DENSO · 2 weeks ago
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Athens, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expDENSO is a company focused on talent acquisition and human resources, seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist. This role involves coordinating the full life cycle of local recruiting, managing relationships with hiring managers, and ensuring compliance with recruitment processes and KPIs.
AutomotiveManufacturingProduct Design
Responsibilities
Recruits for both hourly and exempt positions for Athens, Tennessee location. Strives to maintain vacancy rate KPI’s and retention during initial employment period
Administers the candidate process through an Applicant Tracking System, including creating the job posting, sourcing candidates, organizes and may participate in initial interviews, follows up with hiring managers on requisition status, recommending appropriate salary and benefits offerings, extending offers and finalizing start dates. Provides suggestions on process and/or systems improvements
Applies job movement policies to support internal plant transfers and promotions
Arranges for pre-employment screening exams, including background, physical and drug screenings, etc. Adheres to service levels from current vendor and escalates vendor issue to Manager
Partners with existing inhouse temporary plant vendor to facilitate pipeline for contract conversion hiring
Networks within the community and attends high school, college and technical school events
Communicates regularly with plant leadership to understand future hiring volumes
Completes multiple tasks as part of Talent Acquisition projects as needed
Makes suggestions toward and supports improvement of processes and policies for recruiting
Acts as a mentor to less experienced professionals
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, management, organizational management or related field
2-5 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Strong knowledge and familiarity with federal, state and local employment laws and regulations, with specific awareness of employment laws relating to the employment of foreign nationals
Strong knowledge/understanding of professional and college recruiting best practices and current industry trends
Proven ability to foster and maintain relationships with an ability to work as part of a cross functional team
Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Strong analytical skills, with an ability to gather and analyze data
Strong written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills
Ability to communicate with internal and external customers on issues of moderate to considerable importance, up to and including senior management
Strong customer service skills
Good negotiation skills
Basic project management skills, including identifying and scheduling process steps, determining resources and staff required to successfully complete assigned projects or project steps and reporting on project milestones
Ability to transfer knowledge to less experienced specialists
Strong continuous improvement mindset
Ability to apply process improvement planning and checking to own work output and to assist others with identifying gaps in work results
Company
DENSO
Denso is a supplier of advanced automotive technology.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$49.17MKey Investors
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
2022-11-09Post Ipo Debt· $49.17M
2011-01-14IPO
Leadership Team
Akio Shikamura
Senior Executive Director
Akio Tajima
Senior Executive Director
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