Talent Acquisition Specialist (Fixed-Term)

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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

About the Role:

As a Talent Acquisition specialist, you will leverage your recruiting knowledge, consultative approach and influencing skills to aid business leaders in attracting and hiring qualified best-in-class talent through innovative and proven talent acquisition strategies. You will use your proven experience to challenge status-quo and bring creative solutions to everyday opportunities. Additionally, in support of efficient, high-quality hiring, you will seize the opportunity to source, engage and connect with great talent from diverse backgrounds on an ongoing basis. The current scope of responsibility includes recruitment individual contributor roles within the Brazil with interaction with Chile, Mexico, Panamá and Peru.

What You Will Do:

• Ability to manage end-to-end staffing and recruiting processes, including execution of diversified recruitment channels for different types of hiring (administrative, executive/leadership, production, students).

• Influence talent acquisition strategy by building strong relationships with our internal customers & prospective candidates, and act as a recruiting subject matter expert for our HR partners

• Own the relationship with hiring managers, acting as first point of contact, providing advice, reviewing applications, sourcing candidates, conducting screening interviews and supporting offer management

• Apply experience-based knowledge of world-class recruitment methods and show a commitment to continuous improvement

• Support company initiatives through active process improvements and project participation

• Utilize Workday (ATS) and Beamery (CRM) to deliver the most qualified candidates, build strong candidate pipelines, and monitor and manage reports to measure efficiency and effectiveness

What Skills You Have:

• Candidate Sourcing: Knowledge of techniques, methods and channels of candidate sourcing; ability to attract and qualify candidates for immediate job vacancies or as potential long term job candidates

• Relationship Management: Knowledge and ability to build, establish, and maintain healthy working relationships and build trust with clients, vendors, and peers

• Candidate Screening: Knowledge of techniques, methods and processes of candidate screening; ability to preselect suitable candidates for first and further interviews within the organization.

• Staffing and Recruiting: Knowledge of standards, processes, techniques and methods used in staffing and recruiting; ability to identify, select, retain and relocate qualified personnel, both internally and externally, for a wide range of positions.

What Will Set You Apart:

• Bachelor Degree

• Advanced English proficiency.

• Proficiency in O365 tools (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Automate, Power BI) with proven experience in automation and/or process improvement using tools and apps.

• Enabler for collaboration and teamwork, with high sense of urgency and ability to prioritize tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Customer/Market Focus: Understanding of the importance of remaining aware of shifting market priorities and ability to respond to internal and external customer needs in a manner that consistently adds value.

• Recruiting Analytics: Knowledge of recruiting and talent issues and trends with an ability to analyze recruiting data, information and metrics and apply the results to support business decisions.

• ​Experience using data to influence hiring decisions (i.e., Talent Neuron, LinkedIn Insights, etc.).

• Recruitment Channel Management: Experience using recruiting tools to identify external talent (i.e., LinkedIn Recruiter, Workday, or a CRM to support successful recruiting efforts and candidate management).

• Ability to utilize different recruitment channels to attract appropriate candidates for job vacancies.

• Demonstrates unwavering integrity, complete discretion, and a strong sense of responsibility.

Additional Information:

• This position will be in our Piracicaba Plant, Brazil and requires 5 days a week in office

• The contract is fixed term for 1 year

• Don't forget to add your resume

• Relocation Assistance is not available for this position.

Final details:

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The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select and place personnel based on their qualifications for the work to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for entry, permanence or job promotion.

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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