Early Talent Recruiter - Europe (maternity cover)

Overview

CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact on your career and on the world around you.

Role Purpose

• Early Talent - Recruiter, Europe, based in KCC, Poland, is responsible for the end-to-end execution of Early Talent recruitment across European markets, supporting graduate, internship and trainee programs.
• The role will provide recruitment support across different European markets based on country-specific campus calendars, program hiring timelines, hiring volumes and business priorities.
• The role is primarily focused on recruitment delivery, ensuring timely hiring, strong candidate pipelines and a consistent candidate experience across assigned markets and programs.
• Temporary Contract – 12 months, with the possibility of a further 6-month extension.

Responsibilities

End-to-End Recruitment Delivery

• Execute recruitment for assigned graduate, internship and trainee programs across European markets.
• Manage the recruitment lifecycle including requisition activation, sourcing, screening, assessments, interviews, selection, offers and pre-boarding.
• Deliver hiring against agreed headcount, timelines and program start dates.
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines and proactively flag hiring risks.

Cross-Market & Campus Recruitment

• Support recruitment across European markets based on local academic/campus calendars and hiring cycles.
• Flex recruitment support across countries and programs as hiring demand and seasonal recruitment peaks change.
• Execute university and campus recruitment activities in line with the market and university strategy.
• Coordinate campus events, candidate assessments, interviews and selection activities.
• Ensure local market requirements are incorporated into recruitment execution.

Stakeholder & Candidate Management

• Partner with Hiring Managers, HR and relevant local stakeholders to execute agreed hiring plans.
• Provide regular pipeline, hiring progress and risk updates to the Europe Early Talent Lead.
• Deliver a high-quality and consistent candidate experience across markets.
• Escalate recruitment challenges and capacity constraints proactively.

Process, Data & Governance

• Execute recruitment in line with established Early Talent processes, assessment standards and governance.
• Maintain accurate requisition and candidate data in recruitment systems.
• Track key recruitment metrics including pipeline, assessment progress, offers, acceptances and hiring completion.
• Support recruitment reporting and reviews.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience in Early Talent, graduate, campus or high-volume recruitment.
• Strong end-to-end recruitment delivery experience.
• Ability to support multiple European markets and recruitment campaigns concurrently.
• Understanding of university/campus recruitment cycles and graduate hiring.
• Strong stakeholder and candidate management skills.
• Strong attention to process, data accuracy and recruitment metrics.
• Ability to operate effectively within a matrixed, cross-market organization.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
• PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

Compensation and Benefits

• The expected starting compensation range for this position is 124 900 PLN annually (gross).
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• This role is eligible for an annual bonus, based on performance and eligibility.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility.