Are you looking for more?
At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.
As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.
What we need:
The Manager, Talent Acquisition – University Relations manages a team responsible for recruiting top early career talent across the organization, while directly overseeing the operations and program management of Mohawk’s award-winning internship program.
What you’ll do:
- Lead, develop, and maintain a diverse and talented pipeline for early careers talent.
- Utilize a variety of sourcing channels and recruitment techniques to identify and attract qualified early career candidates, including campus recruiting, job boards, social media, networking, and employee referrals.
- Develop and maintain relationships with Higher Ed institutions and vendors to support early careers talent acquisition efforts.
- Implement employer branding initiatives and recruitment marketing campaigns to enhance the organization's visibility and attract top talent across key campuses and programs.
- Lead and manage a small team of TA professionals focused on early careers, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure high performance and productivity.
- Monitor early careers recruiting progress and update senior leaders on trends, challenges, and changes. .
- Partner with internal departments to determine early career hiring needs and recruiting strategies.
- Conduct interviews to identify strong candidates.
- Train hiring managers, recruiters, and HR staff on early careers recruiting, campus partners, and early careers organizations, including attending and planning events.
- Establish Mohawk as the employer of choice with focus of early career talent and diversity outreach at target schools and programs.
- Ensure that all applicants are in the tracking system for EEO/AA tracking.
- Identify and implement improvements that could be made to the programs and processes.
- Perform other duties as needed.
What you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
- 6-8 years of relevant experience or equivalent education and/or experience.
- 1-3 years of management experience.
What you’re good at:
- Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in early-careers recruitment and program management.
- Focused on and responsible for their team's productivity and collective impact.
- Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
- Able to multitask, prioritize, delegate, and manage time effectively.
- High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
- Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite products.
- Flexible attitude, adaptable to change, team player, and able to handle multiple projects at once.
- High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.
What else?
- Frequent travel is required - approximately 30% with seasonal travel being very heavy.
- This role will be responsible for direct reports.
Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.
Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.
