Recruiting Specialist

Work Location Type: Hybrid

As a leading industrial distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom, We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. With 2023 sales of $16.5 billion, we're dedicated to providing value for customers, fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results.

Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. We're looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry over our next 100 years.

Primary Function

The Recruiting Specialist is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for hourly US in the Grainger Technology Group and Corporate Functions department- both niche/hard-to-fill roles-- as well as handling internal mobility for these groups. The execution of the targeted sourcing strategies will enable the achievement of sourcing metrics and the hiring of highly qualified candidates. Success will be driven by this individual's ability to network, demonstrate tenacious search ethics and display their sourcing IQ. In addition, the Recruiting/Talen Acquisition Specialist will have a savvy understanding of organizational and candidate fit and the ability to pitch our fantastic career opportunities that will ultimately score the talent necessary to drive our growing businesses.

You will report to the Talent Acquisition Manager. This role will be based in Panama and role can be remote.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Handle high volume, internal mobility, hourly roles, less complex positions; heavy focus on internal hourly recruitment. Limited sourcing experience needed.
• Help hiring managers and HR managers understand the market landscape for highly sought-after skills
• Share best practices in sourcing, new recruiting tools, and compare position profiles to identify common skill groups between positions, and improve workflow efficiency and recruiting processes
• Ability to source talent via various avenues and capture leads in CRM technology
• Develop and execute on candidate generation strategies and build a pipeline of talent, including directly sourcing candidates, with an emphasis on diversity
• Maintain knowledge of compensation offerings, benefits, salary structures and long-term incentive plans for potential candidates with the ability to analyze, recommend, develop, negotiate, present and construct closing strategies

Education and experience

• BA/BS degree preferred
• 1+ years of relevant work experience; experience in staffing firms or corporate recruitment environments is required
• Knowledge in all sourcing components including qualifying candidates, networking, job analysis, salary trends and relationship management is required
• Proficiency using common desktop applications and social media

Grainger is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.