Talent Acquisition Specialist – Merchandising and University Recruiting

As a core member of our Talent Acquisition team, you will play a foundational role in supporting our firm’s diverse businesses and be a part of the excitement in solidifying that foundation.

Responsibilities:

• Recruit and hire best in class talent for our Merchandising organization.  Experience recruiting in a retail environment is a plus.
• Develop relationships with Universities and students throughout the country to recruit and hire best in class talent for our renowned Executive Development Program.  Experience in University recruitment is a plus.
• Source potential and passive candidates through social media, internet sourcing, direct outreach, and relationship building.
• Work with TA Manager and Hiring Manager on sourcing strategies, candidate management and providing a quality candidate and hiring manager experience
• Drive corporate Diversity and Belonging initiatives to impact our diverse hiring needs and strategies
• Work closely with recruiters and hiring managers to understand technical requirements of roles and functions to identify candidates with best fit
• Design and execute sourcing strategies that fit and flex with dynamic and evolving business priorities
• Develop and maintain pipelines/pools of potential talent
• Work within predefined recruitment processes while monitoring that process to identify, recommend areas, improve and to ensure best practices at all times
• Identify and implement new methods with the approach for sourcing of candidates and generating new leads
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of client’s business and positions and effectively research to gain an intimate knowledge of functional markets
• Meet weekly/monthly/quarterly production goals as set by management team
• Utilize Applicant Tracking System (and other program tools)
• Use detailed screening and selection criteria to identify qualified candidates and determine the relevant strength of the candidates in the pool
• Participate in client meetings at the direction of the Talent Acquisition Manager
• Be accountable for keeping the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) accurately updated at all times
• Use LinkedIn Recruiter license to identify, engage and source quality candidates for open and future roles
• Identifies target companies, user groups, professional associations which could inform search parameters
• Develops a network of referrals
• Uses networking opportunities such as local community groups or professional associations to identify referrals for qualified candidates
• Performs queries and searches in Applicant Tracking databases for qualified candidates

Required Professional and Technical Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in translatable field highly preferred
• At least 2+ years of experience in an agency or corporate recruiting environment
• 1 year of experience supporting Merchandising or University Recruiting
• Retail recruiting experience is a plus
• Strong understanding of LinkedIn Recruiter and extensive experience working within the platform
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to take initiative and build strong relationships with a wide variety of colleagues and managers
• Attention to detail and operational adherence to processes and corporate policies
• Ability to multitask while maintaining a high level of organization