Overview
Each year, we as Oldendorff, carry about 380 million tons of bulk and unitized cargo around the world. We perform 15,000 port calls in 118 countries. On average, we operate 700 chartered and owned ships at any one time. Being with us, means working in a continuously changing internationally environment, where reliability is appreciated as is team spirit. Combined with a healthy driver to keep seeking for areas to develop you and your company to reach higher goals – we welcome you to set sail with us.
Essential Functions:
· Lead and manage the complete recruitment process for both commercial and non-commercial roles in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
· Oversee both internal and external recruitment efforts in the APAC region, with a focus on global recruitment of commercial staff (chartering and operations).
· Identify and implement effective recruitment strategies to reach out to most qualified candidates.
· Collaborate and develop excellent working relationship with hiring managers and colleagues across the region.
· Maintain and build our network of recruitment partners. Attend networking events to promote the company and find suitable partners.
· Plan and organize all campus and virtual career fairs inclusive of preparation of career fair marketing materials and ensure good employer branding is always in place.
· Prepare, plan, and oversee the internships and trainee programs in APAC.
· Maintain a strong relationship with government bodies (e.g. MPA) and oversee sponsorship and scholarship programs.
· Maintain and ensure that all recruitment records and employee movement reports are up to date.
· Maintain a strong people-oriented attitude and constantly prioritize employee care.
· Drive new employee engagement ideas.
· Handle and coordinate ad-hoc HR projects.
· Support the HR team for any ad-hoc requests as and when required.
Requirements:
· Minimum 10 years of experience, including 2 years in recruitment within the APAC region.
· Degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field.
· In-depth knowledge of the Singapore Employment Act and labor laws, with experience working with the Ministry of Manpower.
· Extensive background in recruitment and talent management, along with a solid understanding of general HR practices.
· International experience is essential.
· Familiarity with recruiting commercial employees (bankers, traders, etc.) is highly desirable.
· Proven ability to build relationships with external recruiters and engage potential candidates independently through various sourcing channels, including social media.
· Experience in developing in-house training programs, assessment centers, and re-skilling/up-skilling initiatives.
· Excellent skills in Microsoft 365 particularly applications like Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneDrive.
· Experience in using the HR Workday system is a plus
· Fluency in spoken and written English is required; proficiency in additional languages is a plus.
· Strong communication skills and a high level of confidentiality are essential.
· Must be an advocate for our unique company culture.
· Willingness to travel as needed.
Profile:
· An open-minded and communicative person, who likes to work in an open office with a dynamic, multicultural working environment.
· An empathetic, caring and service-oriented person with excellent interpersonal skills, who likes to cooperate, interact, and support an international environment.
· Someone who can show a positive, helpful, and employee-focused work attitude towards local and expatriate colleagues.
· The ability to work off tasks proactively and pragmatically and feels comfortable to work in an open-framed policy structure.
· A flexible, yet detail-oriented team player, who is well-organized and able to think out of the box.
· Can-do attitude, ability to multi-task and work cohesively in a team environment.
· A character that has a passion to work in a hands-on working environment with few policies and procedures, in a bottom-up management style environment and as an internal guide/consultant/advisor/business partner for our decision makers/ managers.
