Talent Acquisition Specialist in Sydney

This range is provided by Heinemann Oceania. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range A$85,000.00/yr - A$95,000.00/yr

For us, passion for trading is simply in the genes. The small family business established by the brothers Carl and Heinrich Heinemann in 1879 has developed into a major distributor and retailer for the international travel retail market. Today we supply an ever-expanding Duty-Free range of global branded goods to international airports, airlines, cruise liners and border shops in 100-plus countries. Our retail operation now serves more than 30 million customers annually offering perfumes and cosmetics, wines and spirits, confectionary, delicacies and much more. Despite our international profile, we remain a family business, and we place great value on people.

For our Support Office located at Sydney International Airport, we are searching for a Talent Acquisition Specialist under a Max Term Full Time Parental Leave Contract anticipated to end on October 2026.

Your new job includes:

• As Talent Acquisition Specialist you will play a pivotal role in attracting, sourcing, and hiring top talent for positions across Heinemann Oceania.
• You will collaborate closely with hiring managers, brand partners, and People and Culture Team to understand staffing needs and deliver effective recruitment strategies that align with Heinemann Oceania’s business goals.
• Your focus will be on identifying candidates who embody Heinemann’s Guiding Principles and carry out recruitment activities in line with the Talent Acquisition and broader People & Culture strategies.

You will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Lead in diverse aspects of recruitment across the business, in both corporate office environment and our retail environment.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes and ad hoc requirements.
• Advertisement of career opportunities both internally and externally.
• Assess, screen, and shortlist suitable candidates.
• Develop and maintain position descriptions, utilizing a centralized database.
• Schedule and conduct interviews by virtual or in-person.
• Conduct reference checks for potential employees.
• Maintain accurate interviewing and hiring records.
• Proactively maintain talent pipelines for future business talent acquisition needs.
• Lead recruitment events, such as career fairs, recruitment evenings, and exhibitions.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to forecast hiring needs.
• Drive and raise awareness of the Employee Value Proposition.

What you should bring along:

• Previous experience in Recruitment or Talent Acquisition.
• Studying/studied in an HR related field (desirable).
• Knowledge of P&C databases and candidate management systems.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills – you present yourself well and communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) to a wide variety of stakeholders.
• You have a high attention to detail and are meticulous in your organization skills; multi-tasking will be second nature to you.
• Have experience utilizing Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

What you will get:

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Program.
• Free on-site parking.
• 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave.
• Up to 20% discount on all duty-free products.

At Heinemann we offer a great working environment with plenty of perks! We have staff discount from our retail outlets when you travel, career development opportunities, corporate activities (Heinemann Heroes, Birthday celebrations, Monthly celebrations), but most importantly the opportunity to be part of a team who understands that our people are at the core of everything we do.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Human Resources

Industries: Retail