Recruitment Partner - Temp until 31st Oct 2026 (m/f/d)

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Adidas is seeking a Recruitment Partner to lead end-to-end recruitment for a defined business area, on a temporary contract through 31 October 2026, onsite in Herzogenaurach. You will partner with HR, business and recruiting colleagues to source, screen, interview and extend offers while delivering an exceptional candidate experience. The ideal candidate has 4 to 6 years of international recruitment experience, a proven track record in end-to-end mandates including volume hires, strong stakeholder management, and fluency in German with good English; a BA degree is required. Tips for applicants: tailor your CV to show end-to-end success, quantify speed and quality of hire, demonstrate diversity initiatives and global project experience, and highlight proactive sourcing and employer branding.

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Adidas is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders (incl. gender identity), ethnic and social backgrounds, nationalities, sexual orientations, religions and beliefs, and those with apparent or non-apparent disabilities*. We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. *We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.

PURPOSE 

In this role, you will be responsible leading the entire recruitment process and closely partnering with HR, Business and Recruiting colleagues in order identify, to qualify and attract the best talent for adidas. As the Recruitment Partner you will focus on recruitment mandates for a defined business/function. 

 As Recruitment Partner you will be responsible for managing the entire recruitment process from sourcing, screening, interviewing, to offer stage. You will have a true passion for engaging with candidates and hiring teams and deliver an exceptional candidate experience and recruitment services. 

Your business acumen, passion for recruiting and a genuine commitment to thinking outside of the box are core skills needed in this role.  

In your role, you will partner closely with your hiring teams to develop functional recruiting strategies and act as an expert recruiting partner to HR and business within a defined business/function. 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Lead the entire recruitment process including requisition approval, hiring manager briefing, job advertising, candidate sourcing, application review, candidate screening, interview strategy, and offer process and continuously work with the hiring teams to identify opportunities to improve the process. 

• Leverage relevant advertising resources and apply other relevant candidate marketing strategies to create local, regional and global awareness (if needed) in order to attract qualified applications for key roles within your area of responsibility. 

• Leverage candidate databases (internal and external) in addition to other sourcing channels (university, competitive research, job fairs, social) to identify prospective candidates to create awareness and invite them to apply for open positions including cold calling prospects. 

• Screening resumes and conducting initial phone screens to assess qualifications as well as suitability for role, followed by in-depth interviews evaluating skills, experience and culture fit/add. 

• Build, engage and maintain pre-qualified as well as prospective candidate pools of strong former candidates and new candidates within the functional area that your support. 

• Partner with recruiting and sourcing colleagues to share candidates and jobs to encourage a collaborative hiring process. 

• Continuously identify new candidate pools and leverage existing resources and various channels, such as social media, job boards, referrals and networking, to proactively identify passive candidates to create awareness and proactively reach out to them.  

• Provide guidance to the hiring teams throughout the recruitment process and frequently update them on the status of the process.  

• Advocating for and driving a diverse and inclusive recruitment strategy 

• Conduct weekly check-ins with active candidates and hiring managers throughout the entire recruiting process for each role. 

• Own responsibility for candidate and hiring manager experience results and drives standards to ensure a quality performance against all standards. 

• Effectively utilize comprehensive knowledge of adidas brand and adidas Group offerings, benefits, comp strategies, and programs to market adidas and the adidas Group as an Employer of Choice. 

• Lead additional recruitment initiatives as needed. 

• Plan and participate in strategic planning meetings with functional/market leadership and key business partners of all levels to understand current and upcoming requirements in order to build a strategy on effective recruitment activities for positions within your area of responsibility. 

• Conduct quarterly review meetings with business leaders and key business partners to provide an overview of recruiting achievements as well as opportunities to improve hiring performance moving forward.  

• Utilize recruitment systems effectively following key standards, documenting key actions, recommending improvements and ensuring all data is accurate for reporting purposes. 

• Apply and adapt broader talent acquisition strategies (employer branding, internal recruiting, diversity, etc.) within your designated function or market. 

• Act as a key point of contact to support the implementation of global initiatives within your designated function or market. 

KEY RELATIONSHIPS 

• Human Resources Business Partners 

• Broader Human Resources Business Partners 

• Broader Talent Acquisition and Talent teams  

 

KEY MEASURE OF SUCCESS  

• Speed of hire  

• Candidate and hiring manager experience  

• Diversity of hire  

• Internal hire ratio 

• Quality of hire  

• Proactive sourcing and talent pool conversions  

 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum of 4-6 years’ experience in international/global recruiting, leading local, international and global recruitment mandates for all level candidates through a broad range of sourcing channels (including proactive outreach). 

• Specific expertise/experience recruiting for your dedicated functional area/market area/business strongly preferred  

• Experienced working in large, international/global matrix company  

• Demonstrated track record of driving end2end, holistic recruitment mandates (including  sourcing, assessing and hiring talent in volume roles )and global recruiting initiatives (i.e. proactive recruiting, internal recruiting, diversity, etc.) to achieve hiring goals. 

• Experienced in offer negotiation, awareness of local legislation and employment market/compensation trends. 

• International experience, having worked on projects in multiple geographies  

• Knowledgeable about managing diversity & inclusion from talent acquisition perspective. 

• Min BA degree in HR, Business or related studies 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. Fluent German language skills is a pre-requisite for this role.