CONTRACTOR - Talent Sourcer

Founded in 1886, Buckeye Partners, L.P. has a proven track record of stability and success. We pride ourselves on the laser focus we apply to safely providing service and value to our customers, operating under a strong set of values, and empowering our employees to make decisions. We have a tenacious commitment to environmental responsibility and regulatory compliance in all that we do.

It is our internal culture that sets us apart from other companies. Our goal is to provide our employees with a greater span of responsibility, the ability to make decisions, and access to experts to help you build your skills and experiences. Each of our career tracks provides employees with the ability to innovate and be a significant contributor from their first day on the job.

Buckeye Partners is currently seeking a Contract Talent Sourcer with advanced sourcing expertise in the Engineering, Accounting/Finance, and/or IT professions.

Role Summary:

The Contract Talent Sourcer is an expert in utilizing advanced sourcing techniques and channels to identify and engage passive candidates and will work in conjunction with the Talent Acquisition team to present competitive talent to the Buckeye organization.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities include:

• Collaborates with Recruiters to evaluate position criteria and determine candidate requirements.
• Develops sourcing strategies for each assigned requisition using creative and targeted techniques.
• Actively engages the candidate market in direct outreach and conducts introduction communications with interested candidates.
• Presents qualified and screened candidates to Recruiters.
• Builds a pipeline of active, viable candidates in each functional area assigned
• Researches the market to successfully run successful search campaigns in professional networks, associations, and social media websites.
• Provides regular updates on sourcing progress to Recruiters and Talent Acquisition leadership as needed.
• Ensures ongoing communications with Talent Acquisition leadership, Recruiters and candidates.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources or other equivalent discipline preferred.
• 5 years of experience sourcing engineering, accounting/finance, and/or IT talent.
• 2 years of experience using LinkedIn Recruiter
• Experience in developing and executing successful sourcing plans
• Advanced experience and understanding of sourcing techniques and tools including social networking (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook), Boolean searching and traditional networking methodologies
• Strong relationship management skills to identify, assess, and maintain candidate relationships.
• Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems (ATS) and/or customer relationship management (CRM) applications.
• Experience managing multiple assignments by providing on-going documentation and status to stake-holders
• Demonstrated creative problem solving ability and excellent teamwork skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office required (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Certificates & Licenses:

• AIRS certifications or related a plus

Other Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• To be successful in this position, incumbent must possess excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Customer service oriented.
• Self-directed team player, willing to take initiative and drive things to closure
• Demonstrated coordination, tracking, organization and time management skills
• Ability to multi-task and stay on top of many projects
• Ability to exercise tact, discretion, and professionalism when dealing with internal and external customers and in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Superior customer service, communications skills and attention to detail in all interactions with clients, vendors and colleagues
• Solid track record of setting high standards of performance; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks
• Proven ability to utilize appropriate interpersonal styles to establish effective relationships with internal/ external customers, business partners, and colleagues
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Has the ability to work in dynamic and constantly changing work environment
• Ability to problem solve and work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility in the workplace
• Strong team player who demonstrates interest and ability in contributing to the recruiting team success
• Incumbent must have ability to work at a desk for extended periods of time.

Essential Functions:

• This position requires the ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and or/quantitative productivity standards.
• This role requires the ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• This position requires compliance with all personnel policies.

Physical & Safety Requirements:

• The person in this position needs to occasionally move inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc.
• The employee is frequently required to effectively communicate with others.

About You:

To be successful in the Buckeye culture, our employees must Possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. You must be able to work independently. You must also be able to exercise tact, discretion, and professionalism when dealing with internal clients and external counterparties (customers, vendors, etc.), as well as when handling sensitive and confidential information.

Buckeye Partners wants to create and reward an organizational focus that stimulates the creative and entrepreneurial actions of our employees and results in innovative ways of reducing costs, generating revenues, improving productivity, or improving processes.

About Us:

Buckeye Partners, L.P. is the logistical solutions partner of choice for the global energy business and one of the nation’s largest independent petroleum products pipeline transportation and terminalling service provider; our strength is to create centers of expertise around our products, technologies and client ne

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)