**Have you ever wanted to make a difference?** At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries. **Abbott Ireland** In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across nine sites. We are currently investing in a tenth site in Kilkenny and have six established manufacturing facilities already located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946. As a **Talent Acquisition Specialist** based in Abbott Vascular Clonmel you will partner closely with hiring teams and Business HR, supporting recruitment activities. The TA Specialist will primarily support Abbott Vascular operations, in particular high volume assembler hiring, driving full cycle recruiting efforts from business request through to delivery of hires to specified intake dates. **Responsibilities will include:** + Management of full cycle recruiting process from the requirement gathering to hiring, using Abbott's ATS and CRM. + Develop and execute sourcing strategies that leverage the use of cost-effective recruiting channels such as the Abbott careers page, job boards, social media platforms, CRM/ATS data sources, referral programs, virtual job fairs or talent marketing. + Ensuring structured/competency-based interview process is followed for each hiring requirement, running assessment centers when required. + Ensuring ATS (Workday) is maintained providing reporting as and when required. + Providing strategic market data and market research + Identifying and resolving issues pro-actively. + Collaborating closely with Key Internal Stakeholders, these include, first-line hiring managers, Business HR, TA colleagues, HR practice centers, HR service centers. + Ongoing continuous improvement of hiring processes. **Critical Capabilities** + **Strategy development and execution:** Support the operational execution of the hiring strategy and drive actions that yield tangible recruiting results. Use multiple sources to get desired outcome. + **Influence stakeholders and candidates:** Build credibility with hiring managers, candidates, and within team through successful placements, knowledge of the labour market, talent segments, Abbott businesses, and job functions. + **Leadership:** Take accountability for the plan, timeline, and deliverables. Make informed decisions throughout the recruiting process. + **Change management** : Support and embrace application or process change initiatives. + **Data management analysis and insights, storytelling:** Demonstrate skills in reporting and presenting data using Abbott systems and MS suite. Attend TA training, proactively ask for support when needed and network with senior TA team members to learn and close skills gaps. + **Project management:** Support in-country and in-division TA projects. + **Endurance and resilience:** Problem-solve through set-backs and adapt to changes in direction. **Requirements** + University degree or equivalent. + Fluent English language skills are required, another language would be an advantage. + Strong track record of sourcing via tools and networks. + Strong assessment skills to assess candidate’s business capabilities, technical background, and key behaviours. + Ideally a combination of agency and in house recruitment experience. **What we will give you** + Opportunity to work in a leading global organisation, Abbott has been named one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine every year since 1984. + Working on some of the most exciting expansion projects in the Life Sciences sector. + Competitive compensation package with family healthcare and pension. + Up-skilling/ training in the Abbott suite of Talent Acquisition Tools. Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/ , on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/ , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews (https://twitter.com/AbbottNews) . An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com