Manager, Field Recruiting

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters across the East region to achieve placement, pipeline, and lead-conversion goals.
• Conduct weekly pipeline and performance reviews, set clear expectations, and provide coaching focused on quality, efficiency, and follow-through.
• Foster a collaborative and accountable team culture rooted in Grocery Outlet’s values.
• Personally manage a select number of AOT candidates through all stages: from initial screening to final placement.
• Oversee candidate sourcing, screening, assessments, and interviews, ensuring consistent application of selection criteria.
• Manage CRM activity and data accuracy across all candidate stages, ensuring full visibility into funnel health.
• Monitor regional recruiting KPIs, including lead volume, conversion, time to close, and AOT success.
• Partner with marketing and sourcing functions to evaluate lead quality and optimize regional marketing and referral efforts.
• Leverage Salesforce (CRM) for pipeline tracking, activity audits, and forecasting; ensure team adherence to reporting and process standards.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Training and Field Operations on candidate readiness, store visit scheduling, and operator selection.
• Collaborate with Real Estate and Operations to anticipate market expansion and align recruiting capacity to store timelines.
• Support the execution of national initiatives such as referral campaigns, system rollouts, and recruitment process improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in full-cycle recruiting, ideally within multi-site retail, franchise, or owner-operator models.
• 2+ years leading others, with proven ability to coach, develop, and manage performance.
• Demonstrated success managing high-volume, relationship-driven pipelines with measurable results.
• Strong data literacy; able to analyze dashboards and translate insights into action.
• Experience using Salesforce or equivalent CRM/ATS systems.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; builds trust across candidates, peers, and partners.
• Positive, self-motivated, and organized: able to balance strategic leadership with tactical execution.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $100,000 - $115,000 Annually
• Annual Bonus Program
• Equity
• 401(k) Profit Sharing
• Medical, Dental, Vision & More!

Pay

Final compensation will be determined based upon experience and skills and may vary based on location.