Director, Talent Acquisition

About Our Client

Our client is one of Canada’s most recognized consumer packaged goods companies, a proudly Canadian, independently owned organization with deep roots in communities from coast to coast. For over a century, it has brought some of the country’s best known brands to life through a network of modern manufacturing facilities, distribution centres, and field teams that serve tens of thousands of customers every day.

The company is in the midst of an exciting evolution: investing heavily in automation and advanced warehousing, expanding its portfolio of products, and sharpening its focus on sustainability, community impact, and a modern employee experience. At the centre of that journey is a commitment to building a diverse, inclusive workplace where people at every level can do meaningful work and grow their careers.

The Opportunity

The Director, Talent Acquisition (TA) will own the national TA strategy for a large, multi site organization, spanning high volume hourly, skilled trades, plant and field leadership, and corporate roles.

This role is ideal for a strategic TA leader who enjoys the challenge of high-volume unionized hiring, campus and early talent, and building national standards that work on the ground.

Reporting to a senior HR leader, you will:

• Set a 1–3-year TA roadmap aligned with growth, automation investments and evolving skill needs.
• Lead and develop a distributed TA team embedded with the business across Canada.
• Bring to life a “high tech so we can be high touch” philosophy, using technology and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and human connection.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute a national TA strategy that supports seasonal peaks, future skills, and workforce planning.
• Lead the TA operating model: clarify roles, standardize core processes, and drive consistent delivery across regions.
• Modernize TA technology and platform partnerships (e.g., LinkedIn, Indeed), using data and labour market insights to inform decisions.
• Re imagine campus and early career programs, building pipelines from universities, colleges and technical schools into key roles.
• Help shape a compelling employer value proposition and embed DEI into sourcing, shortlisting and selection.

Who You Are

• A strategic TA builder with experience in large, multi site, operationally intensive environments (CPG, food & beverage, retail, QSR, logistics or similar).
• Comfortable spanning high volume hourly recruiting, skilled trades/technical roles, and salaried/leadership hiring.
• Tech savvy and data driven, with a pragmatic view of AI—where it helps workflows and candidate experience, not where it replaces judgment.
• Experienced in or exposed to unionized environments and the realities of seasonal volume hiring.
• A confident leader and coach who can work autonomously, influence senior stakeholders, and develop TA managers and specialists.

Qualifications

• Post secondary degree in HR, Business or related field.
• 8–10+ years of progressive TA experience, including leadership of teams; national or multi-region scope strongly preferred.
• Track record of designing or transforming TA strategies in high volume, multi site organizations.
• Experience with enterprise ATS/HR systems and recruitment analytics.
• Demonstrated commitment to DEI in hiring.

Location & Work Model

• Based in Toronto (corporate office east of the downtown core), with a hybrid in office schedule.
• Regular GTA travel to a major operations hub; occasional travel to Western Canada and Quebec.

Application Information

To apply for this key role, submit your application to Phelps by clicking:

https://rebrand.ly/ext711c

Application deadline: Monday April 27, 2026

Salary Range: $170,000–$180,000 + Bonus Structure (up to 25%)

AI will not be used in the candidate screening process.

To learn more information, visit our website at https://phelpsgroup.ca/