The Role
Manage end-to-end, high-volume recruitment for retail store roles across India, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, onboarding follow-up, and candidate engagement. Partner with regional and store stakeholders, maintain talent pipelines, coordinate interviews, manage ATS data, track recruitment KPIs, and provide hiring market insights.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position: Talent Acquisition Associate – Retail Hiring
Department: Human Resources – Talent Acquisition
Location: Bengaluru (Corporate Office)
Reports To:Manager – Talent Acquisition
We are looking for a dynamic and result-oriented Talent Acquisition Associate to lead end- to-end hiring for our retail store operations across India. The role will primarily focus on hiring Style Associates, Senior Style Associates and Store Managers while ensuring quality, speed, and a seamless candidate experience. The ideal candidate should have experience in high-volume retail recruitment and possess strong stakeholder management, sourcing, and coordination skills.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Recruitment
• Manage complete recruitment lifecycle for retail store positions.
• Handle hiring for Style Associates, Senior Style Associates, Store Managers, and other retail roles as assigned.
• Understand manpower requirements and align hiring plans accordingly.
• Ensure timely closure of assigned requisitions within defined TAT.
Candidate Sourcing
• Source candidates through job portals, employee referrals, social media, consultants, walk-ins, campus drives, and local hiring initiatives.
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs.
• Conduct market mapping for retail talent across assigned regions.
Screening & Assessment
• Screen resumes based on role fit.
• Conduct telephonic and virtual interviews.
• Evaluate candidates on communication skills, retail experience, sales orientation, stability, salary expectations, and cultural fit.
• Coordinate assessment rounds wherever applicable.
Interview Coordination
• Schedule interviews with hiring managers and business stakeholders.
• Ensure smooth interview coordination and timely feedback collection.
• Maintain positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
Offer Management
• Negotiate salary within approved budgets.
• Roll out offers and ensure complete documentation.
• Follow up with candidates until joining.
• Manage pre-joining engagement to minimize offer dropouts.
Stakeholder Management
• Partner closely with Regional Managers, Area Managers, HR Business Partners, and store Operations teams.
• Provide regular hiring updates and pipeline status.
• Advise stakeholders on market availability, compensation trends, and hiring challenges.
Recruitment Operations
• Maintain candidate data in ATS and recruitment trackers.
• Ensure accurate reporting of hiring metrics.
• Track recruitment KPIs including TAT, source effectiveness, offer-to-join ratio, and dropout trends.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment processes and documentation.
Preferred Candidate Profile
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition.
• Prior experience in retail, fashion, lifestyle, QSR, FMCG, or consumer-facing hiring is preferred.
• Experience in volume hiring for frontline retail roles.
• Exposure to ATS and job portals such as Naukri, LinkedIn, and Indeed.
• Strong sourcing, interviewing, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- 2-5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition
- Experience in high-volume hiring for frontline retail roles
- Prior experience in retail, fashion, lifestyle, QSR, FMCG, or consumer-facing hiring
- Exposure to ATS and job portals such as Naukri, LinkedIn, and Indeed
- Strong sourcing, interviewing, and negotiation skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
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The Company
What We Do
Kushals Fashion Jewellery is an India-based fashion and silver jewellery brand founded in 2006. It offers jewellery collections for workwear, partywear, bridal occasions and everyday wear, with designs focused on style and craftsmanship. The company operates nearly 100 stores across more than 38 Indian cities and uses an omnichannel model through its retail network, e-commerce platform and mobile application.
