Talent Aquisition Specialist (remote)

Responsibilities:

• Identifying, developing, and implementing strategies for recruiting targeting active and passive candidates for niche/hard to fill positions.
• Sourcing candidates for open positions.
• Carrying out the Sourcing strategy including job postings, prescreening candidates, reviewing resumes, assessing applications, and initiating interviews.
• Championing, educating and driving through the business the 'candidate care' experience both during the active recruitment process and create and maintain positive relationships with passive candidates.
• Networking constantly looking for new ways to promote our brand & source top talent.
• Connectivity with key industry affiliations and universities to source pipeline talent and to leverage relationships to put IFF brand forward.
• Continuous improvement, thinking outside the box and looking for new innovative ways to leverage the brand, market and technology for successful sourcing solutions.
• Manage the Applicant tracking system. Become super user and expert on managing and training new users on Applicant Tracking System.
• Be a user of the LinkedIn recruiter seat for talent mapping purposes
• Talent Map the critical job families along with working with the business and HRBPs on other proactive mapping exercises needed for niche positions
• Leverage and engage with business leaders and key business individuals to identify industry top talent within the talent mapping process
• Partner with the HRBP team so that they can have a resource to assist in sourcing and filling positions
• Ensure assessments are issued for required open positions and provide guidance to HRBPs & Hiring managers as to interpretation of results and how to best leverage information gained in Assessment to determine suitable candidates.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years work experience in recruitment or talent acquisition related support experience
  Applicant Tracking System, database management, sourcing, and research experience.
• Experienced in managing the full cycle recruitment process.
• Bachelor's degree in Human resources or related field
• Strong computer skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work and complete projects independently as well as within a team environment
• Must possess a high degree of initiative, attention to detail and self-motivation