Recruitment Manager | Rose Wood

We believe that life is made of many journeys: inspiration, wonderment, curiosity, or the simple joy of discovering something new every day. If you share the same sentiment, then this opportunity is for you. Rosewood Amsterdam is currently seeking a motivated and dynamic Recruitment Manager who is a well-rounded and seasoned individual to be part of our team.

The Talent & Culture team attracts, develops, and rewards the most important asset of the company: Our Associates. The Global Headquarter is in Hong Kong and we collaborate closely with brands around the world to bring to life the philosophy of Relationship Hospitality and pursue world-leading practices in people operations.

The Recruitment Manager will take the lead to ensure the property becomes the most progressive and innovative property that attracts world-class talent. This includes leading Employer Branding initiatives, adopting the latest technology in recruiting, and designing the best candidate experience for the hotel. The Recruitment Manager is responsible for designing and executing initiatives to attract, evaluate and hire qualified candidates for the property.

• Design and execute recruiting strategies to attract, evaluate and hire qualified candidates.
• Proactively identify and address hiring needs in close partnership with business leaders.
• Evaluate and refine sourcing and selection procedures.
• Liaise with recruitment agencies as and when required, ensuring competitive rates are negotiated.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of the entire recruitment process. 
• Ensure recruitment paperwork is prepared and updated prior to the recruitment commencing, e.g. Authority to recruit, job descriptions, etc.
• Promote diversity in the workplace and ensure recruiting strategies attract diverse candidates
• Design and deliver on the best-in-class Candidate Experience components including Job Crafting, Assessment, Feedback, Interview, Onboarding, and Alumni Engagement 
• Manage the overall relationship with top target schools and institutions. Oversees campus recruiting and student marketing activities.
• Maintain talent pipelines with potential candidates and past applicants for future staffing needs
• Organize recruitment events to establish a strong employer brand at Career Fairs and College/University open days as requested to represent opportunities within Rosewood Amsterdam.
• Contribute to the company’s strategic planning regarding employee development and engagement.
• Leverage latest recruiting technology, tools, and software (e.g. LinkedIn, Application Tracking System) to achieve cost efficiency and deliver excellent candidate experience.
• Ensure all vacancies assigned are filled in a timely manner in line with Rosewood Amsterdam’s authorised head count and budget for associate level.
• Workforce planning for future needs taking into account trends, legislation and government support packages.
• Maintain candidate management system ensure candidates are responded to within the set time.
• Compile job advertisements ensuring maximum coverage of the vacancy, at a minimum of one week on our internal vacancy list.
• To ensure that reference requests are sent and received for all new starters within the probation period and non-satisfactory references are communicated to the head of department.
• Assisting with recruitment activities by screening candidates, arranging interviews, conducting interviews as designated in line with Rosewood Amsterdam’s behavioural interview standards, and dealing with general enquires relating to vacancies in a timely manner.

• Previous experience with recruitment and industry experience
• Project management
• Stakeholder management
• Data analytics and numerically sensitive
• Experience with candidate sourcing, interviewing and evaluation at the senior executive level
• Talent search and mapping skills
• Familiarity with Candidate Management Systems and HR technologies
• Fluent in English and Dutch
• A work permit for the Netherlands is needed to be considered for this role

About us: Once open, we aim to make our property to be the top destination of choice in the region. The immediate need of this role is to put together the hotel’s leadership team. We aim to create a fast-paced, international team, with a strong sense of collaboration. We believe in teamwork, finding solutions and being yourself at work. Because of this we are looking for someone who fits with our culture and so we’d like to make an offer to someone collaborative and result-oriented with a can-do mindset, and who would enjoy working at Rosewood as much as we do.