Talent Acquisition Specialist, Field

Are you ready to explore career opportunities at TJX Canada and join our team?  TJX Canada is part of The TJX Companies, Inc., the world’s leading off-price retailer of apparel and homeware worldwide, and in Canada, our retail chains include Winners, Marshalls and HomeSense.

In the retail business, we move fast. We’re always adapting, evolving and innovating. And the fast pace brings variety and challenge, along with many growth opportunities.  We operate hundreds of stores in hundreds of cities.

TJX’s retail chains include TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and Sierra Trading Post in the United States TK Maxx in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands, as well as HomeSense in the United Kingdom and Ireland; and TK Maxx in Australia.

As a retailer committed to growth, success is always in style at TJX!

As one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists, Field we’d ask you to do the following:

• Builds and maintains strong partnerships with hiring managers to provide coaching and support through the recruitment process; develop understanding of business and talent needs (knowledge, skills and capabilities required) to implement recruitment plan to fill positions within required timelines
• Responsible for successful implementation of full cycle recruitment process for Field positions including partnering with external agencies, creating job postings, resume screening, scheduling interviews, evaluating and assessing candidates, completing reference checks and job offers; ensures Service Level Agreements (SLA) processes are met
• Partners with TA Sourcing team to leverage online recruiting sources, recruitment programs and the in-house candidate database and showcase company values, goals and culture (Global Employment Brand, Great Place to Work, Employer of Choice) to attract, engage and recruit qualified talent, enhance the candidate experience and increase referrals
• Collaborates with TA Sourcing team and HR partners to conduct research challenging markets to identify sourcing channels and competitors to support recruitment demands and talent pool availability
• Analyzes and reports on recruitment metrics including KPI’s and ROI on recruiting resources; utilizes Applicant Tracking System (ATS) data to provide regular activity summaries, reporting on findings and developing recommendations for Leadership review
• Identifies opportunities to build and improve on various existing processes, programs and current standards that directly impact recruitment activities in the business
• Provides support, advice and guidance to junior team members on day to day key activities; mentors, trains and is a resource to answer questions and discuss best practices
• Supports and participates in projects as assigned
• Maintains a strong external network and keeps up to date with recruitment trends in the marketplace

Sounds rather challenging and exciting, right? Let’s hope so, because if it sounds easy or boring, there’s a good chance this job isn’t for you. But if it does sound right for you, here’s why we know you’ll be able to handle those challenges.  You have:

• Minimum three  (3) years full service recruitment experience preferably within Corporate and/ or non-corporate environment (i.e. Field Operations or Distribution Centre)
• Minimum College Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or Business Management and or CHRP designation preferred
• Good knowledge with recruitment trends/technologies, staffing/employment practices and social media recruiting trends and tools; experience with ATS, PeopleSoft/Oracle HR experience preferred
• Excellent written, verbal communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with active presence on social media to build relationships ability to provide guidance and information to candidates on recruitment process;  bilingualism an asset
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to influence business partners to help prioritize activities and resources to meet the organization needs, build rapport and credibility to be a trusted advisor, including strong interviewing, negotiating, listening, and information gathering skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to provide solutions; ability to leverage prior experience and adapt quickly to the changing work environment to make effective decisions, revise strategies to support the vision of the department
• Strong problem solving skills including analysis of information to effectively resolve issues and implement solutions
• Strong organizational and project management skills by determining project requirements, timelines, and risks to launch and manage projects
• Good people management skills including coaching, providing advice and guidance to team members to resolve problems; discuss and share best practices
• Strong sense of confidentiality; requires discretion and thorough knowledge of the organization’s operations, procedures and policies
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Bilingualism (French/English, written and spoken) will be considered an asset.

Success is our favorite outfit! As proud as we are of our past success, it’s our future that excites us most. We strive to provide opportunities for growth, recognition and a competitive salary and benefits package. Share our determination to think bolder and bigger and be part of our future. Apply now.