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Date: 21 Jul 2026

Location: Mumbai, India, 400 093

Company: LRQA

Job ID:44117
Location:LRQA - Mumbai -Solitaire Corpora
Position Category:Purchasing
Position Type:Employee Regular

Role Purpose

The Technical Subcontractor Recruiter - WWI is responsible for developing and managing a sustainable global ecosystem of subcontractor agencies, independent inspectors, expeditors, technical specialists and auditors to support LRQA's Inspection and other businesses. The role serves as the critical link between business demand and external talent supply, ensuring qualified technical resources are available globally at the right cost, quality and speed.

The role will focus on identifying, attracting, qualifying, onboarding, and maintaining a high-quality network of technical professionals across multiple disciplines, ensuring rapid fulfillment of client requirements while maintaining compliance, quality standards and competitiveness.

This position is critical to supporting LRQA's global growth strategy and ensuring availability of qualified competent technical resources in key markets.

Key Responsibilities

Subcontractor Pool Management:

Source, recruit, & onboard inspectors, auditors, expeditors, and technical specialists globally.
Build and maintain subcontractors and freelance specialists pool (warm bench) across sectors (viz. Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Power & Utilities, Petrochemical, Manufacturing, Mining & Metals, Food & Beverage, ESG and Sustainability Services and other sectors
Develop proactive recruitment campaigns for strategic regions and technical disciplines.
Proactively engage with Sales and operations teams to forecast resource requirements.
Utilize direct sourcing, LinkedIn, referrals, professional associations, industry networks, recruitment platforms, and market mapping techniques to identify suitable resources.
Own and continuously optimize the global resource database, ensuring visibility of competencies, certifications, geographic coverage, availability, rate cards and performance history.
Ensure profiles, certifications, competencies, language skills, and availability are regularly updated.
Develop / refine competency matrix
Develop a robust subcontractor screening and evaluation process

Technical Qualification & Screening

Conduct detailed screening and interviews of candidates. Verify: Technical qualifications, Industry certifications, competencies, work permits and legal eligibility
Coordinate technical assessments with LRQA subject matter experts / Client facing teams.

Contract Management

Lead negotiation with subcontractor agencies or direct inspectors and secure competitive contracts in terms of pricing, payment terms and risks coverage
Ensure smooth onboarding of subcontractors in LRQA systems
Develop relationships and review performances of existing subcontractors
Proactively negotiate and renew existing subcon contracts to ensure contractual compliances
Develop supplier scorecards and performance metrics.
Monitor subcontractor performance, responsiveness, quality, compliance and commercial competitiveness.
Drive supplier rationalization and strategic supplier partnerships.
Closure and exiting resources: Review and establish proper closure procedures for termination. Feedback / evaluation form for non-performing / non-conforming subcontractors

Stakeholder Management

Partner with Sales and Operations teams to forecast resource requirements by geography, service line and discipline.
Develop capacity planning models to identify future talent shortages / recruitment priorities.
Support business growth initiatives through proactive talent pipeline development.
Provide monthly talent intelligence and resource capacity reports to the Leadership, highlighting current activities, talent gaps, sourcing risks and mitigation plans.

Vendor & Agency Management

Manage relationships with subcontractor agencies / independent inspectors
Evaluate sourcing effectiveness and recruitment ROI.
Negotiate recruitment terms where appropriate.

Talent Intelligence & Market Insights

Monitor global market trends
Identify emerging technical skills and talent shortages
Recommend sourcing strategies and new recruitment channels
Benchmark compensation and contractor rates.

Process Excellence & Compliance

Ensure compliance with LRQA policies, Employment legislation, Data privacy requirements, Contractor onboarding processes
Support continuous improvement of recruitment processes and systems.

Qualifications & Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering; Professional certification in recruitment, talent acquisition, procurement, or Supply Chain Management is preferred.

Experience: 5-8 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Resource Management, Procurement, or Vendor Management

Demonstrated experience sourcing technical professionals globally
Experience supporting multinational operations with geographically dispersed resources.
Proven track record in recruiting and/or procuring: Inspectors, Technical Experts, NDT Personnel, Welding Inspectors, HSE Specialists, Engineering Consultants, Auditors
Experience within TIC (Testing, Inspection & Certification), Engineering Services, Industrial Services, Energy, Renewables, Manufacturing, or Certification sectors preferred.

Commercial and Technology Skills

Supplier / Agency Management
Contract Negotiation & Commercial Acumen
Subcontractor & Vendor Qualification
Knowledge and experience of using technology platforms
Data Analytics & Reporting | Microsoft Office / Power BI
Market Intelligence & Talent Benchmarking

Core Competencies

Business & Commercial: Strategic thinking | Cost optimization | Negotiation and influencing | Financial awareness | Demand forecasting
Operational: Process improvement | Resource planning | Risk management | Quality and compliance management
Leadership & Interpersonal: Stakeholder management | Cross-cultural communication | Relationship building | Customer focus | Results orientation | Problem-solving | Resilience and adaptability

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Resource fulfilment rate
Time to source
Supplier evaluation prior to onboarding
Cost savings through negotiations
Completion of onboarding and compliance requirements before deployment
Growth of active subcontractor talent pools by geography, discipline, and service line
Database accuracy and completeness
Client acceptance rate of proposed resources
Compliance documentation completion
Supplier performance reviews completed
Audit readiness of subcontractor documentation.
Compliance with LRQA recruitment, data privacy, and contractor onboarding requirements
Stakeholder satisfaction

Pre-Employment Checks 

If you are successful in securing a role with us, you will be subject to pre-employment checks, depending on the legal requirements and practices in your country of employment.  
If eligible these checks will include right to work, identification, verification of employment history, education, and criminal records where permitted by local law.  
All checks will be conducted in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations.  
We will involve the third party supplier to run the background checks as needed and your data will be retained for a period as needed for the purpose of recruitment.
To the extent to be permitted by the applicable local law, your data may be stored outside of your employment country dependent on our operation structure.
Your application of this role will constitute as your consent on this paragraph.

At LRQA, we belive that as a leading Global Leading Assurance and Risk Management Service provider, our talented people are our risk management advantage.

We belive the best outcomes come from diverse perspectives, shared ambition and working together with integrity. That's how we buid a workplace where everyone can contribute, grow and thrive.

Guided by Vision and powered by Expertise, we're united by a shared purpose. If you're driven to make a difference, you'll belong here.

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