Strategic Talent Acquisition Leader

ODW Logistics, Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 94,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

ODW Logistics, Inc. in Columbus, OH is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead full-cycle recruiting for hourly, salaried, and leadership roles.

You will partner with HR, operations, and finance to forecast workforce needs, elevate candidate experience, and implement proactive recruiting strategies. You will coach a recruiting team, manage vendors and platforms, track KPIs, and own selection processes to improve efficiency and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including 2–3 years leading recruiters
• Experience leading both high-volume hourly recruiting and salaried/professional recruiting in a multi-site environment.
• Proven success managing staffing vendors, recruiting partners, service expectations, and performance outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of recruiting processes, employment practices, candidate experience, sourcing strategies, and recruiting technology.
• Ability to use recruiting data, market insights, and stakeholder feedback to improve hiring results.
• Strong business partnering skills with ability to influence leaders and drive change across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for hourly, salaried, and leadership roles, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer support, and onboarding partnership.
• Coach and develop recruiting team, ensuring hiring results and candidate quality.
• Partner with HR, operations, finance, and hiring leaders to forecast workforce needs and build proactive recruiting strategies.
• Build talent pipelines through targeted sourcing, market mapping, referrals, and community partnerships.
• Manage staffing vendors, agencies, job boards, recruiting platforms, and sourcing tools to meet service levels and costs.
• Oversee KPI tracking, vendor performance, and ROI for talent acquisition programs.
• Use analytics and market intel to strengthen recruiting strategy and improve results.
• Track metrics like time-to-fill, quality of hire, pipeline health, and workforce planning needs.
• Promote compliant, consistent, and efficient recruiting practices.
• Own recruiting technology and selection processes to improve efficiency and candidate quality.
• Lead employer branding and recruitment marketing to position ODW as an employer of choice.
• Manage the talent acquisition budget and stay current on labor market trends.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Team leadership

Vendor management

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/ Business

Tools

ATS

Recruiting platforms

Job description

ODW Logistics, Inc. in Columbus, OH is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead full-cycle recruiting for hourly, salaried, and leadership roles.

You will partner with HR, operations, and finance to forecast workforce needs, elevate candidate experience, and implement proactive recruiting strategies. You will coach a recruiting team, manage vendors and platforms, track KPIs, and own selection processes to improve efficiency and outcomes.