Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Job Summary  

The Aerospace Corporation has an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Talent Acquisition Staff 3 to join our team of diverse professionals. The Strategic Sourcing Specialist will be responsible for working with the People Acquisition team to align and meet hiring goals by applying creative and innovative sourcing strategies to identify the best talent to join The Aerospace Corporation. We are a mighty and progressive team, and we are looking for an individual that is a go-getter and excited about driving the sourcing process. The successful candidate will have strong direct sourcing skills, experience in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated experience, qualifying, and interviewing candidates for high demand and niche roles. To excel in this role, one must be able to exhibit a wide degree of creativity in capturing highly sought-after talent.

Work Model 

• Hybrid: This position will be a hybrid work model and offer partially remote with some onsite work required in Chantilly or Crystal City as the business needs allow. 

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop sourcing models and plans to generate technical talent pools; create and execute robust search strategies that will attract the best and brightest talent
• Recruit passive candidates and gauge the fit and motivation rather than simply sell a role
• Build and maintain network of potential candidates through proactive market research and on-going relationship management
• They will excel in an innovative, work hard, have fun, and get the job done environment
• Capture and maintain candidate status in our ATS system
• Understanding ongoing hiring needs of their business and establishing the right sourcing mix to generate a strong pool of talent for open roles
• Reaching out to target talent via social networks
• Support recruiting events

What You Need to be Successful

Minimum Requirements for Staff III:

• At least 6 years of progressive recruiting experience with a focus on candidate closing and engagement
• At least 6 years of staffing or agency recruiting experience
• Exceptional knowledge and use of various sourcing tools & methodologies
• Ability to display and respond with a sense of urgency to sourcing request
• Experience with sourcing and building talent pipelines, and developing new channels of sourcing for our various positions
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of the external recruiting landscape 
• Demonstrate proficiency in ATS and CRM systems, displaying fast learning and agility
• Ability to communicate and be persuasive and interpret our value proposition.
• Ability to successfully source and attract cleared and non-cleared passive external talent
• Experience leveraging sourcing data in weekly conversations with hiring managers and People Acquisition leadership
• Willing to travel occasionally to work location if required

How You Can Stand Out

It would be impressive if you have one or more of these: 

• Demonstrate advanced proficiency using WorkDay and Eightfold, displaying fast learning and agility
• Direct experience sourcing cleared talent at all clearance levels
• Established candidate pipeline/network

Leadership Competencies

Our leadership philosophy is simple: every employee, regardless of level and role, can demonstrate leadership. At Aerospace, our commitment is our people. To cultivate our talent and ensure that we have a strong pipeline of future leaders, we want individuals who:

• Operate Strategically
• Lead Change   
• Engage with Impact   
• Foster Innovation   
• Deliver Results  

Ways We Reward Our Employees

During your interview process, our team will provide details of our industry-leading benefits.

Benefits vary and are applicable based on Job Type.  A few highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
• Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
• 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
• Flexible spending accounts
• Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
• Relocation assistance
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
• Education assistance programs
• An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

We are all unique, from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life, yet one thing bonds all of us to each other—the belief that we can make a difference. This core belief empowers us to do our best work at The Aerospace Corporation.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Aerospace Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We believe that a diverse workforce creates an environment in which unique ideas are developed and differing perspectives are valued, producing superior customer solutions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, color, religion, genetic information, marital status, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, physical disability, medical condition, mental disability, or disability status and any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. If you’re an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who needs assistance using our online job search and application tools or need reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact us by phone at 310.336.5432 or by email at ieo.mailbox@aero.org. You can also review Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal, as well as the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.