Fashion/Retail Recruiter – AU Hours

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Africa.

📋 Description

• Oversee recruitment tasks from initial briefing and sourcing to interviews, offer negotiations, and placements.

• Gain a deep understanding of client businesses, role specifications, and hiring priorities to offer well-informed recruitment guidance.

• Actively seek out candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, direct outreach, referrals, and specialized networks.

• Develop and sustain talent pipelines within various areas of expertise.

• Evaluate candidates’ backgrounds, technical skills, motivations, and overall fit.

• Present well-vetted shortlists accompanied by concise and accurate candidate summaries.

• Maintain candidate relationships throughout the recruitment process with consistent communication.

• Organize interviews, collect feedback, and ensure the recruitment process remains on track.

• Oversee the recruitment desk, prioritize assignments, and uphold precise CRM records.

• Recognize opportunities to enhance client relationships and secure repeat business.

• Collaborate with the broader team on recruitment tasks across Australian and US assignments.

• Conduct recruitment in various fields including buying, merchandising, planning, fashion design, production, garment technology, e-commerce, digital, marketing, sales, retail operations, head-office functions, and senior leadership roles.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in a recruitment agency, with recent involvement in recruiting for fashion, retail, beauty, lifestyle, or e-commerce sectors.

• Comprehensive knowledge of your specialist market, encompassing relevant roles, skill sets, and candidate profiles.

• A track record of successfully managing recruitment assignments and achieving placements.

• Strong skills in headhunting and candidate management.

• Capability to build a talent network and manage a recruitment desk with a sense of ownership and urgency.

• Commercial confidence and credibility in discussions with senior clients and candidates.

• Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and recruitment CRMs.

• Excellent proficiency in both written and spoken English.

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and consistent follow-through.

• Ability to work independently in a remote setting.

• Genuine and ongoing availability to align work hours with the Australian business day.

• Experience in recruiting for Australian or US clients.

• Familiarity with international recruitment and confidence in working across various markets and time zones.

• Experience in recruiting senior or executive roles within fashion and retail.

• An established network within a relevant specialist market.

🏝️ Benefits

• A competitive base salary in South Africa that reflects your experience and skills.

• A robust commission structure with real earning potential.

• The flexibility to work remotely from South Africa.

• Approximately 30 working hours per week.

• Opportunities to engage with Australian and US clients and candidates.

• The chance to cultivate specialist networks and become a vital part of the client.

• A work schedule of about six hours per day, five days a week, with significant overlap with the Australian business day.

• Early start times in South Africa.

• The specific shift will be determined in agreement with the successful candidate.