Description

We’re seeking a dynamic Talent Acquisition Manager to lead our recruiting efforts and help shape the future of our workforce. In this role, you’ll design and implement innovative hiring strategies, manage a high-performing recruiting team, and build a strong employer brand that attracts top talent. If you’re a strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a passion for connecting people with opportunities, we want to hear from you!

The Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for designing and implementing recruiting strategies, managing the talent acquisition team, and ensuring the organization attracts, hires, and retains talented individuals. This role focuses on enhancing the employer brand, improving recruitment processes, and fostering relationships with potential talent. This will be a hands-on role and will carry an active requisition load while leading a small team of specialists.

Responsibilities:

• Recruitment Strategy & Execution

  • Design and implement forward-thinking recruitment strategies to meet both immediate and long-term hiring needs.

  • Leverage technology, social media, and innovative sourcing methods to reach top talent.

  • Personally manage an active requisition load, serving as a full-cycle recruiter in addition to leading the team.

• Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Development

  • Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates through networking, research, and relationship building.

  • Engage with talent across multiple channels; job boards, professional networks, events, and referrals.

• Employer Brand & Partnerships

  • Strengthen our employer brand to position the company as an employer of choice.

  • Cultivate relationships with universities, industry groups, and community organizations.
    

• Candidate Experience

  • Ensure a positive and professional experience for every candidate, from first contact through onboarding.

  • Gather and act on feedback to continuously refine the process.
    

• Data, Metrics & Compliance

  • Track, analyze, and report on recruitment KPIs to guide decision-making.

  • Maintain compliance with employment laws and keep accurate, organized candidate records.

  • Manage and optimize recruiting workflows within the Applicant Tracking System (UKG) to improve process consistency, reduce administrative burden, and support a streamlined candidate experience.
    

• Leadership & Team Development

  • Directly manage and develop a small team of specialists, including evaluating team capabilities and setting clear performance expectations, while personally maintaining an active full-cycle recruiting desk.

  • Allocate resources effectively to meet hiring goals on time and with quality.

  • Collaborate with the HR Manager and HR Director to align recruiting efforts for broader workforce planning and organizational priorities.

• Undertake additional assigned duties as requested.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of talent acquisition specialists.

• Allocate resources and manage workloads to ensure timely and effective hiring.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Proven experience in a senior HR or recruiting leadership role.

• Minimum of 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 2 years in a lead management role.

• PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent recruiting certificate preferred.

• Strong knowledge of employment laws and best practices in recruiting.

• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.

• Exceptional leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.

• Proficiency in HR systems and data analytics.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.

• Integrity, discretion, and a commitment to confidentiality.

• Spanish speaking bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Candidates may be requested to complete position specific skills assessments.

• Applicants must be either a U.S. Citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

• Requires the ability to satisfactorily complete a background check.
  
  

Working Settings:

• Full-time Salaried Exempt, not eligible for overtime.

• Office hours are 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday, additional hours may be required depending on priorities.

• Based in the Purple Wave headquarters in Manhattan, KS.

• The role may require occasional travel to job fairs, college campuses, and networking events.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
  
  

Compensation:

• The salary varies based on experience and qualifications, but typically ranges from $80,000 to $95,000 per year.
• Monthly Bonus Program - determined by the Company’s monthly revenue result and are paid on a “percent to plan” payout formula (90% = $300, 100% = $600, 110% = $900, 120% = $1,200).
• Monthly phone stipend in accordance with the Company’s cell phone policy, currently $120/month.
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with an employer match up to 4% starting the first day of employment.
• Company-paid Life Insurance with options for supplemental coverage.
• Fully paid Short-Term Disability provided by the Company.

• 3 Weeks of PTO annually (details shared during onboarding).

• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) - Eligible to purchase company stock at a discount after 90 days of employment, with enrollment opportunities each May and November.

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Summary

About Purple Wave

Visit us at: PurpleWave.com

Purple Wave Auction is a leader in the equipment auction industry focusing on construction, ag, fleet, and government equipment.  We are a data-driven, quickly changing and evolving, growing organization.  Our focus is on marketing the assets we sell for our customers to find the highest quality bidders for the best recoveries for our sellers.  We strive to make this transaction Straight, Simple, and Sold.  We live daily by our core values of trust, team, care, and passion to be the place people want to work and our customers want to return to for their equipment buying and selling needs for their businesses.

Purple Wave Auction is the largest no-reserve Internet auction company in the Midwest.

• We have over 300 employees, nearly doubling in size in the last three years.
• We have a robust tech team and continue to invest in progressive techniques to enhance our services.
• While working at Purple Wave, you will have the opportunity to help our mission of being the easiest, most straightforward place to buy and sell used equipment. 
• Purple Wave empowers its employees to solve problems effectively in a family-run business culture.
• We provide opportunities for continued education as you grow your career with tuition reimbursement. We have a generous benefits package in one of the fastest-growing companies in the area.

Purple Wave is looking for an enthusiastic person to join our growing team to support our customers as we bring our values of Trust, Team, Care and Passion to them. 

Purple Wave Auction Core Values:

• TRUST:  We are trustworthy…Our business depends upon our integrity and our customer’s ability to trust Purple Wave and its people:  to enforce a fair, transparent unreserved auction marketplace; to safeguard their bidding information; to give a full effort on behalf of their asset(s); We are transparent, accountable and fair.
• TEAM:  WE ARE A TEAM…We respect, support, appreciate and inspire each other; We communicate and follow-through; We need each other. We do our best work when we work together.
• CARE:  WE CARE…We care for our customers. We look out for their best interests. We work hard for them. We “go the extra mile”.
• PASSION:  WE ARE PASSIONATE…We are positive, we are enthusiastic, we take pride in our work, we own our responsibilities and we deliver; When we see problems, we fix them. We learn from our mistakes. We improve ourselves and Purple Wave every day; We believe Purple Wave can be the best marketplace for used equipment and we are committed to make it happen. 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity is a Purple Wave, Inc. policy. It is our practice to select the best-qualified candidate for each position in the organization. No employee of the Company will discriminate against an applicant for employment or a fellow employee because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, or other physical or mental disability, military or veteran status. 

Notice of Background Check

As a condition of your employment, you will be required to sign the Company’s Authorization for Background Check, and to provide the Company with documents establishing your identity and right to work in the United States.