Stuart WeitzmanSenior Manager, Talent Acquisition
Mar. 2014 - Mar. 2018Greater New York City Area• Responsible for Retail, Corporate, and International recruiting initiatives
• Partner directly with department heads in evaluating needs and sourcing top talent
• Works closely with CHRO to determine overall recruiting and hiring strategies globally
• Successfully placed talent in Retail, Ecommerce, Marketing, IT, Operations, HR, Wholesale, Finance, Accounting, Design and International
• Responsible for implementing and recruiting internship and design apprenticeship programs.
• Created Recruiting Training for Retail Managers.
• Serves as main contact for all Store Managers on recruiting initiatives in the field
• Initiate talent retention initiatives, creating pipeline of internal candidates
• Implemented key metrics to measure recruiting and hiring performance. i.e. time to fill, turnover %, • Streamlined recruiting process eliminating many 3rd party agencies saving company hundreds of thousands in fees.
• Evaluating and implementing ATS and processes to meet standards of Coach (parent company).
• Attend current industry and top recruiting conferences to stay abreast of innovative recruiting strategies
• Developed strong relationships amongst industry professionals in Retail and Staffing Agencies
• Manages all online postings, Monster, SW Website, Linkedin, Stylecareers, etc.
• Highly proficient in using Linkedin recruiter as a top sourcing tool and manages Linkedin SW Careers Page