Talent Acquisition Specialist

Michaels Stores•Irving, TX

About The Position

Under the direction of the Support Center Talent Acquisition Team Manager, the Support Center Talent Acquisition Specialist is a strategic partner in sourcing, interviewing and evaluating internal and external candidates for support center opportunities with Michael's. This person contributes to our mission by delivering High Performing Team Members to dive business results. The Support Center Talent Acquisition Specialist will work closely with the HR Team and the business Leadership teams. As part of a centralized staffing model the Talent Acquisition Specialist will partner with their peers to share best practices, make recommendations on ways to simplify processes and support other business units as needed. Proactively looks for innovative and new industry best practices around recruiting, interviewing and sourcing to ensure we are hiring top talent and all candidates walk away from their experience with a positive image of the Michael's brand. At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration. As the leading destination for creating and celebrating in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca. The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com. At Michaels, we prioritize the wellbeing of our teams by providing robust benefits for both full-time and part-time Team Members. Our benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), paid time off, tuition assistance, generous employee discounts, and much more. For more information, visit www.michaels.com. Michaels is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are here for all Team Members and all customers to create, innovate and be better together. Michaels is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with this commitment, Michaels will assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if a reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the job, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Customer Care at 1-800-642-4235 (1800-MICHAEL). EEOC Know Your Rights Poster in English EEOC Know Your Rights Poster in Spanish EEOC Poster Optimized for Screen Readers Federal FMLA Poster Federal EPPAC Poster At The Michaels Companies Inc., our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity and celebration. As the leading destination for creating and celebrating in North America, we operate over 1,300 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca. The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com. We put people first We do the right thing We’re always improving our craft We hold ourselves accountable We’re better together

Requirements

3+ years of experience leading full life-cycle recruiting with an Emphasis on implementing recruiting processes and programs
Must have experience in both recruiting and sourcing.
Strong leadership skills, oral and written communications skills, presentation skills, and problem solving skills.
Applicants in the U.S. must satisfy federal, state, and local legal requirements of the job.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree. Emphasis in Human Resources or related field preferred.
Previous experience with Workday
Proven performance sourcing via LinkedIn
Previous experience recruiting and sourcing for retail support center positions while hitting key talent acquisition metrics.

Responsibilities

Recruiting, Planning and Analysis of Staffing Needs
Sources, recruits and hires all levels of talent across the support center.
Works closely with Human Resource Director to assess future staffing needs through key metrics and communicates progress toward goals on a consistent basis.
Reviews individual performance weekly to ensure we are hitting all key talent acquisition metrics which includes time to fill.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with assigned business units to ensure results-oriented solutions to interim, short and long-term staffing needs, based on established headcount and department budgets.
Continually source quality pools of applicants on a timely basis.
Assess, interview and evaluate prospective candidates and applicants for employment with Michael's.
Work with the Recruitment Coordinator to schedule candidate’s travel and interviews.
Provide counsel to hiring managers on matters pertinent to internal mobility and external hiring to ensure adherence to established company policies and procedures; and compliance with local, state and federal employment laws.
Identify new and develop existing relationships with external resources such as contingent and retained search firms, professional and community based organizations, academic institutions and corporations to source the market for quality hires.
Ensure candidate diversity in prospective hires.
Market Michael's to prospective applicants via a wide range of forums and networking events.
Reporting and Administration
Maintain and produce relevant talent acquisition related reports.
Other
Works on special HR related projects.
Subject matter expert on the Talent Acquisition process.