Talent Acquisition Specialist

The Talent Acquisition Specialist supports Holistic Health by attracting, assessing, and hiring talent aligned to business objectives. This onsite role in Holbrook, NY partners with hiring managers, candidates, and HR teams to deliver an efficient, high-quality recruiting experience and to build pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

Role Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and HR partners to support recruiting plans and sourcing activities across assigned business functions.
• Own full life cycle recruiting from requisition posting through sourcing and offer acceptance.
• Share relevant talent market information, candidate availability insights, and competitive hiring feedback to support recruitment decisions.
• Lead recruitment intake discussions to clarify role requirements, candidate qualifications, and recruitment expectations.
• Develop and execute sourcing plans using applicant tracking systems, talent databases, employee referrals, networking, social media platforms, and external sourcing channels.
• Evaluate candidate qualifications against established technical and behavioral requirements and recommend qualified candidates for further consideration.
• Collaborate with the Recruitment Marketing team to incorporate employer branding and social media tactics into sourcing plans, including coordination of targeted outreach events.
• Maintain an excellent candidate experience and promote the Nestlé employment brand throughout the recruitment process.
• Provide regular recruiting updates, candidate feedback, and pipeline status to hiring managers during the hiring process.
• Support hiring managers through candidate selection and offer process, partnering with HR and compensation teams on offer administration.
• Ensure recruiting process excellence by following internal policies and procedures, accurately tracking candidate and requisition activity in the applicant tracking system, and adhering to compliance and legal requirements.
• Coordinate and schedule internal and external candidate interviews, including in-person and virtual interviews using tools such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Paradox, and Success Factors.
• Manage scheduling for interviews and post-interview consensus meetings, while providing ongoing communication to candidates, Human Resources, Hiring Managers, and Recruiters.
• Provide recruitment technology support virtually and onsite when troubleshooting or ad hoc communication is needed with candidates and interview panelists.
• Support streamlined interviewing by providing internal panelists with materials such as interview guides and candidate resumes, and by sending candidates confirmation emails with interview details and updates as needed.
• Coordinate candidate travel and accommodations for nationwide positions using the Nestlé Travel Policy and online tools via third-party vendors.
• Complete Interview Recommendation Forms to meet compliance standards.
• Act as a liaison between Operations and Talent Acquisition to ensure candidate documentation is submitted for candidate files, including job descriptions, resumes, applications, and interview recommendation forms.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of work experience within recruiting.
• Proficiency in full lifecycle recruiting including sourcing, screening, interviewing, applicant tracking, offer administration, and candidate relationship management.
• Proven ability to conduct competency-based recruitment.
• Experience using technologies to support Talent Selection, including applicant tracking systems and sourcing channels, and familiarity with social and digital media.
• Ability to build and maintain candidate pipelines using multiple sourcing channels and recruiting technologies.
• Ability to understand business hiring needs and apply recruiting solutions to support talent acquisition objectives.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three or more months of prior recruiting experience with Nestlé.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Experience using SuccessFactors or a similar Applicant Tracking System.
• Proficiency in Microsoft suite of products including Outlook, Excel, and Copilot.

Recruiting Technologies

• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Teams
• Paradox
• Success Factors
• Applicant tracking systems
• Talent databases
• Social media platforms
• Employee referrals
• SuccessFactors (or similar Applicant Tracking System)
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Copilot

Compensation and Bonus

Salary: USD 68,000 to 85,000 per year.

Bonus Eligibility: Yes.

Benefits

• 401k with company match
• Healthcare coverage
• Performance-based incentives
• Competitive total rewards package
• A broad range of other benefits
• Benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing

Additional Information

• Location: Holbrook, NY (onsite)
• Education preference: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field
• Visa Sponsorship: Not eligible for Visa Sponsorship
• Applicant Privacy Notice: https://www.nestlejobs.com/privacy
• Job Requisition: 423293