Bulk Recruitment Lead/ Retail Talent Lead

Our client, a leading national retail and quick service restaurant organization, is seeking an experienced and results-driven Bulk Recruitment Lead to head up their high-volume recruitment function based at their Head Office in Newlands East.

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving recruitment delivery across South Africa, while supporting expansion into selected Sub-Saharan African markets. The successful candidate will lead a geographically dispersed recruitment team, ensuring the business consistently attracts and appoints top talent to support both operational growth and new store openings.

This opportunity is ideally suited to an experienced recruitment leader who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and has a proven ability to lead teams, improve recruitment processes, and deliver exceptional hiring outcomes.

Purpose of the Role To lead and manage the organizations bulk recruitment function by overseeing a multi-regional recruitment team responsible for hiring approximately 2,000 operational employees annually. In addition, the successful candidate will personally manage the recruitment of Operations Managers and Senior Operations Managers across the business, ensuring a high-quality talent pipeline for leadership roles.

Minimum Requirements - Diploma or Degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or a related field. - Minimum 8 years' recruitment experience, with significant exposure to bulk or high-volume recruitment. - Proven leadership experience managing recruitment teams (essential). - Experience leading remote or geographically dispersed recruitment teams. - Demonstrated success managing recruitment volumes exceeding 1,000 hires annually. - Strong operational recruitment, workforce planning, and stakeholder management experience. - Experience recruiting leadership or operational management positions. - Strong reporting, analytics, and recruitment process improvement capability. - Advanced MS Office skills. - Valid driver's licence and willingness to travel occasionally if required.

Advantageous Experience - Recruitment experience within the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR), Hospitality, Retail, FMCG or Multi-site Operations environment. - Experience supporting recruitment across multiple African countries. - Experience managing recruitment for new site or store launches.

Key Responsibilities - Lead, mentor, and develop a geographically dispersed recruitment team consisting of Senior Recruiters, Recruitment Officers and Recruitment Administrators. - Drive high-volume recruitment delivery across South Africa, ensuring operational hiring targets are consistently achieved. - Personally manage the end-to-end recruitment process for Operations Manager and Senior Operations Manager vacancies. - Oversee recruitment for new store openings and replacement h

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