GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA's success – come and join them We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company. Your responsibilities and tasks: Full responsibility for driving the whole recruitment process and hiring decision (KPI driven). Consult and partner with HR BP and CoE. Consult and challenge the hiring manager to ensure candidate quality as well as appropriate time to fill. Act as face to the candidate - accompany candidates through the entire recruiting process and create an excellent candidate journey. Manage and perform all recruiting process related activities - Steer the briefing call with hiring manager and clarify all open questions to start selection process in the most efficient way. Create appealing job postings. Steer local recruitment strategy. Manage all aspects of the selection including pre-screening (phone screening if applicable), interview talents, provide appropriate shortlists of qualified candidates to the hiring manager and manage the offers. Set clear expectations for candidates and interviewers. Perform Active Sourcing activities, where applicable. Collaborate with and steer external partners if needed. Keep track and act according to the own recruitment KPIs, use data to assess and measure candidate funnel and recruiting performance. Execution of local employer branding activities (e.g., representing GEA on career fairs, collaboration with key universities). Establish and maintain talent pool. Support continuous improvement. Support alignment with Procurement/Legal team for contract with agencies. Collaborate with CoE to evaluate effective Employer Branding and Talent Acquisition measures to attract candidates and fill vacancies. Challenge the business and CoE team to develop and implement effective sourcing strategies. Continually identify new opportunities that help improving our process, tools and candidate experience by identified recruitment trends and new opportunities. Support planning and execution of the recruitment strategy. Your profile and qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equal level of acting) with any discipline of HR, Management & International Business, or similar relevant background of study. 3 - 5 years of experience in a similar role in Recruiting/Talent Acquisition. Experience in Active Sourcing is a plus. Experience and confidence in sparring managers. Strong communication skills with a service and customer-oriented mindset. High degree of networking skills and ability to build a trustful relationship. Successfully worked in a virtual team. Result-oriented working method characterized by fulfilling hiring expectations of the customer via high service quality. Confident in working with recruitment tools and technologies, ideally experiences with Workday Recruitment. Local language (fluent), English (proficient) - master well both in written and spoken communication. Location: Since the scope is the Country Italy, the position will be based in one of the GEA Italian sites (preferably Galliera Veneta (PD), Colognola ai Colli (VR) or Parma). GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, world view, national origin, genetics, disability, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified. J-18808-Ljbffr