[Hiring] Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner @Brambles

Role Description

As the Benelux Supply Chain Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in leading and transforming the talent acquisition model across CHEP’s Benelux supply chain operations, with a strong focus on transitioning from agency-reliant hiring to a more direct, controlled recruitment model.

The role owns the end-to-end talent acquisition lifecycle for plant-based roles (hourly and early management), including:

• Workforce planning partnership
• Sourcing strategy
• Hiring delivery
• Employer branding
• Vendor management
• Onboarding

A key objective is to centralise hiring accountability within Talent Acquisition, improving workforce stability, reducing agency dependency, and increasing cost efficiency and data visibility through Workday.

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Utilize a variety of sourcing strategies, including job boards, social media, networking, and referrals, to identify and engage potential candidates.
• Review resumes and applications to assess candidates’ qualifications and fit for the position, conducting initial phone screenings to evaluate their interest and skills.
• Prepare and present a shortlist of qualified candidates to hiring managers, highlighting their strengths and alignment with the job requirements.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews between candidates and hiring managers, ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout the process.
• Maintain an organized candidate pipeline, tracking progress and ensuring timely follow-ups with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Develop and maintain relationships with candidates and hiring managers to understand their needs and preferences, providing a consultative approach to recruitment.
• Leverage applicant tracking systems and recruitment technology to streamline processes and enhance candidate experience.
• Adhere to all relevant employment laws and regulations, ensuring fair and equitable hiring practices.
• Track recruitment metrics and provide regular updates on candidate progress, hiring outcomes, and market trends to support continuous improvement in the recruitment process.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the transition from an agency-led to a direct hiring model, reducing dependency and cost.
• Act as the single point of accountability for all hiring, centralising recruitment through TA.
• Own and deliver end-to-end operational recruitment across plant-based roles (volume & critical positions).
• Elevate Employer Value Proposition (EVP) and local attraction strategies to strengthen direct hiring pipelines.
• Partner with Operations and HR to improve workforce planning, forecasting, and hiring anticipation.
• Drive standardised hiring processes and governance across all sites.
• Ensure full adoption of Workday (ATS) as the single source of truth, improving data quality and visibility.
• Optimise agency usage, vendor performance, and commercial outcomes in partnership with Procurement.
• Lead stakeholder alignment and change management, embedding TA-led ways of working.

Experience

• Proven experience leading end-to-end talent acquisition in high-volume, operational environments (ideally blue-collar, supply chain, or manufacturing), with exposure to agency settings an advantage.
• Strong experience partnering with Operations and HR leadership, influencing hiring decisions, workforce planning, and business outcomes.
• Hands-on capability in operational recruitment delivery, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer management.
• Experience driving standardisation of hiring processes and governance across multiple sites or geographies.
• Strong working knowledge of Workday or similar ATS, with experience improving adoption, data quality, and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and activating Employer Value Proposition (EVP) and local attraction strategies.

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong ability to operate in a fast-paced, matrix environment, balancing operational delivery with transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills across all levels.
• Strong analytical and commercial capability, using data to drive decisions and manage cost effectively.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional and remote teams, with a pragmatic problem-solving mindset.
• Structured, strategic thinker with a continuous improvement mindset, leveraging data and technology to drive outcomes.
• Fluent English speaker.

Remote Type

Fully Remote

Skills to succeed in the role

• Adaptability
• Diversity and Inclusion in Hiring
• Empathy
• Experimentation
• Project Delivery
• Recruitment Technology
• Relationship Management
• Taking Ownership
• Talent Sourcing and Acquisition
• Teamwork
• Understand Customers

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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