Talent Acquisition Business Partner

BEECH-NUT NUTRITION COMPANY; City of Amsterdam (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement benefits

New York State paid sick time

On-site fitness center

Job summary

Beech-Nut Nutrition Company is seeking a Talent Acquisition Business Partner to drive full-cycle recruiting for professional, corporate, and commercial roles in a hybrid Amsterdam, NY setting with Tri-state options. You will partner with business and HR leaders to improve hiring outcomes using workforce planning, talent insights, and continuous process improvement across multiple functions.

Lead end-to-end recruiting, apply market intelligence, and deliver a best-in-class candidate experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, organizational development, or related field.
• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• 3+ years recruiting commercial, corporate, professional, or leadership roles in CPG/food & beverage.
• Strong business acumen linking hiring decisions to priorities.
• Expertise in competency-based interviewing and structured selection.
• Experience with ATS and recruiting analytics.
• Experience recruiting across multi-state regions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and leaders to understand priorities and talent needs.
• Advise on talent acquisition strategies, compensation expectations, and organizational design.
• Collaborate on workforce planning, succession, and strategic hiring initiatives.
• Influence hiring decisions with market intelligence and data-driven recommendations.
• Own full recruitment lifecycle for commercial, corporate, and professional roles.
• Develop and execute customized recruitment strategies to attract top talent.
• Source, screen, assess, interview, and recommend qualified candidates.
• Coordinate with onboarding stakeholders for a smooth transition.
• Track and report key recruiting metrics and pipeline health.
• Build long-term pipelines for critical roles and future leadership needs.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Stakeholder management

Sourcing passive talent

LinkedIn Recruiter

Interviewing

Workforce planning

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

HR Analytics tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Beech-Nut Nutrition Company is seeking a Talent Acquisition Business Partner to drive full-cycle recruiting for professional, corporate, and commercial roles. In this hybrid position based in Amsterdam, NY (with additional office options in the Tri-state area), you will partner closely with business and HR leaders to improve hiring outcomes and candidate experience through workforce planning, talent insights, and continuous process improvement.

You will lead recruiting end-to-end, from intake through onboarding, while bringing market intelligence and recruiting analytics to influence decisions across Sales, Marketing, Category Management, Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Procurement, Technical Services, Operations, and other key functions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand organizational priorities, workforce needs, and talent requirements across commercial, corporate, and professional functions.
• Advise leaders on talent acquisition strategies, labor market conditions, compensation expectations, organizational design considerations, and competitive hiring practices.
• Collaborate with HR and business leadership on workforce planning, succession discussions, capability building, and strategic hiring initiatives.
• Influence hiring decisions using market intelligence, talent insights, and data-driven recommendations.
• Identify critical talent needs and develop proactive hiring strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Lead the performance management cycle to support the organization.
• Own the full recruitment lifecycle for commercial, corporate, and professional positions from intake through onboarding.
• Develop and execute customized recruitment strategies to attract top talent across key business functions.
• Facilitate strategic intake sessions defining business outcomes, required capabilities, leadership competencies, and long-term growth potential.
• Source, screen, assess, interview, and recommend qualified candidates while ensuring alignment to role requirements and organizational culture.
• Ensure interview team alignment and drive timely, objective, high-quality hiring decisions while keeping candidate experience a priority.
• Manage candidate activities and documentation within the Applicant Tracking System to ensure compliance, accuracy, and process integrity.
• Coordinate with onboarding stakeholders to support a smooth transition and positive new hire experience.
• Manage multiple searches simultaneously while balancing speed, quality, and candidate experience.
• Use market intelligence and recruiting analytics to guide hiring decisions and talent strategies tied to business priorities.
• Provide insights on talent availability, compensation trends, competitor hiring activity, and emerging workforce trends.
• Build long-term pipelines for critical advantage roles, capabilities, and future leadership needs.
• Track, analyze, and report key recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, source effectiveness, pipeline health, candidate conversion rates, and quality of hire.
• Identify recruiting challenges using data and recommend process improvements.
• Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience through timely communication, transparency, and professional engagement aligned with Beech-Nut and Hero Group values.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, professional networking, employee referrals, industry associations, talent communities, and innovative sourcing channels.
• Strengthen Beech-Nut’s employer brand through social media engagement, professional organizations, university partnerships, industry events, and networking opportunities.
• Build and maintain partnerships with colleges, universities, community organizations, employment agencies, and workforce development programs.
• Represent Beech-Nut at career fairs, networking events, industry conferences, and recruiting initiatives.
• Collect candidate feedback and identify opportunities to continuously improve the hiring experience.
• Continuously evaluate and enhance recruitment processes, tools, and strategies to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and hiring manager experience.
• Partner with the Group HR Talent Acquisition Team on enterprise recruiting initiatives, employer branding efforts, and strategic workforce planning projects.
• Support diversity of talent pipelines through expanded sourcing approaches.
• Champion best practices in talent acquisition, candidate assessment, interviewing, and selection methodologies.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of recruiting programs, policies, and processes supporting organizational growth.
• Stay current on recruitment technologies, talent acquisition trends, and labor market dynamics to drive innovation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field.
• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• 3+ years recruiting commercial, corporate, professional, or leadership roles in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), food & beverage, consumer health, retail, or related industries.
• Strong business acumen connecting hiring decisions to organizational priorities.
• Excellent consultation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in competency-based interviewing and structured selection methodologies.
• Proven sourcing expertise engaging and converting passive talent.
• Demonstrated success sourcing and hiring passive talent using LinkedIn Recruiter and other direct sourcing approaches.
• Experience recruiting across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Human Resources, Operations, R&D, or related functions.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and recruitment analytics.
• Experience supporting multi-state recruiting efforts.
• PHR, SHRM-CP, SPHR, or SHRM-SCP certification.
• Experience in a manufacturing and/or food & beverage organization.

Technologies

• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Applicant Tracking System

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual base salary range: $100,000 - $120,000 (salaried, exempt position).
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage for you and your dependents.
• Life & long-term disability.
• Flexible spending and health savings account.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• New York State paid sick time.
• 401(k) retirement benefits with 4% company match.
• Tuition assistance program.
• Access to an online learning system (LMS).
• Opportunities to volunteer and support the local community.
• Generous maternity/paternity benefits including taking your child’s 1st birthday off, plus take your birthday off each year.
• Baby food coupon program until your child’s 2nd birthday.
• Summer Fridays for eligible positions (Memorial Day through Labor Day).
• Service Awards.
• On-site fitness center and on-site cafe.

Work Location

• Hybrid work in Amsterdam, NY, with additional office option at the Woodcliff Lake, NJ Commercial Office.
• The ideal candidate would be based within the Tri-state area (NJ, NY, CT), but may reside anywhere in the Northeast.
• When in office, functions are performed in a well-lit, environmentally controlled office environment.
• This role works both in office and remote.

About You

• Deciding and Initiating Action: able to make timely decisions, evaluate risks, take responsibility for projects, people, and outcomes.
• Analyzing: able to analyze information from a wide range of sources, identify key themes in large datasets, and produce well-reasoned solutions.
• Learning and Researching: quickly learn new tasks, ask key questions, use relevant information to make decisions, and support learning from mistakes.
• Planning and Organizing: set clear objectives, establish priorities, plan activities and manage time effectively while tracking progress to deadlines and milestones.