Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – Africa

BIC® products are known and appreciated all over the world for their quality, their affordability and ease of use. The ballpoint pen, the pocket lighter, the one-piece shaver are all part of the daily lives of millions of consumers. These products make BIC® one of the best known international brands, present in 3.2 million retail outlets, in more than 160 countries. As we explore the tremendous opportunities ahead, we have a need for dedicated and dynamic employees to help build our team.
We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – Africa

Location: Lagos
Work mode: Hybrid
Job Summary

• As a Senior Recruiter – Africa, you will partner with business leaders and hiring managers across the African region to attract, assess and hire exceptional talent. You will lead end-to-end recruitment across multiple countries and functions while delivering an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience.
• The position can be based out of Lagos, Nigeria or Nairobi, Kenya.
• You will serve as a trusted talent advisor, leveraging market intelligence, innovative sourcing strategies and data-driven insights to build diverse, high-quality talent pipelines that support BIC’s business growth.
  Key Responsibilities
• Manage full-cycle recruitment across multiple African markets for a wide range of corporate, commercial, supply chain and manufacturing roles.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define recruitment strategies and provide consultative guidance throughout the hiring process.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience by ensuring timely communication, transparency and high-quality execution.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to identify and engage both active and passive talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking, employee referrals and local market initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for critical and recurring positions.
• Promote and strengthen BIC’s employer brand across digital platforms, professional networks and recruitment events.
• Manage candidate activity within SuccessFactors and LinkedIn Recruiter, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with recruitment processes.
• Use recruitment metrics and market intelligence to improve hiring effectiveness, time-to-fill, quality of hire and cost efficiency.
• Partner with Country HRBPs and business leaders to support workforce planning and talent mapping initiatives.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with local employment legislation and BIC’s global recruitment policies.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment processes, tools and best practices across the Africa Talent Acquisition team.
  Qualifications
• 8+ years of recruitment experience, including corporate Talent Acquisition and/or executive search or agency recruitment.
• Proven experience recruiting across multiple African countries and managing international hiring processes.
• Consumer goods or manufacturing industry recruitment experience is preferred.
• Strong expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter and modern sourcing techniques to identify passive talent.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across all organizational levels.
• Strong interviewing, assessment and candidate evaluation capabilities.
• Excellent project management, organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent requisitions.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using recruitment metrics to drive decision-making.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• French and/or Arabic language skills are considered an advantage.
  What Do we Offer?
• The opportunity to work for a global FMCG leader with retail presence in over 160 countries
• A collaborative, high-performing and inclusive team environment.
• Exciting opportunities for career growth and international development within a global organization.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Comprehensive Health insurance.
• Attractive hybrid working policy.
  Application Closing Date
  Not Specified.
  How to Apply
  Interested and qualified candidates should:
  Click here to apply online