Field Recruiter

About Spencer's Retail

Spencer's Retail Limited, belonging to the RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, is a prominent multi-format retail company offering an extensive variety of quality products across food, personal care, fashion, home essentials, electricals, and electronics. Their hypermarkets include specialty sections such as Spencer's Gourmet, Patisserie, Wine and Liquor, and Epicuisine to enhance customer experience. Operating 158 stores with 48 hyper stores in over 35 cities, Spencer's aims to make quality living affordable through excellent products, warm customer service, and an engaging retail environment. As one of India's early omni-channel food and grocery retailers, they provide broad product assortments available both in-store and online, with swift delivery in major locations. Their lifestyle brand '2Bme' presents trendy everyday fashion for all genders and ages, emphasizing creativity and individuality.

Role Overview

The Field Recruiter position is a full-time role based onsite in the Central Zone, Uganda. This position entails end-to-end recruitment management to source and onboard talent for Spencer's Retail stores and operations. Responsibilities include sourcing candidates, conducting interviews, facilitating assessments, and aiding selection for frontline and supervisory roles.

Key Responsibilities

• Visit store locations regularly and collaborate with store leadership to assess workforce requirements.
• Plan and execute hiring initiatives such as walk-in drives and local community outreach programs.
• Maintain and nurture candidate pipelines for various roles.
• Schedule interviews and monitor the progress of recruitment cycles.
• Ensure timely onboarding of selected candidates.
• Update and maintain recruitment reports and dashboards.
• Support employer branding activities within the region.
• Adhere to fair, inclusive, and non-discriminatory hiring practices.
• Work closely with HR to ensure a positive experience for candidates and new hires.

Qualifications and Skills

• Proven skills in recruitment and talent acquisition, including sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates.
• Prior experience in field recruitment for retail, FMCG, or service sectors, preferably handling high-volume frontline hiring.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities with candidates and store management.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to manage multiple requisitions and events concurrently.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and basic HR workflows.
• Capability to analyze recruitment metrics and generate data-driven reports.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the Central Zone for store visits and hiring events.
• Knowledge and application of labor laws and ethical hiring regulations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related discipline.
• Experience in retail human resources or field recruitment considered advantageous.