Principal Talent Acquisition Partner

We are seeking an experienced Principal Talent Acquisition Partner to support recruitment across the Innovative Medicines Supply Chain organization. This role will manage end-to-end recruitment activities across multiple European markets, partnering closely with hiring managers, HR stakeholders, and business leaders to deliver high-quality talent solutions in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will be a strong delivery-focused recruiter who thrives in high-volume hiring environments, managing approximately 35-40 active requisitions simultaneously. You'll act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, providing market insights, influencing hiring decisions, and ensuring an exceptional candidate experience while driving recruitment excellence across the region.

This is a fixed-term contract until June '27.

Your responsibilities

Recruitment Delivery & Talent Attraction

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from intake through offer and onboarding.
• Handle a high-volume workload of approximately 35-40 live requisitions across multiple countries.
• Develop and execute sourcing and attraction strategies to identify diverse and qualified talent.
• Conduct candidate screening, assessment, and interview coordination.
• Ensure recruitment activities are completed within agreed service levels and hiring timelines.
• Maintain accurate candidate and requisition data within recruitment systems and ATS platforms.
• Drive proactive pipeline building for critical and recurring supply chain roles.

Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership

• Act as the primary recruitment contact for hiring managers and business stakeholders across the Innovative Medicines Supply Chain function.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring leaders across Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ireland, and Italy.
• Provide recruitment market intelligence, salary insights, and talent availability data to support hiring decisions.
• Challenge stakeholder assumptions when appropriate and manage hiring expectations effectively.
• Facilitate intake meetings and establish clear recruitment strategies and timelines.
• Deliver regular status updates and hiring progress reports to key stakeholders.

Candidate Experience

• Deliver a professional, engaging, and positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Ensure transparent communication and timely feedback to candidates.
• Promote employer brand messaging and represent the organization professionally in the market.
• Support diverse hiring practices and inclusive recruitment approaches.

Recruitment Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor recruitment metrics including time-to-fill, pipeline activity, interview conversion rates, and hiring outcomes.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement solutions to enhance recruitment effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment policies, processes, and employment regulations.
• Support the adoption and effective use of ATS and recruitment technology platforms.
• Quickly learn and adapt to internal recruitment tools, processes, and systems.

Required skills

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of full-cycle recruitment experience in an RPO, agency, or in-house environment.
• Demonstrated success managing high-volume recruitment workloads.
• Experience handling multiple concurrent requisitions across different business functions and geographies.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, including engagement with senior hiring managers.
• Proven ability to influence hiring decisions and provide consultative recruitment support.
• Experience working within data-driven recruitment environments and tracking performance metrics.

Skills

• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to challenge hiring managers professionally and constructively.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple competing priorities.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), sourcing platforms, and recruitment technologies.
• Strong sourcing and candidate engagement skills.

Language Requirements

• Fluent Dutch (required).
• Additional German or Italian language skills are highly advantageous.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recruitment experience supporting Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, or Healthcare organizations.
• Previous experience rec