Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
I was recruited by Laclede Group to improve the company’ talent acquisition team and processes. I sourced and recruited for executive level, manager level, supervisor level and individual contributor level positions in Strategic Planning, Financial Planning and Analysis, Legal, Accounting, Information Systems, Construction & Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, HR, and Security. These positions were in Kansas City, MO, St. Louis, MO, and Birmingham AL. I was responsible for working with outside vendors for temporary staffing, and outside vendors for permanent staffing. I worked with the Legal group to transfer all outside vendors to a new more comprehensive contract so all vendors could be on the same Master Services Agreement.I created and documented recruiting, sourcing, and hiring processes. I improved many outdated existing processes, making them more efficient, by implementing new, more streamlined procedures and methods. I worked hand in hand with the compensation group to insure proper salary grading for many existing and new positions within the company.I mentored recruiters and coordinators to help them improve their efficiency in sourcing and organizing recruiting efforts.I worked with the Information Systems team to improve the company’ applicant tracking system and therefore the applicants experience when applying for open positions. I worked with the Information Systems team to develop and test new OBIEE reports for Talent Acquisition. These reports related to OFCCP and AAP requirements.I designed and worked with the payroll group to implement a more efficient payroll authorization form for new hires and internal promotions/transfers.I partnered with the Corporate Communications group to improve our branding related to hiring of new employees. Worked to improve our presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter as well as other vehicles like localjobsnetwork.