Sourcing Specialist

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a fast paced, busy environment for a leading global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.

Through combined functional, operational and talent expertise, DOCS offer resourcing solutions and FSP models that significantly improve business performance. This person will effectively manage Contract Placement Consultants (CPCs) who are insourced to a client, ensuring high performance, quality delivery of client objectives and continuous development of DOCS CPCs.

DOCS homepage: https://www.docsglobal.com/

ICON Functional Services Provision (IFS): https://www.iconplc.com/services/functional-services-provision/

As a Sourcing Specialist, you will build/network/talent pool of candidates in APAC region. You are to deliver market intelligence/specific mapping projects for the business. You will ensure that they provide comparative levels of excellence in the field of executive research, client mapping, database management and candidate screening.

Other responsibilities are as follows :

• Be a fundamental part of the team and must be passionate and driven to help deliver agreed recruitment services to the business in line with agreed service levels. This is a key role that requires a responsive and client facing individual.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the company's resourcing needs, external demographics and industry candidate markets globally to advise and guide internal customers and adapt and flex sourcing methods to assist in targeting the best talent.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and validity of the resourcing strategies, processes and campaigns to identify successes, adjusting as needed.
• Identify and network with key talent pools to actively headhunt passive candidates and generate pipeline for current and future roles, ensuring suitable tracking methods used to oversee future potential hires.
• Utilize appropriate telephone dialogue templates for passive candidates and to attract and ensure the right professional image of ICON is portrayed at all times. Full understanding of the role is essential to provide an overview to the candidate and in order to fully answer any questions.
• Review sourcing methods used and continue to adapt sourcing strategy to suit the needs of the role and identify new methods to use.
• Ensures adherence with all federal, state and local regulations governing the recruitment process including Affirmative Action.
• Develop analytics on the resourcing stream, producing meaningful data on pipeline, costing and sourcing performance.
• Adhere to direct hiring targets and KPI's to help reduce hiring costs and utilization of vendors.
• Work with Talent Acquisition Specialists to discuss key roles, understanding the specification of each vacancy and identify passive talent. Support specific deliverables on each role with clearly defined agreed timescales.
• Name gathering to fill qualified candidate pools using database mining techniques and networking to ensure quality candidates with required skill sets are placed into these pools.
• Can operate independently and successfully progress and manage own sourcing workloads to accommodate the priority pipeline.
• Attend relevant recruitment events/conferences.
• Attend wherever practical any face to face role briefings given by the business, actively participating in these meetings regarding candidate research methods, market conditions with relation to candidate sourcing etc.

Role Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience / or relevant experience of working as a successful Resourcer in a fast paced, professional environment with the ability to demonstrate key successes and cost savings attributed with role, preferably in an in-house role within the CRO/pharma industry.
• Bachelor's degree or local equivalent preferred.
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in Mandarin is preferred

Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That's why we've made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

We offer very competitive salary packages. And to keep them competitive, we regularly benchmark them against our competitors. Our annual bonuses reflect delivery of performance goals - both ours and yours.
We also provide a range of health-related benefits to employees and their families and offer competitive retirement plans - and related benefits such as life assurance - so you can save and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
But beyond the competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, you'll benefit from an environment where you are encouraged to fulfil your sense of purpose and drive lasting change.

ICON is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.