Talent Manager

House-Hasson Hardware is seeking an experienced Talent Manager to join our Human Resources team. This position will lead full-cycle recruiting and talent acquisition initiatives across the organization, ensuring we attract, select, and retain qualified employees for warehouse, transportation, sales, corporate, and leadership positions.

The Talent Manager will partner with department leaders on workforce planning, hiring strategies, onboarding, employee retention, and talent development while supporting broader Human Resources programs and continuous process improvements across company locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting, including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offers, and hiring coordination for hourly, professional, and management positions.
• Oversee position management across HRIS and ATS platforms, ensuring accurate and consistent job information, requisitions, reporting structures, and organizational data.
• Develop proactive recruiting strategies and talent pipelines through job boards, referrals, social media, schools, workforce organizations, professional networks, and industry partnerships.
• Partner with hiring managers to define staffing needs, review job descriptions, establish interview criteria, and support consistent, timely hiring decisions.
• Monitor recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, applicant sources, cost-per-hire, vacancy trends, and new-hire retention; recommend improvements based on results.
• Coordinate and enhance new-hire onboarding, orientation, and early-tenure check-ins to improve the employee experience and retention.
• Develop and maintain internship, college recruiting, apprenticeship, and early-career talent programs, including relationships with educational institutions.
• Support workforce planning and succession discussions by identifying anticipated staffing needs, critical roles, internal talent, and skill gaps.
• Collaborate with HR leadership on employee engagement, retention initiatives, exit interview trends, and action plans to reduce turnover.
• Assist with performance management processes, career development initiatives, leadership development programs, and internal mobility opportunities.
• Provide support for employee relations matters, policy interpretation, and HR investigations as assigned, escalating sensitive matters appropriately.
• Partner with HR colleagues on HRIS data accuracy, recruiting and onboarding workflows, compliance documentation, and process standardization.
• Ensure recruiting and selection practices comply with applicable employment laws, equal employment opportunity requirements, and company policies.
• Build effective relationships with leaders and employees across all company locations and periodically visit sites as business needs require.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of full-cycle recruiting, candidate assessment, behavioral interviewing, and talent sourcing techniques.
• Working knowledge of HR practices beyond recruiting, including onboarding, employee relations, retention, performance management, and workforce planning.
• Ability to manage multiple openings and projects, prioritize competing deadlines, and work independently with sound judgment.
• Effective communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and consultative skills with hiring managers and candidates.
• Ability to interpret recruiting and workforce data and translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Knowledge of applicable employment laws and confidentiality requirements.
• Proficient with Applicant Tracking Systems, HR Information Systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and related software.
• Comfortable recruiting for distribution, warehouse, transportation, and corporate roles in a multi-site environment.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience considered.
• Five to seven years of progressive experience in recruiting and other Human Resources functions required.
• Demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruitment for a variety of hourly and salaried positions required. Experience leading the development and implementation of recruiting systems, processes, and procedures preferred.
• Experience in wholesale distribution, hardware, hardlines, logistics, manufacturing, or a related industry strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting onboarding, employee retention, HR programs, and hiring-manager partnerships preferred.
• Prior experience leading recruiting initiatives or mentoring HR/recruiting team members preferred; direct supervisory experience not required.
• SHRM-CP, PHR, or related HR certification preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Company-paid life insurance