H&H Group is a global health and nutrition company. Dynamic, courageous and ambitious in its mission to make people healthier and happier, the Group strives to inspire wellness while contributing positively to the needs of society and the planet. The Group has three business segments – Baby, Adult and Pet Nutrition and Care. Our consumer brands include Swisse Wellness, Zesty Paws, Solid Gold Pet, Biostime, Dodie, Good Goût, and Aurelia London.Reporting to our CPO in Asia, working closely with Regional P&C Directors around the world, I am passionately committed to shaping our employer brand by collaborating with local and global internal marketing and P&C teams to develop initiatives that authentically reflect our organisational culture and values across diverse markets.Work hand-in-hand with People and Culture teams to define, update and communicate our EVP, resulting in heightened brand awareness and enhanced talent acquisition efficiency.Successfully manage and lead employer brand submission process (Great Places To Work - GPTW), driving consistent year-on-year improvements in our ranking and workplace culture.Employ a holistic talent acquisition approach, collaborating closely with Talent BPs, utilising innovative sourcing techniques and recruitment tools to identify top talent and establish robust pipelines.Build close partnerships with internal stakeholders to gain deep insights into talent needs, enabling the development of targeted recruitment strategies aligned with our business objectives.Advocate for diversity and inclusion within recruitment processes, fostering a richly diverse candidate pool and nurturing an inclusive workplace culture. Responsible for developing DE&I TA policies and guidelines. Continuously optimise recruitment processes for efficiency and effectiveness to ensure a seamless candidate experience from initial application to successful onboarding. ATS – PageUp.

I returned to Melbourne (due to the pandemic) after an incredible 2.5 years abroad with the H&H Group. As a senior leader in the talent acquisition space, I am responsible for driving our global executive recruitment strategy, fostering innovation in sourcing and attraction methods, and implementing best practice frameworks to enhance our recruitment processes. My role involves spearheading our global talent strategy, advancing the capabilities of our Regional Recruitment Teams, and strengthening our employer branding and Employee Value Proposition (EVP) across all regions.Key Responsibilities:Executive Recruitment: Leading global executive search efforts to identify and attract top-tier talent.Recruitment Best Practices: Establishing and maintaining a comprehensive recruitment best practice framework to standardize processes and enhance efficiency.Employer Branding: Elevating our employer brand through strategic talent marketing, employee advocacy, and compelling content for our careers site, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and other recruitment marketing channels.Current Focus Areas:Global Recruitment Framework Overhaul: Revamping our recruitment framework to include improved processes, advanced systems, strategic advertising, talent pooling, and diverse sourcing channels.Candidate Experience Mapping: Enhancing the candidate journey to ensure a positive and seamless experience.EVP Rollout: Driving our global employment brand journey with the implementation of strategic recruitment and EVP marketing plans.Employee Referral Program (ERP): Overhauling and launching a new Group-wide employee referral program to boost talent acquisition through internal networks.Talent Mapping and Succession Planning: Implementing robust talent mapping and succession planning initiatives to ensure leadership continuity and growth.Diversity & Inclusion: Leading projects that promote diversity and inclusion, aligned with our B-Corp accreditation goals.

Relocated again with the H&H Group to HONG KONG where I was responsible for all Executive and C-suite recruitment, leading our talent strategy for our South East Asia expansion (India, Malaysia and Thailand), whilst further developing our P&C Team in the region and continuing to build on our employer branding, EVP and positioning within the talent market. Occassional travel to our office in China to train and develop the recruitment in the region.

During my international assignment in LONDON, I was responsible for the proactive recruitment of our regional expansion in the UK and Europe as well as our Executive recruitment globally. Travelling frequently to our European offices (Paris, Amsterdam and Milan), I was responsible for the training and development of our People and Culture Team whilst developing our EVP and employer branding globally.Established in Melbourne in 1969, Swisse Wellness is a home grown success story. We currently employ over 300 team members globally with offices in London, Paris, Italy, San Diego, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong and of course, Australia! We delight in being able to bring premium quality, naturally based, scientifically validated products to our customers through leading online and offline retailers across the globe. Since our acquisition in 2015 by Hong Kong listed infant formula company, Biostime (now Health & Happiness Group), we have become an integral part of the global H&H Group house of wellness brands. The H&H Group brings the 6 international brands together to take on the journey of making people happier and healthier!

Recruitment for Australia, New Zealand and North American regions across all disciplines and levels; managing up to 30 roles at one time with no recruitment agency assistance.

Deciding to pursue my love of internal recruitment, I returned to Cotton On where I work with key stakeholders across all 7 brands. My role involves driving a dynamic recruitment strategy across the entire group, with particular focus on digital, e-commerce, marketing work areas. The Cotton On Group has grown to become Australia’s largest value fashion group, with seven brands in over 1,400 retail stores in 17 countries across the world, driven by a team of over 20,000 passionate people, and growing. We are a unique business with a unique culture. Working at the Cotton On Group’s Geelong head office in Australia is truly life changing. Our people love the flexible working hours, the on-site gym and café, the ability to bring their dog to work, the lifestyle of the region plus global career opportunities.Our company is made up of a very diverse and talented team of people who are optimistic, passionate, innovative and experts in their fields. We are committed to creating meaningful and long term careers for our people. Please visit our careers website for our current job opportunities! http://www.cottonongroupcareers.comToday is full of opportunities and new ideas. Tomorrow, anything is possible!

Michael Page is a leading professional recruitment consultancy operating in more than 30 countries worldwide. At Michael Page, we specialise in the recruitment of permanent, contract and temporary positions on behalf of the world’s top employers. At Michael Page, I sat within the Page Personnel division. I was responsible for all facets of recruitment across the Office Support space. These roles range from entry level administrative positions to executive level roles.http://www.michaelpage.com.au

Cotton On Group is Australia's largest value fashion brand with 8 brands and 1,200 stores across 16 countries. Working for the Cotton On Group, I was responsible for all retail recruitment for the Rubi brand. This involved recruiting for all the stores across Australia & New Zealand. Rubi is a fun, fashionable and fast-paced brand that is continuing to grow worldwide, one foot print at a time!Key Responsibilities• Source candidates;• Create and place advertisements;• Cultivate relationships with potential recruits;• Interview candidates;• Conduct reference checks and initiate police checks;• Organize training sessions and materials;• Raise brand awareness by participating in networking events;• Create new employee files; • POS card management;• Prepare new starter paperwork and contracts;• Liaise with the Payroll Department when necessary to follow up any pay queries;• Create and distribute stores daily planners;• Maintenance and reporting of mystery shopper reports;• Produce timely and accurate reports for the business as required;• Organise interstate and international travel for staff; • Maintain expense records;• Book all necessary retail venues;• Organise bi-yearly manager’s conferences;• Ensure all necessary gift vouchers are issued;• Create PowerPoint presentations for communication to retail staff;• General administration and operational support to National Retail Manager.

Target is an iconic Australian retailer dedicated to making fashion, style and quality affordable. Target was acquired by Wesfarmers as part of the Wesfarmers acquisition of Coles Group Limited.The Target division provides employment for over 23,000 team members right across Australia as well as a product sourcing presence in Asia.Working at Target's head office in a temporary position through HAYS, I was responsible for customer enquires and orders.Key Responsibilities• Respond to customer enquiries, requests and resolve issues effectively & professionally;• Manage escalated customer/store contacts;• Data entry and administration duties;• Report customer contacts, analyse data and feed information back to the business;• Online gift card and Personal Shopping procedures/orders;• Handle high influx of inbound calls within a dynamic call centre environment.