Arndt Ahlers

Dynamic and results-driven leader in global talent acquisition with extensive experience in developing strategic recruitment frameworks aligned with organizational growth. Proven success in optimizing recruitment processes, enhancing Employer Branding, and fostering positive candidate experiences. Passionate about leveraging innovative strategies to attract top talent while mentoring teams to achieve excellence. Committed to applying best practices in talent acquisition to drive engagement and organizational success in a fast-paced environment.

• Achieved 50% agency cost reduction by implementing in-house sourcing team.
• Doubled applicant numbers through strategic social media, job board and Employer Branding campaigns.
• Led a team of 18 employees across 9 locations.
• Increasing efficiency (time to Hire) by 20%.
• Led project increasing employer rating by 1.2 points.
• Reduced recruitment costs by 20% annually.
• Achieved 50% agency usage reduction.

Certification as Predictive Index Analyst

• "I had the opportunity to work with Arndt Ahlers as an external consultant in the Global Recruiting Projekt at Metro. It was always a pleasure working with him. He defined clear goals for our part of the project that helped me and my colleague a lot to deliver what Metro needed. On the basis of regular feedback and close communication he supported an easy and efficient course of our project. He deeply understands the needs of internal customers and thus was able to explain to us very well what we should focus on in our training programme. Finally I would like to underline that Arndt Ahlers created a very fair and open relationship with us. So I always enjoyed being a member of his projekt Team."

Anna Benen

• "It's rare that you come across a colleague like Arndt!
  I had the pleasure of working with Arndt for more than two years at METRO, collaborating on different projects as well as working together in one team. I was always in awe of Arndt's ability to command a room and get people on board with ideas - even people who were initially on completely different pages. And no matter how tense a meeting, Arndt made sure that everyone left with a smile."

Nadine Wiegratz

• "I worked with Dr. Ahlers in various roles from 2012 to 2015. I appreciated his conceptual strength in the context of personnel development. I could also rely on the fact that the topics were coherent in detail and that any undesirable developments were analyzed at an early stage. In the context of a broad-based change process, Dr. Ahlers was excellent at training large groups of managers. Due to his special way of imparting knowledge, coupled with humorous interludes, he was very popular in this role. Dr. Ahlers was a project leader in the field of recruiting as part of the international development of best practice processes. His outgoing manner helped him a great deal in bringing together the different characters and objectives of the respective country managers."

Michael Picard

• "Arndt was member of my team for three years being responsible for the global Employee Engagement survey at METRO. Arndt has been a very committed and engaged project leader with a great sense of ownership and the ability to swith from strategic to operational perspectives when dealing with our partner in the countries. In his role he strongly contributed to further develop the topic of Employee Engagement at METRO worldwide, built strong relationships to our partner in the countries, questions the status quo while providing potential solutions at the same time. With his background in organizational development and HR Development he brought in new perspectives and broaden also my personal view. Working with him real pleasure!"

Andrea Schmitz

• "During my time as a working student at METRO I supported Arndt in the rebranding as well as the preparation, conduction and follow up of METRO’s global employee engagement survey.
  Working with him was a great pleasure – both on a personal and professional level.
  In my eyes he perfectly managed the challenge of leading a global project, that still asked for local adaptations. Furthermore he was bursting from ideas on how to further improve an already good product, and worked on the realization of these ideas with great engagement, endurance and success.
  In his role as my manager, I always perceived him as very accessible, supportive and open for both, giving and receiving feedback. Directly from the start, he found just the right balance between challenging and promoting me, so that I was not only able to realize my full potential, but even develop professionally and personally. During my time as a working student at METRO I supported Arndt in the rebranding as well as the preparation, conduction and follow up of METRO’s global employee engagement survey. Working with him was a great pleasure – both on a personal and professional level. In my eyes he perfectly managed the challenge of leading a global project, that still asked for local adaptations. Furthermore he was bursting from ideas on how to further improve an already good product, and worked on the realization of these ideas with great engagement, endurance and success. In his role as my manager, I always perceived him as very accessible, supportive and open for both, giving and receiving feedback. Directly from the start, he found just the right balance between challenging and promoting me, so that I was not only able to realize my full potential, but even develop professionally and personally."

Frauke Leuckefeld

• "Arndt Ahlers and I have worked together as fellow consultants. His in-depth expertise and experience in all aspects of personnel and organizational development are the hallmarks of his work. He has the necessary instinct for designing sensitive interventions and processes. Personally, I appreciate his engaging and inspiring manner."

Susanne Delius

• "I have worked with Arndt actively on two different important projects in my role of Head of Learning, Development and Recruitment in MCC Bulgaria. In both projects he was able to have a flying start in a leading role and in both cases his work had a visible contribution to the progress. He is able to quickly understand the context and find the areas where work can be improved to secure a better output. He is looking for long term solutions rather than quick fixes and always aims for quality. He is able to manage conflict situations and is very open to feedback. I have experience both as a customer of his and working in a project lead by him and it has always been a pleasure working with Arndt."

Philip Anastassiu