Talent Acquisition Lead

H-E Parts International • Dunwoody, GA

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About The Position

H-E Parts International (HEPI) is seeking a Talent Acquisition Lead to strengthen its Talent Acquisition capability across North America. This is a hands-on role focused on identifying, engaging, and recruiting high-quality professional, managerial, technical, and other critical talent. The successful candidate will collaborate with business leaders and HR partners to understand needs, develop sourcing strategies, and proactively identify candidates, especially for hard-to-fill positions. The role also involves improving recruiting practices, developing talent pipelines, enhancing hiring manager capabilities, and supporting new talent programs. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced recruiter who enjoys both finding talent and building better attraction methods.

Requirements

• Approximately 7–10+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition, recruiting, executive search, or related HR experience.
• Strong experience recruiting professional, managerial, technical, and/or leadership positions.
• Demonstrated success directly sourcing and engaging passive candidates.
• Strong interviewing and candidate-assessment skills.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers and senior business leaders.
• Ability to develop creative sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill roles.
• Strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• A practical, hands-on, and results-oriented approach.
• Experience using LinkedIn, applicant-tracking systems, recruiting platforms, and other sourcing technologies.
• Ability to use recruiting data and talent-market information to support decisions.
• Interest in broader Talent initiatives such as employer branding, early-career programs, hiring-manager development, and Talent Development.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in mining, manufacturing, engineering, industrial, heavy equipment, technical services, or similarly specialized environments would be an advantage.
• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related discipline is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for selected professional, managerial, technical, and critical positions across North America.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to understand business needs and define successful candidate profiles.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill and high-priority roles.
• Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals, industry contacts, and other sourcing channels.
• Conduct candidate screening and structured interviews and provide clear recommendations to hiring managers.
• Manage the candidate experience from initial contact through offer and acceptance.
• Build talent pipelines for recurring and strategically important positions.
• Help develop a more proactive sourcing and Talent Acquisition strategy for North America.
• Identify new talent markets, recruiting channels, partnerships, and sourcing approaches.
• Reduce unnecessary reliance on external search firms by strengthening internal sourcing capability.
• Support the implementation of consistent interviewing, assessment, and selection practices.
• Develop practical tools and training to help hiring managers make better hiring decisions.
• Use recruiting metrics and market intelligence to identify opportunities to improve speed, quality, and effectiveness.
• Support the design and implementation of programs that create sustainable sources of future talent, including apprenticeship programs, internship, graduate, and trainee programs, university and technical-school partnerships, employee referral programs, early-career talent initiatives, and talent communities for critical roles.
• Partner with HR and Communications to strengthen HEPI’s presence in relevant talent markets.
• Support the development and activation of our Employee Value Proposition (EVP).
• Help communicate HEPI’s career opportunities, culture, and employee experience more effectively to prospective candidates.
• Support initiatives that broaden our access to diverse talent pools and promote consistent, fair, and inclusive hiring practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior