JOB OVERVIEW
Company: ManpowerGroup, Malaysia
Job Title: Recruitment Consultant
Location: Penang
Reporting to: Sales Manager
Industry: Workforce Solutions
ManpowerGroup operates a worldwide network of offices in 80 countries and territories. With global insight and local expertise, ManpowerGroup partners with clients to accelerate their business by providing people and services that raise the quality, productivity and efficiency of their workforce, including recruitment and assessment, training and development, workforce consulting, outsourcing and career management.
As a Recruitment Consultant, you will be responsible for delivering end-to-end recruitment solutions across temporary staffing, contract staffing, and permanent placements for clients in the Penang market. You will manage recruitment activities for both blue-collar and white-collar positions across various industries while building strong relationships with clients and candidates.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for temporary, contract, and permanent positions across blue-collar and white-collar functions.
- Source, screen, interview, and shortlist candidates through job portals, LinkedIn, social media, referrals, networking, and other sourcing channels.
- Handle high-volume recruitment projects while ensuring timely delivery against client hiring requirements and service level agreements (SLAs).
- Partner closely with clients and hiring managers to understand workforce requirements, job specifications, and recruitment priorities.
- Coordinate interviews, prepare candidate profiles, facilitate offer negotiations, and support onboarding activities.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of active and passive candidates for current and future hiring needs.
- Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Maintain accurate candidate and job records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and internal databases.
- Support workforce mobilization, documentation, onboarding, and deployment for staffing assignments where required.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships to support ongoing staffing and permanent recruitment needs.
- Provide regular recruitment updates, market insights, and hiring progress reports to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Contribute to business development initiatives by identifying recruitment opportunities and supporting business growth.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, recruitment best practices, and local employment legislation.
JOB HIGHLIGHTS
- Opportunity to recruit across blue-collar, white-collar, staffing and permanent placements.
- Exposure to a diverse client portfolio across multiple industries within the Penang market.
- Fast-paced, performance-driven environment with strong career development opportunities.
- Work closely with the Sales Manager to deliver recruitment solutions that support business growth.
CANDIDATE PROFILE/JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum two years of recruitment experience in staffing, agency recruitment, executive search, or talent acquisition.
- Experience recruiting for both blue-collar and white-collar positions, including permanent and staffing assignments, is preferred.
- Experience managing high-volume or mass hiring projects will be an advantage.
- Strong sourcing skills using job portals, LinkedIn, social media, referrals, and networking channels.
- Good understanding of the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, interviewing, salary negotiation, offer management, and onboarding.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills with clients and candidates.
- Ability to manage multiple job requisitions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills in English. Proficiency in Mandarin and/or Bahasa Malaysia will be an added advantage.
- Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) such as Bullhorn, Taleo, or similar platforms is preferred.
- Experience using recruitment platforms such as JobStreet, LinkedIn, Ricebowl, Job A Thing, and other sourcing channels.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint).
- Self-motivated, results-oriented, and a collaborative team player with a passion for delivering exceptional recruitment solutions.
