ASSISTANT MANAGER, TALENT ACQUISITION

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Sep 1, 2026 17 hr. ago

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Carsome Group ASSISTANT MANAGER, TALENT ACQUISITION

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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">About You <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are looking for two experienced and driven <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Assistant Manager, Talent Acquisition – (1) Southern Region and (1) Northern Region <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">to join our Talent Acquisition team. <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Reporting to the <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Head of Talent Acquisition<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, you will be responsible for <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">driving end-to-end recruitment across the Southern Region or Northern Region<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, with a strong focus on <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Retail and high-volume hiring<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">. <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">This role will support hiring requirements across multiple locations within the Southern Region, with <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Kempas <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">as a key location or Northern Region, with Alor Setar as a key location. <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are open to candidates who are currently based in <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Klang Valley or within the Southern/Northern Region<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">, provided they are comfortable travelling regularly to support recruitment activities and business stakeholders within the region. <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">You will work closely with hiring managers and regional stakeholders to understand manpower requirements, build strong talent pipelines and ensure hiring needs are fulfilled within the required timelines. <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">The ideal candidate is hands-on, resourceful and comfortable managing multiple hiring requirements across different locations. <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Your Day-to-Day <ul><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Drive the <span style="text-indent:-17.328pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">end-to-end recruitment process across the Southern Region or Northern Region, from sourcing and screening through interviews, offer management and onboarding coordination. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Drive recruitment for <span style="text-indent:-17.736pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Retail, frontline and high-volume roles across multiple branches and locations within the region. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Partner closely with hiring managers and business stakeholders to understand manpower requirements and develop appropriate hiring plans. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for critical and recurring positions to support current and upcoming manpower needs. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Utilise multiple sourcing channels including job portals, LinkedIn, referrals, social media, career fairs, walk-in interviews and other recruitment initiatives. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Plan and execute mass hiring activities, career fairs, walk-in interviews and on-ground recruitment campaigns across the Southern Region. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Monitor recruitment progress and proactively identify hiring gaps, challenges and risks, with clear action plans to improve hiring outcomes.</li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process while maintaining strong candidate engagement. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Manage salary recommendations, offer negotiations and offer closure in partnership with relevant stakeholders. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Ensure recruitment activities and candidate information are accurately maintained in the <span style="text-indent:-17.736pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and comply with internal recruitment processes and policies. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Work collaboratively with recruiters and business stakeholders to support hiring requirements and share talent pools where relevant. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Develop relationships with local recruitment partners, job portals, educational institutions and other relevant talent sources within the Southern Region.</li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Support employer branding and talent attraction initiatives to strengthen the talent pipeline within the region. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Continuously identify opportunities to improve sourcing strategies, recruitment processes and hiring effectiveness. </li></ul><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Your Know-How <ul><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Bachelor's Degree in <span style="text-indent:-17.832pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or a related discipline. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="text-indent:-17.388pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">5–7 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment, preferably within a fast-paced and high-growth organisation. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Strong hands-on experience in Retail recruitment is required, including experience managing high-volume or mass hiring. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Experience managing recruitment requirements across multiple branches, locations or a geographical region would be highly advantageous.</li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Proven experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle across multiple positions simultaneously. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Strong sourcing capability with experience using job portals, LinkedIn, social media, referrals and other sourcing channels. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Experience organising or supporting <span style="text-indent:-17.82pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">career fairs, walk-in interviews and large-scale recruitment activities. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Strong stakeholder-management skills with the ability to work effectively across different levels of the business. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Good understanding of recruitment processes, candidate assessment, salary negotiation and offer management. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Comfortable working with recruitment data, hiring reports and recruitment metrics to track hiring progress and identify areas requiring action. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Experience working with an ATS and recruitment platforms. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and locations simultaneously.</li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and urgency. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Open to candidates based in <span style="text-indent:-16.992pt;background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Klang Valley or within the Southern Region/Northern Region, with willingness to travel regularly across the region as required. </li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Ability to communicate in Mandarin would be an added advantage.</li><li style="line-height:1;margin-left:0.012001pt;margin-top:18.6461pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Good written and verbal communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia</li> </ul>

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