Acquisition Consultant Job Description
Acquisition consultant
provides direct support in strategic recruiting activities such as job classification, sourcing, candidate relationship management, and negotiation.
Acquisition Consultant Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective acquisition consultant job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included acquisition consultant job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Generate a high volume of candidate leads through direct sourcing methods (cold calling, job boards, military, college, social media and diversity) source passive candidates through referrals, networking, and internet searches
Provides tailored one on one communication
Influences Financial Advisor in order to shape and guide hiring decisions
Conducts recruitment strategy meetings (RSMs)
Provides clear direction on roles and responsibilities of all partners and stakeholders in the recruiting process
Develop new strategies to actively target passive candidates in recruiting and business development
Trusted partner to leaders
Customer experience advocate
Ambassador of our culture
Screen and deliver a slate of qualified candidates within the target compensation range
Acquisition Consultant Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Acquisition Consultant
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PHR, SHRM, AIRS, HR, SPHR, CP, SCP, GPHR, CA, RACR
Education for Acquisition Consultant
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the acquisition consultant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Human Resources, Business, Education, Business/Administration, Liberal Arts, Marketing, Communications, Acquisition, Management, Psychology
Skills for Acquisition Consultant
Desired skills for acquisition consultant include:
Skills and behavioral competencies needed for success in each role
Internet and all Microsoft Office applications
Networking
But not limited to
Job analysis
Sourcing efficiencies
Relation to position requirements
Salary trends and relationship management
Candidate assessment techniques and job offer negotiation skills
Qualifying candidates
Desired experience for acquisition consultant includes:
Initiates Action - Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives
Business level English (a minimum requirement)
Any Degree or equivalent relevant work experience in recruitment process projects (at least 3 - 6 years)
Experience in recruitment process and procedure improvements
Experience of the Taleo Recruitment Management System
Creativity, innovation and the ability to think 'out-of-the-box' in problem solving, organizational diagnosis, and solution generation
Acquisition Consultant Examples
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Acquisition Consultant Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for an acquisition consultant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for acquisition consultant
- You will lead and/or participate in talent acquisition process and/or branding enhancement projects to define the next innovative best practice
- You will manage the beginning to end recruiting process for openings across the region
- You will counsel Hiring Managers on the recruiting process to ensure compliance with corporate policies and local regulations
- You will continuously look to expand own and team knowledge on the talent market bringing actionable competitors’ moves insights
- It’s a friendly atmosphere with supportive leaders to bring your creativity to max
- Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives to help you make an impact to communities at large
- Serve as primary point of contact for hiring managers & HR within multiple Business Units within the allocated region
- Manage the end to end recruitment process for all internal and external selection
- Manage effective relationships with Managing Directors and Agency Directors to support meeting firm hiring goals
- Work closely with Managing Directors to understand firm hiring goals and partner to develop and execute quarterly recruiting strategies
Qualifications for acquisition consultant
- High degree of problem solving skills to resolve hiring challenges immediately
- Flex communication style to best align with each individual FA's learning and communication style
- Ability to build relationships quickly in order to influence the hiring process
- Simply and directly tell the truth or provide feedback in difficult conversations
- Must be able to solve problems on their own in the absence of a leader
- Ability to organize multiple sources of information and data
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Our company is looking for an acquisition consultant. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for acquisition consultant
- You will establish relationships with vendors and key stakeholders to meet staffing plan needs
- You will work with businesses, across functions or geographies on focused initiatives
- You will participate in key projects have a country-wide impact
- You will creates talent attraction strategy
- You will support Graduates/Job fairs activities
- Interacts with hiring managers within the business
- Manages the beginning to end staffing process
- Operating as a trusted advisor to the business ensuring you are seen as a business partner with expertise and the ability to shape the future state of the organisation
- May help other recruiters with on-campus recruiting activities including campus presentations, career fairs, “sell” receptions/dinners
- Next to managing the overall recruiting process, the recruiter acts a strategic advisor
Qualifications for acquisition consultant
- Extensive expertise with candidate sourcing techniques and tools and applicant tracking systems
- Experience with two or more of the following functional areas - electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, controls, operations, engineering, technical, environmental, safety, operations, continuous improvement
- Preferred industry/ sector experience – energy, waste, sustainability, environmental, power generation, paper, heavy engineering, manufacturing or industrial
- Expert level experience with ATS is required
- Must have expert internet/ research skills appropriate to conduct research and discover information through Boolean searches
- Sound working knowledge of Recruiting industry rules, regulations and practices is required
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Our company is looking to fill the role of acquisition consultant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for acquisition consultant
- Direct search and pre-screening of CVs, reference checking
- Making cold calls to candidates and presenting the company
- Candidates' assessment and selection, coordination of interviews with hiring managers
- Participating in the improvement of recruitment/HR processes, procedures and regulations
- Participating in the development and maintenance of internal database, etc
- Interviewing candidates using techniques and methodologies to screen and source highly qualified candidates
- Responsible for providing day to day recruiting support to assigned client group
- Provides staffing support for operational, professional or lower level managerial positions
- Reviews personal requisition forms for accuracy, and ensuring that positions are viable
- Consults with hiring manager to develop a recruitment plan for maximum success, and develops an interview process and guide for hiring manager
Qualifications for acquisition consultant
- Excellent strategic influencing skills with the ability to relate to a wide variety of people with different agendas and needs to ensure effective communications with key internal stakeholders
- Advanced experience utilizing structured candidate assessment methodologies, utilizing innovative sourcing/recruitment techniques to recruit passive candidates
- Experience with software engineering recruitment preferred
- Expert level experience with Applicant Tracking System
- Experience working in a team environment, experience working in a COE environment
- Our brand promise of making life brighter – for our customers, partners, and communities
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of acquisition consultant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for acquisition consultant
- Ensure compliance on Talent Acquisition Processes and files delivered to administration
- Coordinate TA HQ team to reach goals with the expected quality
- Participate on Improvement projects for site and area
- Collaborate with TA team for coverage and nationwide projects
- Act as consultant to internal clients on market trends, best practices and candidate sources
- Executes the day to day recruitment needs of assigned business units as part of the overall recruitment strategy for the business unit
- Sources, screens, interviews, recommends, and hires internal and external candidates for regular and temporary open positions
- Supports business needs by creating a pipeline of qualified, diverse and best-in-class candidates
- Develop strong relationships with the hiring managers and the Human Resources Business Partners
- Regular follow up with the respective hiring managers and candidates to ensure timeliness of the recruitment process
Qualifications for acquisition consultant
- An independent result-oriented professional with
- A Talent Acquisition Consultant with
- Recruitment agency background (direct sourcing) preferred
- A minimum of 1-3 years of related experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruiting
- Moderate experience or coursework in software development – understand programming concepts, ability to understand the logic of a computer program
- Possess at least a Degree in any discipline
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Our growing company is looking for an acquisition consultant. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for acquisition consultant
- Attend daily and weekly calls with the Recruiting and hiring teams
- Provide accurate daily and weekly progress reports
- Negotiate salaries and close offers for selected candidates
- Work with the Recruiting Coordinator to roll out offers and onboard candidates
- Assist with the onboarding process of new hires
- Work on large projects in partnership with other Recruiters located in other cities
- Manage and deliver candidate experience that places the candidate at the centre of the recruitment process
- Actively manage L’Oreal’s employer brand within key candidate segments
- Complete recruitment reports (KPIs), analyze them, and make suggestions for improvement in terms of profiles and processes
- Identifying the customers' business needs and translating them into an agreed recruitment plan, aimed at the fulfillment of the needs within time, budget, and quality constraints
Qualifications for acquisition consultant
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)
- Successful track-record in selling solutions and consistently over-achieved sales targets in previous sales roles
- Excellent people skills and experience establishing, maintaining and leveraging on relationship to strategically market to corporations
- Familiarity with creating scalable on-boarding playbooks and initiatives
- Conducts intake sessions with internal clients to develop successful candidate performance profiles and understanding of job requisition requirements
- Schedules and conducts in-depth interviews (in-person, phone, Skype) and communicates with internal and external candidates on interview(s), resume review, outcomes