Talent Acquisition Manager

Company:Justrite Specialty Manufacturing

Reports To: Chief Human Resources Officer

Location: Deerfield IL (Hybrid)

Compensation:$120000 - $135000 base Bonus

Position Overview-The Manager Talent Acquisition will lead our enterprise talent acquisition function. This is a hands-on player-coach leadership role requiring direct ownership of senior-level and hard-to-fill searches while refining the infrastructure standards and team capability needed to scale as a fast-growing Private Equity-backed manufacturing company. The ideal candidate will transform the function from a reactive support model into a proactive talent-headhunting engine rooted in accountability and high-performance culture.

The Contribution Youll Bring

This individual will bring a highly strategic disciplined and proactive approach to acquiring top-tier talent. Serving as a trusted advisor to senior executives and business unit leaders the successful candidate fosters a high- performance culture focused on rigorous accountability continuous improvement cross-functional collaboration and an exceptional candidate/new-hire experience. This role directly leads a team of three Talent Acquisition Specialists while managing key external partners suppliers and search agencies.

What Youll Do at Justrite

• Full Life-Cycle Recruitment:Lead end-to-end recruitment efforts from targeted research and mapping through active sourcing selection offer alignment and final negotiation.
• Stakeholder Advisory:Partner deeply with business leaders hiring managers and HR Business Partners to analyze future staffing demand build tailored talent strategies and fill roles with speed.
• Executive & High-Impact Sourcing:Personally execute complex searches for leadership positions and specialized technical engineering/manufacturing roles minimizing reliance on outside headhunters.
• Team Development & Leadership:Mentor manage and scale a team of 3 TA Specialists; instill a proactive sourcing methodology providing continuous coaching professional development and performance support.
• Process Continuous Improvement:Lead or oversee critical operational projects employer branding initiatives and compliance protocols across all recruitment pipelines.
• Data-Driven Management:Track analyze and communicate performance metrics; establish proactive countermeasures when searches miss milestones or fall off track. Ensure absolute data integrity within the corporate ATS.
• Vendor & Budget Optimization:Standardize and manage all external search firm contracts agency service levels and the overall corporate recruitment budget to achieve optimized spend.

Core Competencies

• Execution & Accountability:Plans and delivers measurable results. Operates with extreme urgency discipline and a strong bias for action. Uses data to guide decisions and course-correct underperforming pipelines immediately.
• Resourcefulness:Passionately identifies paths over around or through barriers to success. Moves quickly to achieve high-quality outcomes despite finite resources.
• Change Leadership:Actively intervenes to drive stabilize and energize positive organizational transformation. Leads the recruitment team and hiring managers by strong professional example.
• Effective Communication & Influence:Clear highly professional and strategic communication style that quickly establishes trust and aligns stakeholder expectations with company growth goals.
• Customer & Candidate Focus:Committed to building flawless internal client relationships and delivering an transparent high-touch experience for all active and passive candidates.

Requirements

• 8 years of proven progressive experience in professional corporate talent acquisition with at least 2 years of direct people management experience.
• Demonstrated mastery of modern executive and passive recruiting methodologies direct sourcing strategies and sophisticated candidate negotiation protocols.
• Prior experience managing talent acquisition within a decentralized matrixed or Private Equity-backed manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Expert command of modern Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) advanced professional networks (e.g. LinkedIn Recruiter) and market intelligence tools.
• Deep understanding of recruitment best practices compliance laws employer branding principles and structured assessment methodologies (e.g. Topgrading).
• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or a closely related discipline is required.
• International recruitment experience is a plus.