As a Program Manager you will have operational responsibility for the centralized corporate recruitment and procurement of contractors within our clients. You will serve as a primary liaison with hiring managers to guide them through the contractor acquisition process and use of the vendor management system and will also act as the key point of contact with staffing vendors for requisition engagement, screening and hiring. You will be a provide recruitment subject matter expertise, user counselling, problem resolution, and management reporting.

Job Responsibilities:

• Consult with hiring managers to ensure managers are hiring for the right skills for their needs, and are able to obtain those resources at the most competitive rate
• Provide contractor market knowledge (including general availability of skills, rate guidelines, guidance on various legislative issues surrounding contingent workforce)
• Provide rate consultation and management to defined rate card
• Distribute requisitions to staffing vendors through the vendor management system (VMS)
• Vendor resume screening, interview coordination and offer presentation, negotiation, documentation completion for onboarding and offboarding
• Conduct regular follow up with managers to ensure contract success and to provide early mitigation of issues
• Create and maintain candidate, client and job records in VMS
• Provide problem resolution for any variances from the predefined system/process
• Support hiring managers and vendors on contract recruitment process and vendor management system
• Provide regular and ad-hoc operational reports and trend analysis for managers and executives on recruitment process, contractor procurement and staffing vendor effectiveness
• Assist in the development and definition of processes, documentation of processes, project plans etc.

Skills and Knowledge Required:

• Recruitment and sourcing experience
• A strong understanding of recruiting metrics, report development and compliance analysis
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills; professional telephone presence
• Demonstrated interpersonal, consultative and negotiation skills
• Superior time management and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task, solves problems, and work in a fast-paced environment