Why Work for KeHE?
- Full-time
- Pay Range: $72,765.00/Yr. - $100,000.00/Yr.
- Shift Days: , Shift Time:
- Benefits on Day 1
- Health/Rx
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
- Supplemental life insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid sick time
- Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
- Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
- Holiday pay for company designated holidays
Overview
At KeHE, we're obsessed with creating solutions, unboxing potential, and serving others - and it all starts with you. As an employee-owned distributor of natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products, we're committed to making a positive impact and scaling our success together. With a culture that fosters development and opportunity, you'll embark on a career that's moving forward. When joining KeHE, you'll become part of a team that is a force for good.
Primary Responsibilities
The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Sr. Recruiter) is a member of the Talent Acquisition team, who builds and executes targeted sourcing plans for critical openings and pipelines, as well as executing selected recruitment assignments.
The primary focus is to create and maintain relationships with high performing, active/passive talent through various media and non-media tools and avenues. This person will aid in the responsibility of achieving staffing objectives, by creatively sourcing, creating/maintaining tools, and evaluating candidates in line with required skills / qualifications and KeHE core values. As with all positions at KeHE Distributors we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE's Mission, Vision and Values.
Essential Functions
- Develops and implements sourcing strategies to meet talent acquisition goals, build future candidate pipelines, and engage passive candidates through various channels like research, networking, and social media
- Collaborates with hiring managers to understand talent needs, provides insights on culture fit, and ensures quality hires by evaluating candidates for competency, culture fit, and chemistry
- Manages recruitment systems, ensuring up-to-date tracking of open positions and candidate data, while providing regular activity reports and tracking recruitment metrics
- Designs and implements best practice recruiting processes and onboarding procedures to ensure a seamless candidate experience and alignment with company culture from Day 1
- Expands recruiting capacity through direct sourcing, networking referrals, job fairs, and vendor partnerships, and stay current on sourcing tools and trends
- Communicates effectively with candidates throughout the hiring lifecycle, including interview scheduling, assessments, and offer coordination, ensuring a positive experience
- Partners with HR, Centers of Excellence (COEs) and hiring teams to meet recruiting and onboarding needs, ensuring the integration of systems and processes across the organization for efficiency and scalability
Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude
- Minimum of 4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience required
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Management or related field required; additional years of relevant experience considered
- Strategic thinker with hands-on style to deliver practical and effective solutions
- Strong attention to detail, organization skills, and comfortable with prioritizing and managing multiple priorities and tasks
- Previous experience with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) - iCIMS preferred
- Proactive communicator with focus on collaboration with others
- Result-oriented and asks for feedback from various stakeholders regularly and adjusts accordingly
- Bi-lingual in Spanish strongly preferred
Requisition ID
2025-26660
Equal Employer Opportunity Statement
KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.