Talent acquisition Business Partner

Requisition ID: 182062 

Career Group: Corporate Office Careers  

Job Category: HR Talent Acquisition  

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

  Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA) 

Province: Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia

City: Calgary, Stellarton, Mississauga

Location: Calgary Office, Tahoe Office, King St. Office  

Postal Code:  

Our family of 131,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family. 

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have an opportunity as Talent Acquisition Business Partner.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Support the recruitment process and related staffing support activities for the business
• Development and implementation of best recruitment practices nationally
• Support the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle as a partner to the business in building efficiencies 
• Build solid relationships with all stakeholders to establish trust and credibility in the delivery of a value added service 
• Assume ownership of the total candidate experience, ensuring all company touch points provide a worthwhile experience for candidates
• Monitor and audit external postings to ensure company brand is maintained with candidates 
• Support various talent pipelines to meet business requirements in a timely and professional manner 
• Support current recruitment initiatives and programs, while seeking opportunities to improve effectiveness and service levels to clients 
• Identify and bring forth new methods/options for sourcing channels including the business case and projected ROI for each method 
• Offer input on recruitment and retention issues while considering benefit-cost 
• Work with Recruitment teams & hiring Managers to identify opportunities for improvement and collaboration on talent acquisition

What you have to offer:

• You have a bachelor's degree in industrial relations or administration
• You have a minimum of 5 years' relevant experience in staffing and talent acquisition
• Experience with ownership of the full recruiting lifecycle inclusive of direct relationships with hiring Managers
• You are autonomous, dynamic and creative
• You are a team player with strong communication and influencing skills
• You have a good knowledge of MS Office 
• Experience in retail (an asset)
• Exceptional sourcing skills using various recruitment tools (LI, Indeed, Boolean Searches, Google)
• Strong preference will be given to candidates with pharmacy recruitment experience 

Why work at Sobeys ?

• Flexible working hours policy and telecommuting
• Welcoming and friendly environment
• Company involved in its community
• Education assistance policy
• Opportunities of growth
• Employee discount at participating stores

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We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by our organization. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.