Recruiting and Onboarding Specialist

Sonepar•Las Vegas, NV

5d•$65,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Recruiting and Onboarding Specialist is a strategic hiring partner responsible for leading full‑cycle recruitment for a range of roles across QED and CODALE. This position is responsible for ensuring a positive candidate experience from application to onboarding. Will provide expertise in sourcing, hiring manager support, market insights, an efficient and effective interview process, and post-offer activities leading to onboarding.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B.A or B.S.) from a 4-year college or University; or 3 - 5 years' of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience; experience supporting multiple business units preferred.
Proven success recruiting for professional, operations, and sales roles (industry-specific experience a plus).
Strong sourcing expertise with the ability to attract passive candidates.
Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Familiarity with ATS systems, HRIS tools, and modern recruiting technologies.
High level of professionalism, confidentiality, and sound judgment.
Excellent active listening, negotiation and presentation skills

Responsibilities

Ensure a welcoming, transparent, and timely candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
Ensure timely submission of new hire paperwork to allow for a productive day 1 onboarding experience.
Proactively communicate with new hires to convey clear and thorough instruction for new hire onboarding.
Troubleshoot recruiting and onboarding system issues to address and resolve in a timely manner avoiding impact on onboarding timelines.
Process new job requisition requests, ensure approval, position code creation/validation in system and create requisitions.
Ensure job requisition position detail and formatting is compliant with federal, state and Sonepar guidelines.
Review position code attributes prior to processing new hire paperwork to verify position details are updated and accurate for associate onboarding.
Collaborate with hiring managers to refine role requirements, review job descriptions, determine interview processes, and review candidate profiles.
Provide timely and regular recruiting updates to hiring managers; proactively address constraints and provide data-driven recommendations.
Guide leaders on selection decisions and ensure consistency with company standards.
Optimize recruiting processes through use of technology, analytics, and workflow improvements.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and company policies.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date data in the applicant tracking system (ATS).
Ensure proper file retention in all facets on the recruitment lifecycle.
Manage the background screening process for all candidates and ensure smooth new hire onboarding experience for candidates.
Provide training and guidance to hiring managers on best practices for candidate selection and interviewing.
Support employer branding initiatives to strengthen the company’s external reputation.
Build strong pipelines across critical roles and hard to fill positions.
Pre-screen candidates when requisition volume is high.
Mentor and provide guidance to HR staff as appropriate.
Support Safety and Transportation with required drug testing and compliance efforts.
Support associate questions as time and expertise allows.
Other duties as assigned.