Overview
The Ag Sales Recruitment Specialist will oversee our full-cycle recruiting with a primary focus on all Field Sales and Field Sales Agronomist roles.
As a member of the Beck’s Family of employees, all full-time employees are eligible for a generous benefits package:
- Health benefits including two medical plan options and company HSA contributions, dental, vision, employer paid life/AD&D for you and your dependents, disability insurance, and access to an onsite Nurse Practitioner
- 401k plan match & company sponsored pension plan and access to a Financial Advisor to help you manage your retirement savings
- Paid time off, Paid Holidays, Wellness Programs, & Corporate Discounts
- Company Christmas Party, Free Lunch, Two Hundred Dollar Merchandise Allowance, & Much More
Responsibilities
- Partner with business leaders to identify, develop and implement staffing strategies, policies and programs
- Coordinate with Sales Development Leads and hiring managers to provide a positive brand experience to candidates throughout the recruitment and hiring process
- Collaboratively consult with hiring managers to recommend strategies for identifying and recruiting potential candidates
- Work directly with the Regional Business Managers to identify and attract the profiles(s) of successful Beck sales employees
- Time management skills with the ability to manage and coordinate multiple recruitment activities simultaneously
- Design interview questions that reflect the requirements for each position
- Determine interview and selection criteria
- Plan interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, assessments and in-person interview
- Proactively create applicant pools and talent pipelines by posting job ads through job boards, social media, state employment agencies, professional associations, and our website
- Source potential candidate through online channels
- Assess candidate information, including resumes and contact details, using our Applicant Tracking System
- Network with industry, university, media, dealers and employees to source the top talent
- Organize and attend job fairs and recruitment events
- Forecast quarterly and annual hiring needs by department
- Foster long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates
- Evaluate applications, review resumes, conduct reference checks and complete initial phone interviews to establish a narrow candidate pool
- Make recommendations to hiring managers on the top candidates for in-person interviews
- Compile reports from the ADP database as needed
- Support the recruitment and applicant flow process through appropriate, timely communication with candidates
- Assist with the new hire process through the creation, maintenance, distribution, and organization of onboarding schedules
- Facilitate the exit interview process; analyze data and make recommendations to the Human Resources Manager
- Assist with the processing of terminations
- Obtain and review new hire paperwork including Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification documentation, to verify the identity and employment authorization of new hires with E-Verify
- Provide verification of current or former employment when needed
- Participates in developing human resources department goals, objectives and systems
- Perform other duties as may be required by the Human Resources Manager
- Maintains employee confidence and protects operations by keeping human resource information confidential
Job Requirements
1. Education and training:
- Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or Agricultural related field.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and insurable driving record as determined by Beck’s automobile insurance policy.
2. Technical knowledge:
- Basic computer and current software skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to establish priorities, work independently, work as a team member, and proceed with objectives without supervision.
- Basic agronomic skills and understanding preferred.
- Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems.
3. Experience:
- Three (3) years experience in agricultural sales, recruitment, or related industry required.
- Direct recruitment experience in agricultural sales required.
** In an effort to provide a safer, drug-free workplace for employees, all full-time applicants to whom offers of employment are made must submit to a drug test and background check, subject to applicable local, state, or federal laws or regulations. Employment at Beck’s is contingent upon passing these pre-employment screenings.
