Regional Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Description:

• Provides new user and on-going user training to support and optimize talent acquisition tools, technologies, resources, policies, and materials and conducting virtual check-ins
• Manages partial and full-cycle recruitment of key positions as assigned (posting ads, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, hiring, candidate experience, etc.)
• Understands business trends and objectives, apply talent acquisition functional knowledge to address business and hiring challenges
• Analyzes market & employment data, tracks and reports on recruiting activities (weekly/monthly/quarterly), evaluate performance trends and results
• Build and cultivate strong partnerships with People & Culture and hiring managers; provides specialized guidance to help implement and optimize local recruiting efforts and hiring process for both individual and volume hiring, including new store openings
• Assesses existing tools, processes and practices against predefined standards and goals. Provide recommendations for closing identified gaps to improve recruiting, hiring, candidate experience and retention
• Provides specialized guidance and direction to local People & Culture partners to identify & track community recruiting resources across food & beverage and retail businesses, including Outreach programs, colleges, and universities (culinary, retail, business, and hospitality programs), job fair vendors and organizations, diversity focused groups, etc.
• Coordinates recruiting resources and supports locations in the effective use of enterprise recruiting platforms and applicant tracking systems, as well as approved talent attraction channels, in alignment with TA strategy
• Facilitates and manages talent acquisition contracts, including billing, reporting, and assessing return on investment
• Engages with regional locations to identify recruiting challenges and analyze performance data, sharing findings with Senior Manager of Talent to support tailored recruiting and staffing strategies

Requirements:

• The combination of education and professional experience must exceed 6 years
• In a technical role: Requires 6 years of experience engaged in intermediate level, full-cycle recruiting experience in large, multi-state, multi-unit hospitality/restaurant/retail environment
• A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for 2 of the six-year requirement
• In the industry: 3+ years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience
• Training that leads to proficiency of talent acquisition and search tools
• Training that leads to knowledge of best-in-class recruiting processes, standards, and strategies
• Demonstrated ability using data to analyze staffing and retention barriers and developing solutions for hard to fill and high-volume staffing challenges
• Demonstrated experience with managing programmatic ad strategy and an RPO a plus
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly matrixed environment; this position works highly independently at most times, but also works collaboratively on talent projects and large recruiting initiatives on an as-needed basis
• Demonstrated proficiency with applicant tracking systems and talent acquisition tools, with the ability to adapt to new technology efficiently
• Business acumen and have the mindset required to understand the long-term implications of talent acquisition planning and to advance the organization’s goals
• Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstances
• Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments

Benefits:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• Holiday pay
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Training and exciting career growth opportunities
• Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus