Senior Campus Recruiter-Culinary

A career at Whole Foods Market is more than the work you do; It’s about your impact within your community, your personal growth, and the impact you will have on a world landscape. Our purpose is to nourish people and the planet. We are a purpose-driven company that aims to set standards of excellence for food retailers. Quality is a state of mind at Whole Foods Market. From our impactful foundations to our legendary quality standards, you will be on the frontlines of inspiring positive change and growth. We are more than a grocery store. What starts here changes the world…for the better. Whether it is planting school gardens, providing access to fresh and healthy food to people living within food deserts, or empowering home-business owners in developing countries through microcredit loans, working with us means you are making a difference within your community and beyond.
Our Talent Acquisition team is growing and we are looking for a dynamic self-starter to bring their whole self to work and join the Global team in a newly developed Culinary Campus Recruiter position. This Sr. Recruiter will be responsible for attracting, identifying, evaluating, and hiring high-quality and diverse culinary talent for our field (store) and global support teams.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with leadership team to ideate potential program and internship opportunities for culinary talent at Whole Foods Market
• Build strong partnerships with culinary programs across Community Colleges, Universities, HBCUs to continue to foster long-term
• Lead and manage culinary campus recruitment initiatives across our 500+ store locations in the US, UK and Canada
• Partner with Associate Deans, faculty, and campus organizations to build campus relationships through on/off-campus events, sponsorships and/or class/workshop facilitation
• Pipeline and network with students to create an ongoing talent network for our prepared foods, bakery, meat, seafood and other teams
• Identify opportunities to improve the diversity of existing talent pipelines and look for opportunities to create new pathways for diverse talent
• Promote Whole Foods Market as an employer of choice for culinary students and talent via social media and other employment branding initiatives
• Provide strategic data and insights to leadership team on campus efforts and to identify opportunities
• Design, implement and execute robust, innovative, university specific recruiting strategies to meet hiring needs

Skills:

• Understands the importance of SWAT analysis, including competition and trends to build and execute strategy unique campus specific strategies
• Develops and builds a network and database of key contacts including campus partners, student organizations, professional associations and diversity organizations
• Experience sourcing talent in culinary fields or within restaurant or hospitality industry
• Applies analytical skills to evaluate and interpret complex situations
• Comprehensive knowledge and demonstrated execution of building a company brand on campus
• Defines and drives continuous process improvement
• Ensures commitment to customer service and candidate experience

Education & Experience:

• BA/BS degree and 5+ years of relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Experience partnering and building relationships with academia
• 1+ years of experience managing strategic diversity and campus partnerships
• Proficiency with Handshake Premium and other college recruitment platforms preferred
• Experience in culinary, hospitality and high-volume recruiting preferred
• Ability to travel for recruitment meetings, college visits and career fairs and maintain a flexible work schedule. - Ability to work evenings and weekends, as necessary
• Proficiency in data analysis to ensures data-based insights are built and leveraged with business partners

Bring your whole self to work. At Whole Foods Market we value the health and wellbeing of every Team Member and their families. That’s why we’re committed to offering comprehensive, customizable and cost-effective medical, dental and wellness benefits as well as competitive compensation, store discounts and retirement plans.

Whole Foods Market is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

At Whole Foods Market, we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Whole Foods Market hires and promotes individuals solely based on qualifications for the position to be filled and business needs.

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