What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recruitment Specialist position at Longchamp?
Want to join a growing luxury retail company with an opportunity to find exceptional talent and develop a world class recruiting process? As a HR Generalist & Recruiting Specialist, you will have exposure to a broad array of HR functions and perform diverse administrative and recruiting job duties to ensure a smooth and efficient HR operation. You will lead the recruiting efforts and support functional areas of onboarding, performance management, programs and policies, employment law compliance and change management.
Who we are: Longchamp USA is the US and Canada operations subsidiary of French luxury House Longchamp. Optimistic and independent, the company was founded in Paris in 1948 by Jean Cassegrain and is still owned and run by the Cassegrain family today. Since its founding as a leather-covered pipe manufacturer, Longchamp has expanded its savoir-faire to include travel accessories and women’s handbags. Contemporary luxury, creativity and dynamism are at the heart of Longchamp style. Today, the heritage lives on with Creative Director, Sophie Delafontaine and her vision of luxury for the contemporary consumer. Longchamp reinvents French elegance every season and offers ready-to-wear collections, bags, accessories, shoes, eyewear, luggage, and a men’s collection. Longchamp has maintained momentum and energy across decades and nations, with more than 300 stores in 80 countries. It epitomizes French flair and creativity and is a part of the lives of active women and men around the world who enjoy a touch of luxury every day.
Duties:
- Conduct recruitment efforts for various exempt, non-exempt and temporary positions, with emphasis on retail staffing.
- Market and recruit, including job postings, conducting interviews and candidate evaluations,
- Ensure a smooth new hire onboarding process, conduct new hire orientation, and deliver an exceptional first-day experience.
- Handle all administrative tasks for onboarding, new hire orientations, termination and exit interviews, including data entry in human resources information systems (HRIS) and audits for accuracy and compliance.
- Administer various human resource programs and procedures for all employees and assist in the interpretation, development and implementation of employee policies and procedures with employees and leaders.
- Provide coaching and counseling to managers and supervisors on programs and policies. May handle employee relations issues.
- Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
- Assist with work verifications and unemployment claims.
- Participate in developing department goals and objectives.
- Undertake tasks related to performance management.
- Provide reporting, build and maintain metrics and analytics.
- Utilize HRIS system to ensure accuracy of employee data while maintaining confidentiality.
- Lead or participate in HR projects.
- Build rapport with all employees, provide excellent customer service, and manage professional relationships.
- Keep current with industry knowledge by attending seminars, reading articles, webinars.
- Provide other human resource assistance, as necessary.
