Senior Recruiter

Position Characteristics:

Work closely with the Director of Talent Management and recruiting team to engage in full life cycle recruiting components including, but not limited to: sourcing , qualifying, networking, assessing, legal, job analysis, wage and salary trends, relationship management, and due diligence. Also responsible for the management of a Recruiting Coordinator and Sourcing Specialist. 

Primary Responsibilities:
•    Efficiently and effectively fill open positions, interview and assess candidates and determine next step with hiring
•    Conduct screening interviews with candidates, ensure qualifications and fit, administer appropriate assessments
•    Negotiate with candidate and extend formal employment offers ensuring consistency and compliance
•    Maintain all pertinent applicant and interview data in established systems and files
•    Assure a positive candidate experience
•    Coordinate/oversee reference and background checks for potential employees, preparing and sending offer packages
•    Manage the supporting positions of a Recruiting Coordinator and Sourcing Specialist
•    Communicate professionally and maintain high level of confidentiality at all times both internally and externally with our candidates 
•    Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and to develop an organized plan of processing and follow through
•    Must be able to manage competing demands, while being extremely adaptable, flexible and professional 

Qualifications:

•    Bachelor’s degree required 
•    7-10 years of corporate recruiting experience within a management consulting setting or other related professional service industry
•    Excellent organizational skills
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
•    Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects at one time, adhering to strict deadlines 
 

Company Description

AArete is an operations strategy consulting firm headquartered in Chicago. AArete offers a variety of operational improvement services, including Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Process Optimization, Cash Acceleration and Advanced Data Analytics. AArete's leadership team has over 20 years of experience in developing Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain practices within consulting firms, as well as leading million dollar Non-Salary Cost Reduction and Process Improvement engagements. Particularly in today's unpredictable economic times, AArete remains passionate about enabling firms to quickly reduce non-salary costs, enabling organizations to preserve their most critical resources, their people. AArete is able to achieve significant bottom line savings on their engagements through utilization of their proven sourcing methodologies, their expertise in data-driven analytics, as well as their use of the Knowledge Management CenterTM, an internal intellectual property repository rich with bench-marking data and industry focused studies. A coupling of AArete's demonstrated methodology and talented leadership team allows them to offer a truly comprehensive understanding of their clients' procurement environment in a rapid time frame.

Work location: Chicago, IL