwear, apparel and/or retail industry

o Experienced working in large, international/global matrix company

• Demonstrated track record of driving end2end, holistic recruitment mandates (including sourcing, assessing and hiring talent in volume roles )and global recruiting initiatives (i.e. proactive recruiting, internal recruiting, diversity, etc.) to achieve hiring goals.
• International experience, having worked on projects in multiple geographies
• Knowledgeable about managing diversity & inclusion from talent acquisition perspective.

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. JOB TITLE: Recruitment Partner BRAND: adidas LOCATION: Amsterdam TEAM: Human Resources STATE: NH COUNTRY/REGION: NL CONTRACT TYPE: Full time NUMBER: 513569 DATE: Jul 9, 2024