Senior Recruiter – Commercial (m/f/d) / maternity cover

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Redcare Pharmacy is seeking a Senior Recruiter for Commercial functions to cover a maternity leave in Köln, onsite, with a minimum of 30 hours per week. The role blends hands-on full‑cycle recruitment for Marketing, Category Management and related teams with strategic impact such as forecasting talent needs, designing efficient selection processes, and driving data‑driven hiring. You’ll partner with senior leaders and HR to attract top talent across all levels and ensure an excellent candidate experience. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in recruiting for commercial roles, fluent English and German, and strong stakeholder management plus ATS/CRM experience. Tips: quantify results, tailor your CV to commercial domains, show process improvements, and express flexibility for extension and part‑time work.

Company Description

About Redcare Pharmacy: 

As Europe’s No.1 e-pharmacy Redcare Pharmacy is powered by passionate teams and cutting-edge innovation. We strive to create a healthy collaborative work environment where every employee feels valued and inspired to contribute to our vision “Until every human has their health”. If you’re seeking a career that offers purpose and aligns with your values join us and start your #Redcareer today. 

About the role: 

We’re looking for a Senior Recruiter (m/f/d) to search for talent for our commercial teams, including Category Management, Marketing, Retail Media, Marketplace, etc. This role combines hands-on recruiting with strategic impact—driving process improvements, leveraging data for smarter decisions, and shaping systems that scale with our growth. 

You’ll partner closely with senior business leaders and HR colleagues to attract and hire top talent across all levels—from emerging professionals to Director roles—while ensuring an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience. 

*This is a maternity cover position (limited contract) with the possibility to be extended afterwards. We are open to full-time and part-time candidates (30 h / week minimum).  

Job Description

About your tasks: 

• Full cycle recruiting for commercial functions (e.g., Marketing, Category Management, etc.) across all levels, ensuring top-quality hires and strong business alignment. 
• Partner with senior leaders to forecast talent needs, design effective selection processes, and influence hiring decisions with market insights. 
• Drive data-informed recruiting, using metrics and dashboards to monitor funnel health, hiring quality, and diversity progress. 
• Implement improvement initiatives that optimize processes, enhance candidate experience, and standardize best practices across teams. 
• Leverage and evolve recruiting systems (ATS, CRM, analytics tools) to improve efficiency, visibility, and decision-making. 
• Contribute to employer branding and talent engagement, representing the company in the market and building proactive pipelines for critical roles. 

Qualifications

About you: 

• 4+ years of recruiting experience, with a strong focus on commercial or business functions (Marketing, Category Management, etc.), ideally in a fast-paced or digital environment. 
• Proven ability to recruit at all levels, including senior leadership. 
• Experience using data and systems (e.g., ATS, dashboards, CRM tools) to improve recruiting performance. 
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. 
• A proactive mindset with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement in recruiting. 
• Fluency in both English and German. 

Additional Information

About your Benefits: 

In order to provide our employees with the best possible support for their individual needs, we offer a wide range of benefits: 

• Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU. 
• Redcare events: We promote teambuilding through creative team events, and celebrate our successes together at regularly scheduled parties. 
• Kindergarten Grant: We offer our employees who pay for childcare in kindergarten 100,00 € (total) per month. 
• Mental health: Get quick professional help from psychologists from nilo if you feel overwhelmed in your personal or professional life. Anonymously and free of charge.
• Personal Development: We are all constantly learning. That's why we support and foster your career development through internal & external training and help you grow. 
• Mobility: Your commute matters to us. We provide our employees with a fully costed Deutschland Ticket which can be used at any time. 
• Sports & Health: Your well-being is our top priority. Therefore, we offer you a range of opportunities to improve your health. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, providing a variety of sports offers tailored to your interests.