Senior Talent Advisor - CDBS

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Senior Talent Advisor - CDBS to join our Talent Acquisition team,supporting our Cummins Drivetrain and Braking Systems Business Unit, in Fletcher, NC.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Lead and coordinate hourly recruiting operations across multiple facilities to ensure timely fulfillment of workforce demands.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies that build sustainable pipelines for high-volume manufacturing, production, skilled trades, and technician talent.
• Partner with site leadership, Human Resources, and hiring managers to align recruiting priorities with business objectives and production needs.
• Drive recruiter effectiveness through coaching, workload balancing, best-practice sharing, and operational support.
• Strengthen community and workforce-development partnerships to expand access to qualified talent and support long-term hiring initiatives.
• Utilize recruiting metrics, labor market insights, and performance data to improve hiring outcomes and inform talent acquisition strategies.
• Ensure a consistent, compliant, and exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruiting and onboarding process.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance recruiting efficiency, stakeholder satisfaction, and overall talent acquisition performance.

To be successful in this role, you will need the following:

• Demonstrated ability to lead recruiting teams and influence diverse stakeholders while balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong expertise in high-volume talent acquisition, candidate assessment, workforce planning, and talent pipeline development within manufacturing, operations, or similar environments.
• Proven capability to leverage recruiting analytics, market intelligence, and performance metrics to drive data-informed decisions and continuous improvement.
• Exceptional communication, consulting, and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across organizational levels.
• A proactive, customer-focused mindset with strong judgment, adaptability, and a commitment to delivering inclusive and efficient hiring outcomes.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field or equivalent experience required.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Key Competencies:

• Provide leadership, coaching, and workload coordination for recruiters supporting hourly hiring across approximately 12 facilities in the United States and Canada.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for recruiting-related challenges, stakeholder concerns, and complex hiring needs.
• Lead recruitment efforts for production, manufacturing, warehouse, maintenance, technician, and skilled-trades positions.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for specialized talent including electricians, welders, maintenance technicians, machinists, CNC operators, and other hard-to-fill manufacturing roles.
• Partner with community colleges, technical schools, apprenticeship programs, workforce-development agencies, and community organizations to strengthen talent pipelines.
• Support early-career, school-to-work, internship, and apprenticeship initiatives that build long-term workforce capability.
• Coordinate hiring events, job fairs, community outreach programs, and onsite recruiting activities to increase candidate engagement and hiring success.
• Establish consistent recruiting processes, communication standards, and service expectations across supported facilities.
• Monitor and analyze recruiting performance metrics including requisition aging, time-to-slate, time-to-offer, time-to-fill, offer acceptance rates, candidate conversion, and start-date completion.
• Conduct routine recruiting reviews to identify hiring barriers, workforce risks, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Utilize labor market intelligence and recruiting data to adjust sourcing strategies and respond to changing workforce demands.
• Partner with site leadership to forecast seasonal hiring, production growth, attrition replacement, and workforce planning needs.
• Collaborate with external recruiting partners and vendors to supplement sourcing efforts while maintaining accountability and performance expectations.
• Promote recruiter development through coaching, mentoring, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain accurate applicant tracking system records, reporting, and documentation while ensuring compliance with company policies and employment practices.
• Provide regular updates and strategic recommendations to Talent Acquisition and business leadership regarding hiring demand, staffing risks, and recruiting progress.
• Preferred experience supporting multi-site manufacturing, distribution, or industrial environments.
• Preferred strengths include stakeholder management, adaptability, communication, collaboration, customer focus, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement.

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate's qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

Job Human Resources

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Min Salary $91200

Max Salary $136800

ReqID 2442223

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site No

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