Field Staffing Manager

Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's third largest broadline retailer, with approximately $55 billion in annual revenues, and with approximately 3,800 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Formed in March 2005 from the merger of Sears and Kmart, Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has Martha Stewart Everyday products, which are offered exclusively in the U.S. by Kmart and in Canada by Sears Canada. The company is the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 14 million service calls made annually. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' website at http://www.searsholdings.com.

Sears Holdings Corporation is committed to improving the lives of our customers by providing quality services, products and solutions that earn their trust and build lifetime relationships. We are proud of our diverse, high-performance team work environment and we strive for continuous improvement through keen focus on growth, effectiveness and a sense of urgency. Individuals who are driven to earn our customers' trust and business every day, who act with integrity, who treat everyone fairly and value diversity, and who are accountable for their actions are welcome to show interest in becoming a member of our winning team.

Job Summary

Responsible for ensuring that appropriate staffing levels are maintained across multiple districts. Identifies candidate sources and recruitment opportunities. Participates in national sourcing initiatives.

Responsibilities/Skills/Experience Requirements

The Staffing Manager assesses staffing needs, builds and executes a staffing plan to meet all staffing requirements. Is responsible for ensuring all staffing and recruiting needs are met for the districts, from hourly technicians to senior leadership positions. Regularly meets with business partners to determine current and future staffing needs. Builds staffing plan and recruiting activities around needs. Develops sourcing methodologies across a variety of markets and geographies. Sources qualified candidates via sources such as ads/small newspapers, employee referral programs, web postings, database searches, direct competitor recruitment, technical schools, military, direct mailings, etc. Designs and executes an administrative process that quickly and effectively moves candidates through the screening and selection process.

Duties include:
Prescreen/interview/forward candidates

Coach managers and others on interviewing skills, selection process, sourcing, etc.

Ensure high quality candidates are delivered.

Ensure positions are filled on-time.

Ensure qualified, diverse candidates are consistently surfaced and considered.

Responsible for tracking all staffing metrics.

As time allows, will also focus on assisting HR Manager with employee relations, communications, compensation, compliance, benefits and other HR initiatives.

Travel regularly to complete assigned duties.

Position will immediately support the Northern California and Mid California districts and their hiring needs. Position would work amongst a team of District HR and Field Staffing Managers throughout the Western Region.

Travel throughout the northern and mid California districts is a must. Travel to Hoffman Estates, IL and Sacramento, CA for home office and/or region projects and meetings on occasion.