About the Role

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 solid 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

- Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 2 to 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.

📌 Senior Talent Acquisition Executive ( Retail Hiring) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Kushals.com
📍 Bengaluru