Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition - NA Manufacturing

Description

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable and transparent supply.

Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Talent Acquisition – NA, the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition will serve as a strategic advisor and operational leader responsible for elevating hiring excellence across ofi’s North American manufacturing footprint. This role will play a critical part in improving recruiting performance across 22 food manufacturing sites across North America, strengthening talent pipelines for hourly and salaried roles, and ensuring consistent, high‑quality hiring practices across the region.

The Senior Manager, TA will own full life‑cycle recruiting for a diverse set of functions and levels, while also leading initiatives that modernize and streamline how we attract, assess, and hire talent. This includes close partnership with plant leadership teams, HR Business Partners, and cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure our processes, technology, and talent strategies support the evolving needs of a complex manufacturing network.

• Lead multi‑site manufacturing recruiting
  - Drive end‑to‑end hiring strategies across U.S. food manufacturing plants, ensuring consistent processes, strong candidate pipelines, and improved time‑to‑fill for critical roles.
• Develop plant‑specific talent strategies
  - Partner with Plant Managers and HRBPs to understand workforce needs, turnover trends, skill gaps, and local labor market dynamics.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and executives to act as a trusted advisor, strategic consultant and talent expert.
• Design and implement sourcing strategies that attract top talent across manufacturing, operations, engineering, QFS, regulatory, and commercial functions.
• Strengthen hourly hiring processes
  - Improve frontline recruiting effectiveness, including job posting strategy, community outreach, and candidate conversion.
• Oversee full life‑cycle recruitment using technology to harmonize salaried and hourly hiring across sites.
• Drive process simplification and change management to ensure adoption of new tools, workflows, and best practices.
• Enhance candidate experience to improve quality, engagement, and offer acceptance rates.
• Support recruitment marketing and employer branding efforts, especially for hard‑to‑fill manufacturing roles.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field is required.
• Five (5) years of talent acquisition experience or a directly adjacent field is required
• Minimum of five (5) years supporting food or CPG manufacturing sites required.
• Proven experience leading recruiting across multiple plants, including hourly, skilled trades, technical, and salaried roles – deep understanding of manufacturing labor markets, including rural and high‑turnover environments.
• Knowledge and prior experience developing and deploying Human Resources policies and practices in support of the Talent Acquisition Function.
• Strong proficiency with ATS and HR technology platforms (Smart Recruiters, Success Factors, Jobvite, ADP, or similar).
• Demonstrated success improving hiring outcomes (time‑to‑fill, quality of hire, turnover reduction) across manufacturing operations.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑volume, and constantly…