Strong direct-sourcing and passive-candidate recruiting capabilities.
Experience recruiting both professional and management-level positions.
Strong interviewing and candidate-assessment skills.
Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, job boards, and modern sourcing tools.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
Strong organizational and follow-through skills.
Ability to work with urgency while maintaining high hiring standards.
Comfortable interacting directly with senior executives.
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Spring Footwear Corporation | Pompano Beach, FL | OnsiteReports directly to: CEO & COOBuild the Team Behind Spring Footwear's Next Chapter of Growth
Since 1991, Spring Footwear Corporation has built a diverse portfolio of footwear brands and long-standing relationships with retailers throughout the United States.
Our business is primarily B2B wholesale, supported by relationships with specialty retailers, department stores, and other national and regional accounts. At the same time, our Direct-to-Consumer business is growing rapidly through ecommerce, marketplaces, and our expanding retail store network.
Today, Spring Footwear operates a multi-channel business that includes:
A substantial B2B wholesale organization
Growing ecommerce and digital businesses
Marketplace operations
Approximately 15 retail stores across multiple states
Corporate headquarters in Pompano Beach, Florida
Distribution and fulfillment operations in Pompano Beach
As the company continues to grow and evolve, we are seeking an experienced, highly motivated Talent Acquisition Manager to help us attract, hire, and retain exceptional people across every part of the organization.
With more than 20 active open positions, this is a highly visible and hands-on role working directly with the CEO and COO.
We are looking for someone who can build a strong recruiting engine- not simply post jobs and process applications.
Own the recruiting process from initial workforce need through accepted offer and onboarding handoff.
Manage more than 20 active searches across corporate, wholesale, ecommerce, retail, distribution, and operational functions.
Partner directly with the CEO, COO, executives, and department leaders to establish hiring priorities.
Translate business needs into clear candidate profiles and compelling job descriptions.
Develop proactive sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill and high-impact roles.
Source passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, professional networks, referrals, industry contacts, job boards, and other recruiting channels.
Screen and interview candidates to assess experience, leadership ability, communication skills, motivation, compensation expectations, and organizational fit.
Present leadership with qualified candidates accompanied by clear assessments and recommendations.
Coordinate interviews and maintain momentum throughout the hiring process.
Manage candidate communication, references, offer preparation, negotiation support, and closing.
Build pipelines for future positions before hiring becomes urgent.
Talent Acquisition Manager at Spring Footwear Corp. (Pompano Beach, FL) — aijobsearch
Recruit Across a Multi-Channel Consumer Business
The Talent Acquisition Manager will recruit talent across a broad range of functions, including:
B2B Wholesale Sales
National and Key Accounts
Customer Service
Retail Management and Store Operations
Ecommerce
Digital Marketing
Marketplace Management
Brand Marketing
Creative & Design
Merchandising
Product Development
Finance & Accounting
Planning & Inventory
Supply Chain
Distribution & Warehouse Operations
Information Technology
Human Resources
Corporate Administration
Executive Leadership
This person must be equally comfortable recruiting a strong retail store manager, an ecommerce professional, an accounting leader, a wholesale sales executive, or a senior corporate executive.
Retail Recruiting
With approximately 15 stores operating across multiple states, retail recruiting will be an important part of this position.
Responsibilities will include:
Building pipelines for Store Managers, Assistant Store Managers, and other retail leadership positions.
Developing recruiting strategies for different geographic markets.
Supporting new store openings and replacement hiring.
Helping reduce retail turnover through better candidate selection.
Identifying strong internal employees who can be promoted into larger roles.
Partnering with Retail leadership to understand performance expectations and staffing needs.
Creating stronger pipelines before vacancies occur.
Executive & Leadership Recruitment
Work directly with the CEO and COO on important management and executive searches.
The Talent Acquisition Manager should be comfortable identifying and approaching high-quality candidates who may not actively be searching for a new opportunity.
For senior positions, this person will function as an internal executive recruiter and trusted advisor to leadership.
Recruiting Strategy & Accountability
Create greater visibility and accountability around recruiting.
Maintain a weekly recruiting dashboard showing:
Open positions
Hiring priority
Days position has been open
Candidates sourced
Candidates screened
Candidates interviewed
Finalists
Offers outstanding
Offers accepted
Positions filled
Time-to-fill
Recruiting source
Agency usage and recruiting costs
Conduct a regular recruiting review with the CEO, COO, and appropriate department leaders.
Identify searches that are moving too slowly and immediately develop alternative sourcing strategies.
Build Our Employer Brand
Spring Footwear has more than three decades of history, recognized brands, an entrepreneurial culture, and significant opportunity ahead.
The Talent Acquisition Manager will help us communicate that story to prospective employees.
Responsibilities include:
Improving the quality and consistency of job postings.
Strengthening Spring Footwear's presence on recruiting platforms.
Developing relationships with colleges, universities, professional organizations, and industry associations.
Building relationships within the footwear, fashion, retail, ecommerce, and consumer-product communities.
Creating a professional and responsive candidate experience.
Helping prospective employees understand our brands, culture, growth strategy, and career opportunities.
Retention & Internal Talent
Our objective is not simply to hire people. It is to hire people who can succeed and grow with Spring Footwear.
The Talent Acquisition Manager will work with leadership and HR to:
Understand why strong employees stay and why employees leave.
Strong direct-sourcing and passive-candidate recruiting capabilities.
Experience recruiting both professional and management-level positions.
Strong interviewing and candidate-assessment skills.
Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, job boards, and modern sourcing tools.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
Strong organizational and follow-through skills.
Ability to work with urgency while maintaining high hiring standards.
Comfortable interacting directly with senior executives.
Strongly Preferred Industry Experience
We have a strong preference for candidates with recruiting experience in consumer-facing industries, particularly:
Footwear
Fashion
Apparel
Accessories
Consumer Products
Retail
Ecommerce
Beauty or Lifestyle Brands
Experience within an organization operating both B2B wholesale and Direct-to-Consumer channels is especially valuable.
Candidates who understand the different talent requirements of wholesale sales, ecommerce, corporate functions, retail stores, and distribution operations will be particularly well suited for this position.
The Person We Are Looking For
We are not looking for someone whose recruiting strategy consists primarily of posting a position and waiting for resumes.
We want a hunter, relationship builder, evaluator, communicator, and closer.
The right person will:
Know how to find talented people.
Be comfortable approaching passive candidates.
Understand how to sell an opportunity without overselling it.
Move searches forward with urgency.
Keep candidates engaged throughout the process.
Provide leadership with clear opinions and assessments.
Challenge hiring managers when requirements are unrealistic.
Identify when compensation, job structure, location, or expectations are limiting the candidate pool.
Care deeply about the quality of each person we bring into the company.
How Success Will Be Measured
Success will be based on more than the number of positions filled.
Key measurements will include:
Quality of hire
Speed of hiring
6-month and 12-month retention
Offer acceptance rate
Strength of candidate pipelines
Hiring manager satisfaction
Retail management retention
Reduction in time positions remain vacant
Reduction in dependency on external recruiting agencies
Recruiting cost per hire
Development of internal candidates for future openings
Work Environment
This is a full-time, onsite position at Spring Footwear Corporation's headquarters in Pompano Beach, Florida.
The position will work closely with the CEO, COO, executives, HR, and department leaders throughout the organization.
Because Spring Footwear operates retail stores across multiple states, occasional travel may be required.
This is an opportunity for a talented recruiting professional to have a meaningful impact on the future of an established consumer-products company as we continue expanding our wholesale, ecommerce, and retail businesses.
At Spring Footwear, products build brands- but people build companies. We are looking for someone who can help us find those people.