Purpose of Role
The Talent Acquisition Manager implements the organization�s talent acquisition strategy to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of talent attraction and recruiting. The role establishes consistent standards, systems, processes, practices, and measures; leads the Talent Acquisition team; and builds sustainable internal and external talent pipelines that meet organizational staffing needs.
Areas of Accountabilities
- Directly manage the Talent Acquisition team, ensuring alignment with organizational hiring strategies and performance objectives.
- Establish and continuously improve organization-wide talent acquisition standards, systems, tools, processes and processes that align with the Rehrig Accountable Management System.
- Directly support hiring needs for Plant Managers, Site Managers, Director, and above.
- Monitor recruiting effectiveness and use results to improve candidate quality, process consistency, hiring efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
- Build and maintain qualified candidate pipelines for recurring and forecasted workforce needs in service to Operations and functional group leaders.
- Develop and maintain consistent employer branding practices and resources for job-boards and hiring events in coordination with the Communication & Education team.
- Establish recruiting partnerships with trade schools, colleges, and community programs in coordination with the Community and Engagement Lead, designated operations leaders, and functional group leaders.
- Establish and manage the annual internship program, including workforce planning, recruiting timelines, selection practices, program events, and expansion into priority business functions.
- Develop staffing plans with plant, site, and operations leaders that translate forecasted and approved workforce needs into hiring priorities that maintain adequate staffing levels.
- Monitor operations turnover rates and advise on impacts to staffing plans with operations leaders.
- Embed job board and social media practices with LinkedIn, Indeed, and Glassdoor that enhance our employer branding.
- Develop market research and staffing ramp-up plans for new-site openings and organizational transitions.
- Refine and structure the organization�s internal job posting practices to make opportunities more accessible.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
- Bachelor�s degree in Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- At least five years of talent acquisition experience recruiting across multiple organizational levels.
- Experience developing and implementing talent acquisition, campus recruiting, employer-branding, and candidate-pipeline strategies.
- Experience leading or coordinating the work of a talent acquisition or recruiting team.
- Demonstrated ability to build effective partnerships with hiring managers and cross-functional leaders.
- Experience planning and executing job fairs, career events, internship programs, or similar recruiting initiatives.
- Experience using recruiting processes, systems, and measures to evaluate and improve effectiveness.
- Experience in supporting a manufacturing or logistics organization preferred.
- Willingness to travel domestically approximately 30%.