Tupelo Honey is seeking a Talent Strategist to join the buzz at our “Hive” team. This position will report to Talent Manager, while working closely with the Director of Talent & Traininig. The Strategist will support talent efforts company-wide; including sourcing candidates, conducting phone and virtual interviews with qualified applicants, communicating with managers on their staffing needs, and posting Tupelo Honey job opportunities to various online job boards/websites. The qualified candidate should be energetic, outgoing, and motivated with a strong interest in the Talent/Training industry. Through expansive phone contact, problem solving, and interactions – the Talent Strategist will help great people find the right job within the Tupelo Honey organization.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage job posting processes with TH’s applicant tracking system, external job posting vendors, specialty job posting sites and job boards.
• Assist with administrating TH’s applicant tracking system, identify issues, and coordinate upgrades/changes as needed.
• Actively source qualified candidates through creative methods and techniques to find the most qualified talent.
• Ability to leverage social networking platforms to build connections with top tier talent.
• Phone/Virtual screening of qualified candidates based on job fulfillment priority.
• Conduct market research as requested and participate in talent strategy planning sessions.
• Provide support in off-site/virtual job fairs, open interview sessions, and college recruitment activities as needed.
• Reviews and analyzes talent needs for each store while establishing priorities and tracking necessary action to meet employment goals.
• Monitor and evaluate talent processes including recruitment, interview process, retention, onboarding, employee experience in training, offboarding, etc.
• Process new management hires in multiple systems and communicate logins.
• Responsible for monitoring and executing performance management company wide.
• Salary Allocation tracking and reporting.
• Adhere to budget requirements.
• Possible travel to stores needing assistance with hiring or training.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Hospitality Management, Human Resource Management, or related field preferred.
• Restaurant Management/Hospitality hiring experience preferred.
• Experience with Training/Content creation preferred.
• SHRM certification preferred, but not required.
• Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills.
• Capable of building solid rapport and communicating effectively.
• Exceptional research ability as it relates to sourcing qualified job applicants across the country.
• Ability to work in a forward thinking, innovative, and fast-paced office environment.