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Echo Global Logistics is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation management services. As a third-party logistics provider, we simplify transportation management for our clients and carriers, handling crucial tasks so they can focus on what they do best. From coast to coast, dock to dock, and across all major transportation modes, Echo connects businesses that need to ship their products with carriers who transport goods quickly, securely, and cost-effectively.
Position Overview:
This is a high profile role in which you will be responsible for the acquisition of new technology talent into Echo. With the direction of department managers, you will proactively source, screen and procure new hires into various roles, with a heavy emphasis on IT positions. You will be the face of the organization for prospective candidates. The ideal candidate will be a highly aggressive and well networked technology recruiter who has a strong understanding of the Chicago market. This role requires a great deal of outside networking within the IT community and the ability and willingness to directly source candidates.
General Responsibilities:

• Develop strong relationship with hiring managers across multiple locations and departments.
• Proactively source, recruit, manage offer process, and on-board candidates for assigned requisitions.
• Build and maintain network of potential candidates through pro-active market research and on-going relationship management; demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences.
• Utilize internal and external sources to develop competitive intelligence (sourcing methods, hiring practices, salary information, etc.); share intelligence with business partners and leverage that information to develop candidate pipelines.

• Communicate recruiting successes and challenges regularly. Report on individual recruiting stats against company hiring needs.
• Continue to develop and promote the Echo employment brand and value proposition.

What We Look For

• BA/BS Degree in business, information technology or related field

• 1-2 years of IT recruiting experience
• Highly professional demeanor
• Outgoing personality with the ability to interact at all levels
• Strong business acumen
• Innate instincts in assessing people's character and skills

• Proven "take charge" performer who is successful at multi-tasking
• Impeccable communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to be extremely resourceful and opportunistic
• Self-managed and motivated
• Enjoys and thrives in fast-paced, fluid work environment

• Ability to follow through with tasks to their completion
• Very organized and detail-oriented

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected veteran.
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