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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Brampton, ONOnsiteFull TimeCA$60,000–CA$82,500 /yrPosted 2 days ago

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Required skills

  • recruitment experience
  • sourcing strategies
  • hiring recommendations
  • recruitment needs
  • job offer process
  • background checks
  • recruitment process
  • passive candidates
  • direct sourcing
  • corporate portfolio

Nice to have

  • retail industry
  • online learning
  • AI for screening

Role summary

Shoppers Drug Mart is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist for a temporary full-time role in Brampton, Ontario. This position involves identifying and applying creative sourcing strategies, conducting full-cycle recruitment, building relationships with internal teams, managing the offer process, and maintaining recruitment data in Workday. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of recruitment experience, strong sourcing techniques, portfolio management skills, and attention to detail. Experience with Workday is preferred. The role emphasizes promoting inclusiveness and belonging within a fast-paced retail environment.

Location:

1 Presidents Choice Circle, Brampton, Ontario, L6Y 5S5

At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.

Why this role is important?

What you'll do: 

  • Talent Attraction- You will identify and apply creative sourcing strategies to attract top talent at all levels within our corporate environment. You will develop cost effective, efficient, proactive and innovative solutions to meet clients’ recruiting needs. 

  • Full-Cycle Recruitment- Conduct interviews to assess candidates; make hiring recommendations; provide support and counsel to hiring managers throughout the recruitment process. 

  • Relationship Building- You will create and maintain working relationships with internal team members to understand current and future recruitment needs, and determine optimum sourcing strategies. 

  • Offers of Employment- Manage the job offer process, including negotiation and background checks. 

  • Tracking- You will use Workday to maintain information during the recruitment process; ensuring all information is current and activity is updated on a regular basis. 

  • Commitment to promoting a workplace of inclusiveness and belonging


What you bring: 

  • Experience- 2 to 3 years recruitment experience 

  • Education-Post secondary education equivalent to a diploma or degree in HR or a related field 

  • Sourcing-Strong understanding of “leading market” sourcing and recruitment techniques and methods; effective at identifying and sourcing passive candidates; strong direct sourcing. 

  • Portfolio Management- Ability to optimally manage a corporate portfolio consisting of 30+ vacancies/requisitions at one time 

  • Detail Oriented-Ability to pay close attention to details and maintain accurate records 

  • ATS – Exposure to an applicant tracking system (ATS), Workday preferred.

Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?

Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.

Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.

How You’ll Succeed:

At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today. 

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Temporary with Benefits (Fixed Term)

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

Please Note: If you have Employee Self Service (ESS) on Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :$60,000.00 - $82,500.00 / 60.000,00$ - 82.500,00$ (per year / par an)A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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