Early Career Manager

What You Need To Know

Open your future to incredible career potential. Work for an industry-leader who invests in their people. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is North America’s preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. We were named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and are included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

At Southern Glazer’s, you’ll enjoy an environment where continuous learning and growth are supported and experience a culture where you are respected, and your voice is heard. If you’re looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

Overview

The Early Career Manager is responsible for managing the SWGS College Recruiting strategy that will create a pipeline of talented candidates for the SGWS Management Development and Intern Programs. This role will lead all aspects of the college recruitment strategy based on workforce planning goals and the coordination of select campus leadership teams from across all divisions to achieve hiring objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Source potential candidates via campus job boards, social networking, passive recruiting techniques, diversity events, campus job fairs, info sessions and other available methodologies
• Accurately describe available positions and provide candidates with a realistic job preview
• Collaborate with Recruiting team members on ideas to improve staffing processes, strategies, and best practices to achieve college recruitment goals and objectives
• Build and maintain sustainable on-campus relationships to ensure SGWS has a strong presence at targeted colleges and universities inclusive of key stakeholders such as deans, department heads, faculty/staff, alumni, and student organizations
• Conduct and project manage special events designed to attract and identify a strong candidate pool to support the SGWS Selection and Recruitment Conference
• Determine on-campus recruiting strategies, based on geographical openings and campus profile
• Lead college recruiting efforts by traveling to career fair sites, facilitating focus groups, and creating sourcing initiatives to identify talented candidates to support SGWS college hiring initiatives
• Manage the candidate interview process by scheduling and communicating with candidates, career center staff, professors, campus influencers, and hiring managers
• Coach, train, develop and manage employees for success
• Create school strategic plans with clearly defined objectives, desired outcomes, and diversity plans
• Utilize Applicant Tracking System and Career Services Management tools to track and advance candidates through planned workflow initiatives
• Oversee the candidate onboarding process inclusive of scheduling drug screens; verifying candidate references; creating, tracking, and finalizing appropriate paperwork including requisitions, offer and decline letters; establishing first day expectations, etc.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Develop relationships with HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers to foster partnerships that are conducive towards the overall success of the college program hiring process
• Develop and manage calendar of events and associated attendance in support of school strategy as appropriate

Additional Primary Responsibilities

• Partners with vendors on soliciting proposals, negotiating contracts, and managing to TD Program budget
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of designing and implementing talent development processes and programs including onboarding, internships, and rotational programs
• Project Management skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously, demonstrate agility in a demanding work environment and adapt to rapidly changing priorities while meeting timelines
• Advanced working experience with PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of the time upon request
• Proven track record of designing, developing, and implementing effective Talent Development solutions that are practical, realistic, innovative, and scalable
• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to apply adult learning theory to develop creative solutions that drive learning outcomes and behavioral change
• Ability to work in and manage ambiguity in a highly matrixed organization
• Ability to function independently and as part of a team with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, collaborative demeanor, and commitment to excellence

Physical Demands

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or mobile device
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.