Talent Acquisition Manager (French-speaking) — FMCG | Africa Experience (Preferred)

The Role
A leading FMCG business is looking for a French-speaking Talent Acquisition Manager to lead end-to-end hiring across key functions, with a strong focus on Commercial and Marketing roles. This is a hands-on, high-impact role for someone who knows how to build pipelines fast, partner credibly with senior stakeholders, and hire for growth markets—especially across Africa. What you’ll be doing • Own full-cycle recruitment for Commercial & Marketing roles (Sales, Trade Marketing, Brand, Category, Digital, Insights, etc.) • Partner with business leaders to define role requirements, hiring plans, and realistic timelines • Build and execute sourcing strategies across African markets (with emphasis on French-speaking regions) • Drive proactive talent mapping, pipeline development, and market intelligence (salary, availability, competitor hiring) • Manage agency partners where needed, while keeping a strong direct sourcing engine • Ensure a great candidate experience and consistent assessment standards • Track recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, quality of hire, pipeline health) and continuously improve process What we’re looking for • Fluent French + strong English (written and spoken) • Proven Talent Acquisition experience within FMCG (or similarly fast-paced consumer environment) • Demonstrated hiring success across Africa (ideally multi-country exposure) • Strong track record hiring Commercial and Marketing talent (mid-senior levels) • Agency background preferred (executive search/contingency/RPO), with the ability to operate in-house • Confident stakeholder management, able to challenge and advise hiring managers • Strong sourcing skills (LinkedIn, referrals, market mapping, Boolean search) Nice to have • Experience hiring across Francophone Africa (e.g., North/West/Central Africa) • Exposure to high-growth / transformation environments • Experience with ATS and recruitment reporting

Requirements
Langues : Français courant + anglais professionnel Parcours indispensable - 6 à 10+ ans d’expérience en recrutement, dont au moins 3 à 5 ans en gestion complète du cycle (brief, sourcing, entretiens, offre, onboarding) - Expérience prouvée de recrutement en Afrique, idéalement multi-pays et avec exposition aux marchés francophones - Expérience solide sur des recrutements Commercial et Marketing, par exemple : - Ventes : Key Account Managers, Sales Managers, Regional Sales, rôles Go-To-Market - Trade Marketing, Category, Brand Managers, Product ou Portfolio - Marketing digital, eCommerce, CRM, Performance Marketing - Consumer Insights ou études de marché (apprécié) - Expérience FMCG fortement souhaitée, ou environnement consumer très dynamique avec exigences de rapidité et de qualité Expérience souhaitée - Passage en agence (contingency, retained search ou RPO), avec une vraie capacité en approche directe - Expérience in-house déjà acquise ou motivation claire à passer côté entreprise - À l’aise sur plusieurs niveaux de séniorité : spécialiste, manager, head-of Compétences clés - Sourcing avancé : mapping marché, LinkedIn, Boolean, recommandations, chasse concurrentielle, construction de pipelines - Gestion des parties prenantes : capacité à cadrer un brief, challenger, conseiller et piloter un plan de recrutement réaliste - Évaluation structurée : screening rigoureux, entretiens par compétences, scorecards, décisions cohérentes - Intelligence marché : compréhension des salaires, de la disponibilité des talents et des réalités locales selon les pays - Process et KPI : maîtrise ATS, reporting (time-to-fill, conversion, qualité, santé du pipeline) - Expérience candidat : communication claire, réactivité, capacité à closer et sécuriser l’acceptation d’offre Style et personnalité - Esprit business, pragmatique, orienté résultats - À l’aise dans l’ambiguïté et les priorités changeantes - Forte autonomie, sens de l’ownership, excellent suivi - Sensibilité interculturelle et capacité à travailler sur des marchés variés

About the company
eMagine Solutions is one of the leading authorities on leadership and talent globally. Our combined resources of over 100 years professional experience mean that our clients trust us with finding them the top talent globally and candidates trust us to find them the right opportunity in a timely and confidential manner. Throughout our offices we provide complete solutions for our clients, including traditional temporary and permanent recruitment, executive search, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), salary survey's, market mapping and training and development courses. Our global client list work with us not only because of our expertise but also because of our honesty, integrity and passion.