Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Ergon Inc. seeks a full-time Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition to join our Human Resources team in Flowood, MS. The Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, leads the execution and continuous improvement of Ergon's enterprise recruiting strategy, with a strong emphasis on building a Center of Excellence (COE) model for salaried hiring. This role ensures consistent, high-quality hiring outcomes through a disciplined, scalable, and data-driven approach, while strengthening proactive talent pipelines across experienced and early career talent.

By establishing standardized recruiting practices and elevating hiring manager capability, this role enables the organization to move from reactive hiring to a strategic, pipeline-driven model. In close partnership with HR Business Partners, Talent Management, and business leaders, the Senior Manager ensures recruiting efforts align with business priorities and future capability needs while delivering an exceptional candidate experience grounded in Respectful Relationships and Empowered Service.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 8+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition
• Experience leading recruiting teams in a multi-function or multi-business environment
• Demonstrated success building scalable recruiting processes and operating models
• Experience partnering with and influencing business leaders on hiring decisions
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building or operating within a recruiting Center of Excellence (COE), particularly for salaried hiring
• Strong expertise in structured interviewing and selection methodologies
• Experience developing proactive talent pipelines, including early career programs
• Proven ability to improve hiring manager capability and accountability
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience reducing reliance on external search firms through internal capability building

Duties and Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute enterprise recruiting strategy aligned to workforce plans and business priorities
• Build and lead a Center of Excellence (COE) for salaried recruiting, establishing standardized processes, tools, and service delivery models
• Establish and enforce recruiting standards, service levels (SLAs), and consistent practices across all business units
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for critical and salaried roles, reducing reliance on reactive recruiting
• Lead university relations and early talent programs (internships, co-ops, and conversion pipelines) to support long-term workforce needs
• Improve quality of hire through structured selection, assessment, and interview practices
• Drive consistency and rigor in candidate evaluation and hiring decisions across the enterprise
• Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders to prioritize hiring needs and ensure alignment
• Build hiring manager capability in interviewing, candidate evaluation, and decision-making, reinforcing accountability for outcomes
• Monitor and improve key metrics including time-to-fill, offer acceptance rates, and first-year retention
• Drive operational excellence through standardization, process improvement, and effective use of recruiting systems and tools
• Optimize recruiting team capacity, workload balancing, and delivery model to support COE effectiveness
• Leverage data and analytics to identify risks, improve performance, and inform recruiting strategy
• Lead and develop the Talent Acquisition team, fostering a high-performing, accountable, and service-oriented culture aligned to Selfless Leadership

Why Ergon Inc.?

At Ergon, we are a relationship-driven, family-owned company that values the growth and contributions of each employee. Headquarters in Flowood, Mississippi, we take pride in maintaining a close-knit, small-company atmosphere while offering exceptional career opportunities. With approximately 4,500 employees, we operate in multiple sectors, including pavement & pavement preservation, specialty refining, logistics, construction, and specialty chemicals. Our people are the foundation of our success, and we are committed to fostering a workplace where talent is recognized, rewarded, and empowered. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) matching & profit sharing
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• Tuition assistance
• Opportunity to shape enterprise-wide compensation strategy
• Collaborative, inclusive, and performance-driven culture
• Career growth in a dynamic, diversified organization

At Ergon Inc., we live by our core values:

• Empowered Service: Together, we're committed to delivering unparalleled service. We do what's right, provide solutions, and foster stronger relationships with our teams and customers. Employee safety is our top priority and the first consideration in all aspects of our service. That's empowered service.
• Selfless Leadership: We lead with compassion and put those around us before ourselves. We don't say we're experts; we demonstrate it through technical expertise, category innovation, and care for what we do. We call this selfless leadership.
• Purposeful Growth: We believe employee and company growth go hand in hand. We build our legacy together to ensure future success through purposeful growth. The company has continually reinvested tremendously back into the business, not just growing for the sake of growing but growing carefully and strategically.
• Respectful Relationships: Together, we foster a culture of respect, acceptance, and diversity of ideas and people. Our differences make us stronger. We're united by our shared values, constantly forging respectful relationships.

Come and join the Ergon team!

We are an EEO/AAP employer.

Job Role: Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Location: Flowood, MS