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Talent Acquisition and Development Specialist
full-time
Sagamu,
Ogun State
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Job Summary
The Talent Acquisition & Development Specialist will manage talent acquisition, onboarding, development, and retention to maintain a strong talent pipeline supporting Sunbeth’s logistics operations. A key responsibility is to establish and manage the Sunbeth Driver Academy to develop and certify professional drivers, improve safety and operational efficiency, reduce driver attrition, and build a sustainable driver talent pipeline.
Job Details
1. Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
•Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies aligned with organizational growth objectives.
•Partner with business leaders to forecast manpower requirements across logistics, shipping, transport, warehousing, freight operations, and support functions.
•Manage end-to-end recruitment processes including sourcing, screening, assessments, interviews, offer management, and onboarding.
•Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles.
•Establish strategic partnerships with universities, professional bodies, logistics institutes, truck driving schools, and recruitment agencies.
2. Talent Management & Organizational Development
•Support talent review and succession planning processes.
•Maintain skills inventories and workforce capability assessments.
•Identify high-potential talent and create development plans.
•Drive employee engagement and retention initiatives.
•Support change management and organizational transformation projects.
3. Learning & Development
•Design and execute the organization's annual Learning & Development strategy.
•Conduct enterprise-wide training needs assessments.
•Coordinate onboarding and induction programmes for new employees.
•Support performance management, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives.
•Establish learning pathways for operational and management employees.
4. Driver Academy Management
•Establish and manage the Sunbeth Driver Academy as the organization's primary driver training and certification platform.
•Develop a long-term driver capability strategy aligned with business expansion plans.
•Build a sustainable pipeline of qualified truck, tanker, reefer, and specialized vehicle drivers.
•Partner with regulatory agencies, driving institutions, OEMs, and fleet management partners to enhance training standards.
5. Driver Talent Pipeline Management
•Lead end-to-end recruitment of truck drivers, including sourcing, screening, licence and credential verification, and road/driving assessments.
•Coordinate pre-employment checks, including medical fitness, defensive driving evaluation and background/reference verification.
•Design and administer a structured onboarding and induction program for new drivers joining SSL's fleet.
•Maintain an active pipeline of qualified driver candidates in partnership with driving schools, transport unions and local communities around Shagamu and other depot locations.
6. Driver Training & Academy Programs
•Design, implement and administer the curriculum of the Sunbeth Driver's Academy, covering defensive driving, road safety, vehicle handling, fuel-efficient driving, cargo securing and customer service.
•Coordinate training logistics, scheduling and communication across depots, routes and SSL's Shagamu and Apapa locations.
•Track and evaluate training effectiveness through post-training assessments, road tests and driver feedback.
•Maintain a centralized training calendar and Learning Management System (LMS)/training records for all drivers.
•Manage Training Needs Identification (TNI) for the driver workforce and ensure timely follow-up with Fleet Operations and QHSE.
•Liaise with external training vendors, driving schools, FRSC-accredited instructors and regulatory bodies; review proposals and ensure content quality and compliance.
7. Performance Management & Compliance
•Support the planning and execution of the driver performance cycle, including goal setting, check-ins and periodic appraisals.
•Cascade fleet and safety KPIs (on-time delivery, fuel efficiency, safety incidents, compliance infractions) from corporate scorecards to individual driver goals.
•Monitor completeness of driver performance reviews and licence/certification renewals, escalating delays to Fleet Operations.
•Compile, analyze and present driver performance data for management reporting and leadership review.
•Support the design of templates, tools and communication guides for driver performance management and recognition.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management, Transport & Logistics Management, Industrial Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Professional HR/L&D certification is an advantage.
- Knowledge of Nigerian road transport and defensive driving standards.
- Strong Microsoft Office proficiency.
- 5–8 years relevant experience in HR, Learning & Development, driver training or workforce development.
About Company
Sunbeth Global Concepts Limited
Sunbeth Global Concepts is a global agro-commodities sourcing and trading company empowering farmers and creating socio-economic impact through strategic partnerships, innovation, and industry expertise.