Associate Recruiter Job at Amazon India | HR & Talent Acquisition

Amazon's mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover anything they want to buy online. Our evolution from website to e-commerce and publishing partner to development platform is driven by the pioneering spirit that is part of the company's DNA. More than 268,900 employees worldwide keep the wheels turning at Amazon, with global corporate offices in Australia, Singapore, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Slovakia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

We create. We build. We take ownership for what we do, whether we're developing a new technology in-house or launching a new Fulfillment Center. Together, we're constantly creating the ideas, services, and products that make life easier for Amazon's millions of customers. Regardless of role, each Amazonian is completely focused on working hard, having fun, and making history.

About Amazon India

We made our foray into the Indian market with the launch of Junglee.com, enabling retailers in India to advertise their products to millions of Indian shoppers and drive targeted traffic to their stores. In June 2013, we launched www.amazon.in for shoppers in India with an endeavor to give customers more of what they want: low prices, vast selection, fast and reliable delivery, and a trusted and convenient online shopping experience. In India, we have 40+ fulfillment centers operational across major cities, with over 5.5 million square feet of total storage area. Amazon India operations has distribution centers in over 250+ cities, having over 42+ sort centers and delivering to over 19,000 pin codes.

Our Recruiters work in a fast-paced, high volume recruiting organization. Each plays an important role in managing recruiting activities and building candidate relationships, often providing candidates with their first impression of Amazon. The ideal person will work effectively with internal and external clients and candidates, possess great communication skills, have the ability to shift gears at a moment's notice, and enjoy the challenges of helping to build a great organization of talented individuals. This is an amazing opportunity for someone looking to broaden their experience and work in a top recruiting organization.

The recruiter for the Operations vertical would be responsible for delivering the critical hiring demand from the India operations business to support Amazon's growth plans. The incumbent will partner with business leaders to identify and strategize their short term and long term hiring needs. They will build effective candidate generation and sourcing strategies for volume hiring as well as niche positions, while ensuring great candidate experience. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated innovation, strategy, and should be able to resolve complex business problems.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Support execution of recruiting plans to meet the hiring requirements.
• Manage all aspects of candidate administration such as maintaining and updating applicant, scheduling activity, sharing job description, ensuring current positions are accurately posted in all recruiting systems and job boards.
• Build and maintain an active pool of candidates to meet future hiring targets in an effective manner.
• Effectively manage relationships with agencies (as applicable).
• Responsible for planning and coordinating of events, assessment, and interviews for hiring candidates.
• Review applications to evaluate if they meet the requirements of the position.
• Serve as liaison with candidates and communicate logistics associated with assessment and interviews.
• Shadow recruiters in the regular follow-up meetings with hiring managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation.
• Provide advice and assistance to all levels of personnel on various recruiting/talent acquisition related matters.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or Bachelor of Arts degree
• 6+ months of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
• Experience with contact management system/applicant tracking system for sourcing, tracking, and managing candidates

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience partnering with hiring teams to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations