Manager Talent Acquisition Supply Chain NAM

Manager Talent Acquisition – Supply Chain, North America

This is a newly created role based in the DFW area, managing a small team of recruiters and reporting to the Global Head of Recruiting & Employer Branding for Körber in Germany. The role leads and scales Körber's recruiting efforts across the U.S. and Canada, delivering high-quality hiring outcomes in a highly competitive market—particularly across engineering, automation, software, and operations roles. The position acts as a strategic partner to business leaders while driving execution excellence, building strong talent pipelines, and ensuring a best-in-class candidate and hiring manager experience across North America.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and mentor a distributed team of Recruiters across North America
• Drive accountability for hiring outcomes, time-to-fill, and candidate experience
• Establish a performance-driven culture with clear KPIs and regular business reviews
• Own and execute the regional talent acquisition strategy aligned with Supply Chain business growth
• Oversee full-cycle recruitment for professional, technical, and leadership roles
• Monitor and optimize key metrics such as time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, candidate drop-off, and diversity hiring
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and hiring managers across North America
• Educate stakeholders on labor market trends, compensation positioning, and talent availability
• Drive structured, data-driven hiring decisions and interview practices
• Partner closely with the HR Business Partner team
• Support strengthening Körber's employer brand across North America, especially in supply chain tech and automation sectors

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field
• 7–10+ years of Talent Acquisition experience, including North American market expertise
• Proven leadership experience managing recruiting teams in the U.S. and/or Canada, in a hybrid or remote set-up
• Strong track record in hiring engineering, software, and industrial/supply chain talent, ideally in a B2B environment
• Experience in a global, matrixed organization, ideally with a European company
• Deep understanding of U.S. and Canadian labor markets and recruiting practices
• Strong leadership, coaching, and change management skills
• Strategic mindset with strong operational execution
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing capability across all hierarchy levels
• Eligible applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

Working Environment

Körber is shaping the future of end-to-end supply chain automation across Europe, North America, and Asia with cutting-edge material handling solutions and system integration expertise. The Automation team is based in Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA. This is a full-time, exempt position with a hybrid work schedule for individuals located within Atlanta, Georgia, Irving, Texas, or Charlotte, NC—employees in these locations are expected to work three days per week in the office. Individuals located outside of these areas will work remotely.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment that supports work-life balance, with paid time off for parental leave and 22+ days off for personal time and holidays, including a week-long winter holiday closure
• Access to medical, dental, and vision insurance plans with FSA or HSA options, and a 401(k) plan with a company match of up to six percent
• Several company-paid benefits, including vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance plans, and educational and employee assistance programs