Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Acquisition Manager

See What We’re All About

As the fastest growing distributor of foodservice equipment parts, we like to do things a little differently. We believe our team should be like family. Not like a second cousin, twice removed, but more like the family you choose to be with every day. First, you have to demonstrate our core values and keep safety as your #1 priority, that’s key. But we’re also looking for unique enthusiasm, high integrity, courage to embrace change…and if you know a few jokes, that puts you on the top of our list.

Do you have a genius-level knowledge of foodservice equipment parts? If not, no problem! We’re more interested in passionate people with fresh ideas from different backgrounds. That’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We’re proud that our workplace has been recognized for its growth and innovation on the Inc. 5000 list, fifteen years in a row, and the Crain’s Fast 50 list ten times. We are honored to be voted by our Chicagoland team as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace for four consecutive years in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond and put your ambition to work, all while having some fun, let’s chat – Apply Today!

Perks

• Parts Town Pride – check out our virtual tour and culture!
• Quarterly profit-sharing bonus
• Hybrid Work schedule
• Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Monthly IT stipend
• Casual dress code
• On-demand pay options: Access your pay as you earn it, to cover unexpected or even everyday expenses
• All the traditional benefits like health insurance, 401k/401k match, employee assistance programs and time away – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The Job at a Glance

The Talent Acquisition Manager (Internally known as Manager, Sourcer-ers) works closely with our Talent Acquisition Specialists and business leaders to support the growth of our fast-paced organization. You’ll manage a team of Talent Acquisition and Sourcing Specialist and will be accountable for your own full-cycle recruitment of mid-to-senior level roles. Central to the success of this role is your highly collaborative nature, passion for digging into recruitment trends and metrics, and desire to thrive in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment. You’ll identify strategies for talent acquisition, onboarding, and retention to set Parts Town up for continued growth and success! If you like working in a fast-paced environment with pivoting priorities, and challenging projects keep reading!

A Typical Day

• Create and maintain Part Town's first impression and represent as a face of the company for it to succeed
• Driver behind Talent acquisition process improvement projects, retention initiatives and new talent acquisition innovations! 
• Coach and develop a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists
• Successfully manage high volume, full-cycle hiring needs for mid-to-senior level roles company-wide, including vice president, director, manager, and specialized roles
• Full-cycle external and internal recruitment including requisition approval, job description development, requisition posting, candidate sourcing, phone interviewing, coordinating interviews, negotiating job offers, and facilitating the decision-making process with leadership
• Analyze staffing trends/metrics and make innovative recommendations in policy or process changes that support the data
• Analyze main recruitment steps and suggest and implement recruitment process improvements
• Approve staffing requests and manage the workload of Talent Acquisition Specialists based on company priority; conduct regular follow-up with the Talent Team to determine the effectiveness of recruiting strategies
• Proactively develop an effective pipeline of key talent of mid-to-senior level roles that align with Parts Towns talent brand of Talent, Culture, and experience
• Build relationships among hiring managers and leaders across the organization
• Strategically plan and source to fill roles on time or before the targeted hire date
• Follow and remain up to date on all EEO standards, and applicable Federal and State laws

To Land This Opportunity

• You share our values – Safety, Integrity, Community, Passion, Courage and Innovation resonate with you
• You are a collaborative and strategic thinker and love connecting employment brand and employee experience to talent acquisition execution
• You have 2 or more years’ experience managing or mentoring a recruitment team and 5 years’ experience recruiting a variety of levels of talent
• You analyze recruiting data to Develop a hiring plan based on staffing budget/ forecast and business need 
• You love to find bottlenecks in the recruiting process to implement new process improvements
• You enjoy challenges – Your experience building sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill positions is what sets you apart - Nothing is more exciting to you than finding innovative ways to source candidates
• You have designed and executed recruitment branding and marketing activities. You also have a passion for attending career fairs per market and building community partnerships to develop pipelines
• You are organized and thrive in a fast-paced atmosphere – You prioritize work and time across projects seamlessly to optimize results
• You enjoy training managers on all internal and external recruitment and interviewing processes and policies
• You are interested in a hybrid schedule with three on-site days a week

About Your Future Team

Our Talent team’s favorite pastimes include corny jokes, Disney themed puzzles and Harry Potter. We like dogs, and we like coffee…a lot (we’ll hear you out on whether Dunkin or Starbucks gets your vote).

Parts Town welcomes diversity and as an equal opportunity employer all qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.