The OpportunityThis highly visible leadership role oversees 33+ experienced, full-cycle recruiters supporting high-volume warehouse and distribution recruiting, corporate hiring, and Final Mile/Last Mile independent contractor (1099) driver recruiting.
As we continue to expand through new business growth and strategic acquisitions, we need a hands-on recruiting leader who brings operational expertise, strategic thinking, strong executive partnerships, and a passion for developing high-performing teams.
Key Responsibilities- Recruiting Leadership: Lead, coach, mentor, and develop 33+ experienced recruiters across corporate, remote, and field-based teams.
- Talent Acquisition Strategy: Drive high-volume, full-cycle recruiting strategies supporting warehouse operations, logistics, transportation, corporate hiring, and 1099 driver recruitment.
- Performance & KPIs: Establish accountability through recruiting metrics, hiring goals, time-to-fill, quality of hire, pipeline conversion, recruiter productivity, and performance reviews.
- Executive Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and operations, providing proactive workforce planning, recruiting solutions, and performance updates.
- Operational Execution: Oversee daily recruiting activity, prioritize business needs, remove hiring obstacles, and deliver against aggressive staffing commitments.
- Growth & Continuous Improvement: Build scalable recruiting processes, improve ATS utilization, leverage recruiting technology, and support new business launches and acquisitions.
- Team Development: Create a culture of collaboration, accountability, coaching, recognition, and continuous performance improvement.
Required Qualifications & Experience- 8+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruiting Operations, Staffing, or Human Resources Recruiting.
- 5+ years of recruiting leadership experience, including managing high-volume recruiting teams and experienced recruiting professionals.
- Demonstrated success leading large, geographically dispersed recruiting teams in complex, fast-paced environments.
- Experience managing full-cycle recruiting, high-volume hiring, workforce planning, recruiting analytics, and operational staffing demands.
- Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Proven ability to establish KPIs, conduct performance evaluations, coach recruiters, and drive measurable improvements.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, formulas, reporting, data analysis, and KPI dashboards.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Microsoft Teams.
- Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), recruiting CRMs, job boards, and talent acquisition technology.
- Ability and willingness to travel to company locations, field operations, and business meetings as needed.
- Strong organizational skills, sense of urgency, independent judgment, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Preferred Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
- Experience in third-party logistics (3PL), warehousing, distribution, supply chain, transportation, staffing, or high-volume operational recruiting.
- Experience supporting 1099 independent contractor recruitment and/or driver recruitment.
- Experience managing and optimizing Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), recruiting technology platforms, job boards, candidate sourcing tools, and recruiting analytics/reporting solutions to drive efficiency, productivity, and hiring performance.
- Experience supporting rapid business expansion, new site start-ups, acquisitions, or large-scale staffing initiatives.
What Makes You SuccessfulYou are an independent thinker, collaborative leader, trusted business partner, and results-oriented problem solver who:
- Leads by example and is not afraid to roll up your sleeves.
- Inspires, coaches, and develops experienced recruiting professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance.
- Balances strategic leadership with hands-on operational execution.
- Leverages data to make decisions and turns recruiting challenges and drives toward solutions.
- Builds credibility through communication, ownership, accountability, and follow-through.
- Thrives in a high-expectation environment where speed, quality, and results matter.
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