Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Department: Human Resources

Location: Vancouver, BC

Salary: 45-50k

As a Talent Acquisition Coordinator at JD Sports, you will play a key role in supporting the Talent Acquisition team in sourcing, onboarding, and administration. You’ll assist in building the talent pipeline for senior-level and critical roles across the Warehouse and support the Retail team in their recruitment needs. Your role will ensure a seamless hiring process, providing top-notch administrative support while working closely with hiring managers and candidates to promote JD as an employer of choice.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Build talent pipeline for senior-level and/or critical roles across the Warehouse, while supporting JD’s recruiters in critical roles across Retail and Corporate.
• Support career fairs, especially around NSOs and critical hiring seasons.
• Manage hiring manager relationships, develop rapport and set expectations.
• Coordinate first-day orientation and job-specific training schedules with hiring managers, ensuring timely completion.
• Prepare and issue employment offers for candidates once approvals are obtained.
• Ensure all reference and background checks are completed for new hires, coordinating with the relevant teams.
• Maintain accurate recruitment reporting and metrics, as assigned by the Talent Acquisition team.
• Conduct reference checks and ensure timely submission of background check information.
• Create and maintain employee files based on signed employment agreements, ensuring new hires are ready for payroll processing.
• Provide administrative support for the overall recruitment function, ensuring deadlines are met and processes run smoothly.

Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed:

• 1-2 years of experience in a relevant role within Talent Acquisition or Human Resources.
• Experience in the retail industry is highly preferred.
• Experience leveraging an ATS and HRIS to support recruitment and employee administration. Experience with Cerdian Dayforce is highly preferred.
• Solid understanding of the Canadian recruitment landscape to attract top talent.
• Good knowledge of current HR related provincial legislation and regulations.
• Strong sourcing, networking and lead generation skills to locate candidates with difficult to find skill sets in local and other markets.
• Excellent relationship building skills and experience providing recruitment support in a coaching and advisory capacity to all levels of management.
• Exceptional ability to collaborate and build quick rapport with key stakeholders.
• Well-developed recruitment techniques and practices to source and select top talent, including leveraging multiple talent attraction channels.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, prioritise, and manage a high-volume of tasks, deadlines, and requirements.
• Results-oriented and process driven, with high expectations of self and team.

The Perks:

• Flexible work environment
• Paid Birthday Day off
• Product Discount – Includes staff, family & friends discount
• Travel perks – Includes exclusive hotel deals in major cities (Vancouver, Toronto, NYC, Los Angeles)
• Benefits package