Talent Acquisition Manager

Shorr Packaging Corp.; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid time off

401K with matching

Team-based owner culture

Job summary

Shorr Packaging Corp is seeking a hands-on Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruitment across sales and leadership roles. You will partner with senior leaders and HR to identify talent needs, build pipelines, and elevate recruitment processes while coaching other recruiters.

You will own full-cycle searches for director-level and above positions, craft sourcing strategies, and strengthen the employer brand across career channels. This is a multi-location, high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years in talent acquisition.
• Experience recruiting sales and leadership roles.
• Sourcing passive candidates and building pipelines.
• Partnering with senior leadership teams.
• Leading, mentoring, or managing recruiters.
• Experience with ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, AI sourcing tools.
• Industrial/packaging/distribution/manufacturing/logistics or B2B sales.
• Executive search experience a plus.
• Multi-location recruiting experience.
• Experience supporting high-growth organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for director-level and above positions, sales roles, and leadership.
• Develop search strategies and targeted sourcing plans for passive talent.
• Build robust pipelines of sales and leadership talent; advise hiring leaders.
• Coach recruiters; establish best practices, metrics, and SLAs.
• Develop and implement structured interview processes and evaluation tools.
• Analyze metrics and market trends to improve hiring outcomes.
• Strengthen employer brand and referral strategies; partner with HR on org design.

Skills

Sales recruitment

Leadership recruitment

Passive sourcing

Executive search

Candidate assessment

HR partnership

ATS experience

LinkedIn Recruiter

Diversity recruitment

Multi-location recruiting

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

AI sourcing tools

Modern sourcing tools

Job description

Together, We Own it! Start your employee owner journey with Shorr Packaging.

The Talent Acquisition Manager is a hands-on recruiting leader responsible for attracting, assessing, and hiring top talent across Shorr Packaging, with a primary emphasis on sales and business-critical leadership roles. This position serves as a player-coach, balancing personal recruiting responsibilities with leadership of recruiting processes, talent strategies, and recruiter development.

The successful candidate will partner closely with senior leaders, hiring managers, and HR to identify talent needs, build proactive talent pipelines, strengthen Shorr's employment brand, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience. This individual will be expected to personally lead sales, leadership, and hard-to-fill searches while coaching others to deliver recruiting excellence across the organization.

Sales & Leadership Recruiting

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for director-level and above positions, sales roles, national accounts, commercial, and other business-critical positions.
• Develop search strategies and targeted sourcing plans for passive talent.
• Build and maintain robust pipelines of sales, leadership, and industry talent.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders throughout the selection process.

Leadership & Team Development

• Coach, mentor, and develop recruiters.
• Establish recruiting best practices, metrics, and service levels.
• Provide guidance on sourcing strategies, candidate assessment, and stakeholder management.
• Lead recruiter development and capability-building efforts.

Talent Acquisition Strategy

• Develop and implement consistent, structured interview processes, guides, and evaluation tools across the company.
• Analyze recruiting metrics and market trends to improve hiring outcomes.
• Recommend innovative sourcing approaches and recruitment technologies.
• Strengthen diversity of candidate slates and talent pools to achieve affirmative action goals.

Hiring Manager Partnership

• Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers and leadership teams.
• Partner and consult with HR on organizational design, talent needs, compensation and market availability.
• Assist leaders in defining ideal candidate profiles and hiring criteria.
• Train managers on interviewing best practices and candidate evaluation.

Employer Brand & Talent Marketing

• Promote Shorr's employee ownership culture and employer value proposition.
• Represent Shorr at career fairs, networking functions, and professional associations.
• Develop talent communities and referral strategies.
• Support social recruiting and employment branding initiatives via Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn, etc.

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting sales, sales leadership, and corporate leadership roles.
• Experience directly sourcing passive candidates and building pipelines
• Experience partnering with senior leadership teams.
• Previous experience leading, mentoring, or managing recruiters.
• Demonstrated experience with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, AI sourcing and modern sourcing tools.
• Industrial, packaging, distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or B2B sales environments.
• Executive search or retained search experience a plus.
• Multi-location recruiting experience.
• Experience supporting high-growth organizations.

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $130,000 – $145,000 per year.

Shorr Packaging does not provide work authorization sponsorship for this position.

Shorr Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - Together, We Own It!
• Comprehensive Employee Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, Paid Time Off and other insurance coverages
• Generous PTO with vacation, sick and floating holidays.
• 401K plan plus matching
• Team based Employee Owner company culture

Shorr Packaging Corp is an equal-opportunity employer. It is the policy of Shorr Packaging Corp to afford full Equal Employment Opportunity, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status or disability status or any other legally protected status.