Specialist Talent Acquisition - Supply Chain Operations

Requisition ID: 186513

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers

Job Category: HR Talent Acquisition

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Nova Scotia

City: Dartmouth, Stellarton

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Join our team as a Talent Acquisition Specialist. You'll play a key role in finding top talent to support our high-volume recruitment needs across our distribution centers, retail, and supply chain operations. Under the leadership of the Talent Acquisition Manager, you'll work closely with hiring managers and stakeholders to deliver a seamless recruitment experience while enhancing our talent strategies.

Here’s Where You’ll Be Focusing

• Recruitment & Staffing: Drive the recruitment process for various roles, ensuring timely delivery of top talent to meet business needs.
• End-to-End Recruitment: Partner with the business to optimize the recruitment lifecycle and build efficiencies.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build strong relationships with hiring managers and stakeholders to establish trust and credibility.
• Candidate Experience Ownership: Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience at every touchpoint.
• Brand Integrity: Monitor and audit external job postings to maintain the company’s brand and standards.
• Pipeline Development: Manage talent pipelines for current and future business needs with agility and professionalism.
• Process Improvement: Support recruitment initiatives and seek opportunities to enhance service levels and effectiveness.
• Innovative Sourcing: Source Candidates from various pools
• Retention Input: Provide insights and recommendations on recruitment and retention strategies while considering cost-effectiveness.
• Collaboration: Work closely with recruitment teams and hiring managers to foster alignment and improvement in talent acquisition processes.
  
  

What You Have To Offer

• Educational Background: bachelor's degree in human resources or administration
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience in staffing and talent acquisition, including full-cycle recruitment and direct collaboration with hiring managers.
• Autonomy & Creativity: Self-starter with innovative thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Team Player: Strong communication and influencing skills with a collaborative mindset.
• Sourcing Skills: using various recruitment tools (LI, Indeed, Boolean Searches, Google)
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Indeed and Success Factor (an asset).
• Language Proficiency: Fluency in French and English, both written and spoken, to support collaboration across provinces and national initiatives.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience in retail, Distribution Center, and Manufacturing is a vital asset.
  
  

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.