Lead a team of Talent Acquisition Advisors in day to day recruitment activities.Provide training, coaching, and frequent feedback to Talent Acquisition Advisors.Work with Talent Acquisition Advisors to develop action plans and creative recruitment strategies for tough to fill or critical roles.Assume lead role on recruitment initiatives and projects.Develop effective partnerships with hiring managers and function leaders to enable a full understanding of their business and the specific requirements of their positions.Actively engage with other HR leadership to participate in strategic talent planning across functions, regions, and divisions.Identify patterns and trends related to talent acquisition needs; collaborate with other HR leaders to design and deliver effective solutions; Example- partner with Compensation Leaders when noticing a higher frequency of declined offers within specific department, location, or region.Ensure that recruitment strategies are timely and cost effective.Hold Hiring Managers accountable for utilizing interview guides, following the selection process, and adhering to the service level agreement of candidate outreach within 2 days.

In addition to the job requirements of the Lead New Store Opening Talent Advisor role, I have expanded responsibilities in working with additional Sprouts Farmers Market Talent Acquisition Advisors that focus on sourcing for both team member and management roles for existing stores across the brand.I also have expanded responsibilities in regards to team projects that include the development of a comprehensive military recruiting program.

• Execute the recruiting process for Sprouts New Store Opening from end-to-end.• Deliver on defined sourcing strategies for the NSO Hiring Process. Help build the recruiting strategy for New Store Opening in partnership with the Sprouts Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition. • Deliver customer-focused service by advocating the company and delivering an exceptional candidate experience. • Effectively source, screen, select, and present candidate slates that meet and exceed established position requirements to hiring managers for Management positions. • Monitor workload effectively and manage productivity against established recruiting metric targets and coach/ mentor Talent Acquisition Advisor's aligned to New Store and Team Member recruiting in partnership with Sr. Director Talent Acquisition. • Develop credibility and drive internal partnership/ownership from hiring managers and executive team to effectively execute the enterprise NSO Hiring Strategy.• Manage kick off calls, candidate flow and event process with Regional Directors and 3rd party Recruitment Process Outsource (RPO) team.• Lead follow up calls with Regional Director and Store Managers after NSO events up to open date.• Maintain event calendar and ensure process for new store events is being followed.• Coach, develop and train TA Advisor's in partnership with Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition.• Manage RPO relationship relating to New Store Opening events and engage Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition when needed to overcome obstacles and remove barriers. • Ensure effective and efficient process for NSO with constant focus on process improvement.• Onsite for NSO events as needed. • Support program build out and thought partner to Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition for Team Member recruiting solutions and sourcing program.

Develop, implement and execute recruitment strategies for store leadership positions (exempt and non-exempt)Identifiy patterns and trends related to talent acquisition needs and appropriate talent acquisition solutionsPartner collaboratively with Field Leadership to fulfill talent needs both internally and externallyDevelop effective partnerships with hiring managers at all levels that will enable a full understanding of their business and the specific requirements of their positionsProactively demonstrate leadership with hiring managers in developing project strategyActively engage with HR leadership to participate in strategic talent planningAttract, screen, and interview qualified candidatesHandle all aspects of the external recruitment processProvide recruitment strategy support to Field teams in driving applicant flow and leveraging company recruitment toolsSupport all Diversity and Inclusion strategies related to talent acquisitionBuild partnerships and collaborate with HR Team Members assisting or leading the drive for talent in specialized programs: i.e. University Relations, Leadership Pipeline, etc.Ensure that recruitment strategies are timely and cost effectiveResponsible for providing guidance and training to local leadership on external recruitment strategiesEnsure the integrity of the recruitment process is maintained as well as adherence to Sprouts Staffing GuidelinesManage candidate expectations during the entire recruitment and selection process to ensure the Sprouts brand remains positive in the eyes of candidates, the community and our customersProactively use different resources for data mining and recruitment, along with advertising, career fairs, open houses, interviews, tele/video conferencing and networking with professional organizations and associations to increase the applicant poolEngage in direct recruiting where needed for remote and hard to fill positions

In the role of Senior Recruiter and HR Generalist with 717 Parking Enterprises, I was responsible for the sourcing and initial interview process for management level positions. This included Operations Managers for hospitality based accounts along with hospital parking management based accounts. I also assisted with recruiting efforts in regards to other skilled positions including office staff and candidates for district and area management positions.I directly supported the Director of Risk Management and Human Resources completing HR Generalist work as assigned and assisting in documenting meetings regarding employee relations.This work included researching and responding to all unemployment claims for the company and participating in unemployment telephone hearings as the company representative.A specialized professional focus was a project that will improve company culture and update all aspects of the current training program for all new employees including training guides and videos. Additionally, I worked on the in house implementation team in regards to transitioning our recruitment process to an online system hosted by ADP.

In the role of Regional Hiring Manager with Circle K, I was responsible for the creation and implementation of a centralized hiring process that supported 91 area retail locations. This involved the sourcing, interviewing, extending employment offers as applicable to qualified candidates and establishing the date that each new hire would attend the New Employee Training Program.I supported 9 Market (District) Managers in staffing the locations (up to 11 retail outlets) in each Market. I built relationships in the community through attending community based and in store hiring events that I would coordinate.The centralized hiring process was directly impactful on reducing the turnover of hourly Customer Service Representatives in the stores.

In the role of Customer Service and Sales Manager for Sweetbay Supermarket (formerly Kash n Karry), I was directly responsible for providing unsurpassed customer service to each customer during every transaction in the store.I was responsible for total store operations in the absence of the Store Manager. Emphasis was placed on training new associates and newly promoted members of the district management team in my role as a District Trainer.I utilized Kronos for scheduling and PeopleSoft for HR reporting requirements.