Talent Acquisition Manager

October 6, 2026
Aurora, IL, US
$130,000 – $145,000/yr

Together, We Own it! Start your employee owner journey with Shorr Packaging.

The Talent Acquisition Manager is a hands-on recruiting leader responsible for attracting, assessing, and hiring top talent across Shorr Packaging, with a primary emphasis on sales and business-critical leadership roles. This position serves as a player-coach, balancing personal recruiting responsibilities with leadership of recruiting processes, talent strategies, and recruiter development.

The successful candidate will partner closely with senior leaders, hiring managers, and HR to identify talent needs, build proactive talent pipelines, strengthen Shorr's employment brand, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience. This individual will be expected to personally lead sales, leadership, and hard-to-fill searches while coaching others to deliver recruiting excellence across the organization.

Responsibilities

Sales & Leadership Recruiting

  • Lead full-cycle recruitment for director-level and above positions, sales roles, national accounts, commercial, and other business-critical positions.
  • Develop search strategies and targeted sourcing plans for passive talent.
  • Build and maintain robust pipelines of sales, leadership, and industry talent.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders throughout the selection process.

Leadership & Team Development

  • Coach, mentor, and develop recruiters.
  • Establish recruiting best practices, metrics, and service levels.
  • Provide guidance on sourcing strategies, candidate assessment, and stakeholder management.
  • Lead recruiter development and capability-building efforts.

Talent Acquisition Strategy

  • Develop and implement consistent, structured interview processes, guides, and evaluation tools across the company.
  • Analyze recruiting metrics and market trends to improve hiring outcomes.
  • Recommend innovative sourcing approaches and recruitment technologies.
  • Strengthen diversity of candidate slates and talent pools to achieve affirmative action goals.

Hiring Manager Partnership

  • Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers and leadership teams.
  • Partner and consult with HR on organizational design, talent needs, compensation and market availability.
  • Assist leaders in defining ideal candidate profiles and hiring criteria.
  • Train managers on interviewing best practices and candidate evaluation.

Employer Brand & Talent Marketing

  • Promote Shorr's employee ownership culture and employer value proposition.
  • Represent Shorr at career fairs, networking functions, and professional associations.
  • Develop talent communities and referral strategies.
  • Support social recruiting and employment branding initiatives via Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn, etc.

Requirements

  • 7-10+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience.
  • Demonstrated experience recruiting sales, sales leadership, and corporate leadership roles.
  • Experience directly sourcing passive candidates and building pipelines
  • Experience partnering with senior leadership teams.
  • Previous experience leading, mentoring, or managing recruiters.
  • Demonstrated experience with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, AI sourcing and modern sourcing tools.
  • Industrial, packaging, distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or B2B sales environments.
  • Executive search or retained search experience a plus.
  • Multi-location recruiting experience.
  • Experience supporting high-growth organizations.

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $130,000 – $145,000 per year.

Shorr Packaging does not provide work authorization sponsorship for this position.

Shorr Benefits

  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - Together, We Own It!
  • Comprehensive Employee Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, Paid Time Off and other insurance coverages
  • Generous PTO with vacation, sick and floating holidays.
  • 401K plan plus matching
  • Team based Employee Owner company culture

Shorr Packaging Corp is an equal-opportunity employer. It is the policy of Shorr Packaging Corp to afford full Equal Employment Opportunity, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status or disability status or any other legally protected status.