Corporate Recruiter

Our Company

Vi-Jon is a privately held Health & Beauty Care Company, serving retailers globally. Operating nearly a million square feet of production and distribution centers, our plants operate around the clock, five days a week, and distribute our products across the nation, seven days a week. Vi-Jon headquarters has called St. Louis home since 1912.

We recognize that a company is not a building, not a production line, not equipment, not products, but people. Our company is not made up of just people, but individuals who together make up a family, the Vi-Jon Family. Every March 4th (the anniversary of the birthday of our Founder, John B. Brunner), all of us can say we have contributed a part of our lives to this fine tradition. Learn more about Our Company History

Our Mission

Vi-Jon strives to keep its customers in stock at all times by accurately anticipating all of their requirements, insuring every order arrives on time and 100% complete. Vi-Jon offers products at substantial cost savings to customers and consumers.

Our focus is our customer. The members of the Vi-Jon team aim to coordinate all efforts at the highest level of efficiency in order to respond to customers faster, at a lower cost, and with better quality than the competition.

Position Summary

Partner with assigned divisions to provide strategic human resource support with a focus on managing the recruitment/staffing function; implement recruitment plans in a volume-recruiting environment; identify appropriate sourcing strategies; maintain relationships with all candidates for future openings; work with advertising placement agency in submitting these to be published; work as a liaison between candidates, hiring managers, and other human resources staff; build strong relationships with the various key players to ensure the ability to influence, guide and drive the recruiting process; prepare management reports and make recommendations for improvement; conduct exit interviews for analyses purposes. Provide leadership and content expertise in the recruitment function.Focusing on delivering quality candidates for key positions in the consulting and sales function. Manage the search process from sourcing through final candidate selection. Develop strong relationships with internal customers, executives and stakeholders in the recruitment process. Develop a strong network of external sources to increase quality applicant flow and deliver the staffing results needed by the organization. Participate in leading the internal change processes identified to improve the recruitment function. Ability to recruit for a diverse work environment. Ability to promote and understand the company’s. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management to ensure proactive recruitment activity.Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and changing environment.Assist in tracking affirmative action initiatives.Assist in determining strategic and programmatic needs and priorities for talent acquisition and retention.Coordinates the collection and analysis of data. Prepares reports to track agreed-upon measures and outcomes related to staff engagement.Strong written communication skills and the ability to create job descriptions, employment advertisement and other media to recruit talent as assigned.

POSITION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:



Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of principles and practices of HR with a specific knowledge of best practices within recruitment and retention; project management experience required. Must have a hands-on style with strong assessment, interpersonal and organizational capabilities. Some travel. Strong analytical, organizational, follow through, active listening skills and ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and web-based recruiting system. Strong analytical, organizational, follow through, active listening skills. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, creative problem-solver. Sound judgment and decision-making skills; goal-oriented.Working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and web-based.



 

Experience: Bachelor’s degree preferred, PHR/SPHR certification preferred;Five + years successful recruitment and selection experience in the middle management and leadership level. Five plus years experience working in recruitment in a corporate office environment. Experience in recruiting in a corporate environment, results-driven and accountable for results, possession of excellent client interfacing skills and the ability to work independently.