Job Description

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a growing global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology.

Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients everywhere.

Every person at Ferring works together to change lives and help people build families. Our corporate teams offer empowering, innovative, challenging and rewarding careers – we are motivated to make a difference. To reach our full potential we collaborate, and respect and value diverse contributions so that we can grow as an organisation and as professionals. Together we can influence the world around us to make life and work better.

Join us in the journey in taking Ferring’s global Talent Acquisition Team to the next level!

Ferring+You

You will be accountable for bringing great talent into Ferring while ensuring a high-quality experience for all parties. Together with our TA Sourcing team, you will support TA Partners, HRBP's and Hiring Managers across Europe to understand their needs and recruit the best talent.

Your scope will be focused in managing the end to end recruitment process in one of our main production sites in Europe, located in Kiel, Germany. That’s why we are looking for an amazing TA Specialist with German skills to hit the ground running and contribute to leverage the function in the location.

Your day at Ferring

• Understanding the business needs and establishing a solid recruitment strategy for each role.
• Assessing, interviewing and selecting talent.
• Decision and offer management.
• Partner and consult with HR, TA Sourcing and the business to understand needs and execute against talent strategies to deliver value.
• Drive consistency in the hiring process and ensure the best candidate experience.
• Challenge hiring managers about talent assumptions.
• Meet Global Talent Acquisition goals for time-to-hire, cost per hire, diverse candidate slates and contribute for data driven process.
• Build, grow, and nurture talent pipelines and keep our candidate database updated.
• Proactively look for innovative ways to recruitment and attract candidates and continuously build our employer brand.
• Represent Ferring in University Relations activities.
• Partner with the Sourcing team to ensure consistency throughout the full cycle.
• Flex and adapt with projects and assignments as business needs shift and evolve.

Behind our innovation… There’s you

• Bachelor's degree in HR, psychology or a related field is required.
• 3-5 years of experience in recruitment within a multicultural environment.
• Knowledge of at least one applicant tracking system (ideally Workday) and proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Fluency in English and German is a must
• Experience in partnering, developing, and leading the implementation of effective hiring strategies that supports ambitious business goals.
• Ability to navigate in a fast-paced environment, a problem solver with the ability to adapt quickly to shifting priorities, a strong decision-maker.
• Positive “roll up sleeves” mindset and a proactive approach to recruitment, ability to redirect the course of action if needed.
• Ability to activate and partner with others without formal authority (i.e. no formal reporting lines).
• Sensitivity to local employment laws and their interdependencies with the candidate lifecycle.

People come first at Ferring

• Interesting benefits’ package.
• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.
• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role.
• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Extended support on family building journey.

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

Note to agencies: this search is being managed by Ferring’s Talent Acquisition team. Kindly do not send us spontaneous profiles.

Location:

Ferring Service Center Portugal