Talent Acquisition Partner - 12 Month Contract

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

We have an exciting 12 Month fixed-term contract opportunity for an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to join our team in February or March! We are looking for someone who is passionate about hiring the very best talent and providing a stellar TA experience for everyone involved!

This varied, hands-on and high-volume role will see you partnering with your own portfolio of hiring managers, crafting clever and creative job ads, maintaining our recruitment platform (LiveHire), proactively sourcing candidates and developing our Hiring Manager capability.

You will also get to support a variety of activities and projects related to company-wide recruitment training, ATS optimisations, EVP/employer branding as well a range of process improvement initiatives.

If you have experience with best-practice recruitment strategies in attracting, screening and interviewing talent, we’d like to meet you. We are passionate about safety, diversity, employee engagement and lifelong learning – be part of our team!

WHAT YOUR NEW ROLE ENTAILS

We are a ‘leader led’ business and TA is no different. You will make an impact by:

• Delivering hands-on, proactive, customer-centric and data-driven TA outcomes
• Leading, coaching and developing your geographically-dispersed hiring teams to recruit the best
• Living and breathing Blackwood’s EVP and crafting inspiring and engaging job advertisements
• Using your knowledge of LinkedIn Recruiter and Seek Talent Search to source our future talent
• Screening candidates, creating shortlists/talent pools and ensuring LiveHire is always up-to-date
• Being across labour market/hiring trends and conducting market research as and when needed
• Supporting with phone screens and interviews to ensure excellent hiring outcomes
• Being 100% committed to your personal safety and of the team around you

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

You will be customer and solutions-focused to support our Customer First philosophy. We are also looking for:

• Experience in fast-paced, high-volume recruitment across different levels of the organisation
• Self-motivation, teamwork and the ability to prioritise and manage time and work efficiently
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with all stakeholders across all levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and exceptional attention-to-detail and administration
• Experience with LiveHire, Indigenous employment, proactive sourcing, talent pooling, recruitment drives, careers events is advantageous
• Experience supporting or leading TA projects related to recruitment training, ATS optimisations, EVP/employer branding and process improvement is also desirable

WHAT'S ON OFFER

To ensure our employees feel valued, supported, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Competitive salaries and flexible work environments
• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities
• Discounted offers from over 300 corporate partners
• Regular team events, celebrations and recognitions
• A range of diversity and well-being initiatives
• Onsite parking and more!

OUR STORY

Blackwoods is Australia’s leading supplier of industrial and safety supplies. For over 140 years, we have supported businesses big and small with our range of over 300,000 products from the world’s best brands. From the Sydney Harbour Bridge to the railway and your local mechanic, we supply what our customers need when they need it, along with unparalleled expertise and service from our passionate team. 

With a national footprint of over 50 branches and 6 Distribution Centres, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate diversity and encourage everyone to be themselves and make meaningful connections with their colleagues and customers and have a fulfilling career. Being a part of the Wesfarmers group, also means that we have endless opportunities to make a difference, so join us, and let’s help more people build a better Australia.

NEXT STEPS

If you meet most of the criteria listed above and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please send your application today. We will be contacting suitable candidates as we receive them.

As part of our recruitment process and commitment to safety, you may be required to undertake background checks (which may include a police check, a pre-employment medical assessment; and/or drug & alcohol testing) as part of your application process.

Blackwoods also promotes diversity and inclusion across our workplaces and encourages applications from all backgrounds, including people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the LGBTQI+ community and people with disabilities.