Senior Recruiter, Supply Chain

The Senior Supply Chain Recruiter serves as a strategic talent acquisition partner responsible for recruiting CDL drivers, transportation professionals, and Distribution Center leadership talent across AutoZone's supply chain network. This role partners closely with business leaders to develop effective hiring strategies, build strong talent pipelines, and attract top talent that supports operational excellence and business growth. As an ambassador of AutoZone's culture, the Senior Recruiter champions the Company's values of Puts Customers First, Cares about People, and Helps Teams Succeed while delivering an exceptional candidate experience. The role also ensures compliance with DOT and FMCSA regulations and leverages data-driven insights to support workforce planning and hiring decisions.

Key Highlights:

• Lead strategic recruiting initiatives for CDL and distribution roles

• Ensure regulatory compliance and system integrity

• Collaborate with Operations, HRIS, and Supply Chain leadership

• Drive performance through KPIs and SLAs

• Manage recruitment systems (TenStreet, Oracle Recruiting Cloud)

• Serve as a strategic talent acquisition partner to Supply Chain, Distribution, and Transportation leadership, providing workforce planning support, recruiting guidance, and labor market intelligence.

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for hourly associates, operations leadership, transportation professionals, and CDL drivers across multiple locations.

• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies to build high-quality talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

• Partner with hiring managers to define talent requirements, establish recruiting strategies, and drive efficient selection and hiring decisions.

• Recruit and assess leadership talent for distribution center and transportation operations roles, ensuring alignment with organizational competencies and business objectives.

• Design and implement targeted recruiting initiatives to attract and hire qualified CDL drivers in competitive labor markets.

• Leverage advanced sourcing techniques, networking, social media, referrals, and talent intelligence tools to identify and engage passive candidates.

• Support large-scale and high-volume hiring efforts through hiring events, community partnerships, workforce development programs, and targeted recruitment campaigns.

• Analyze recruiting metrics and market trends to improve hiring outcomes, optimize recruitment strategies, and provide data-driven recommendations to leaders.

• Deliver WoW! customer experience while promoting the organization's employment brand and ensuring a seamless recruitment process from sourcing through onboarding.

• Travel up to 30% as needed

Required:

• High School Diploma

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including experience supporting supply chain, logistics, transportation, manufacturing, or distribution environments.

• Experience recruiting hourly associates, operational leadership, and CDL drivers.

• Demonstrated success managing high-volume recruitment while simultaneously supporting leadership-level searches.

• Strong knowledge of sourcing methodologies, labor market trends, and recruiting technologies.

• Experience partnering with senior business leaders and influencing hiring decisions.

• Ability to analyze recruiting metrics and utilize data to drive talent acquisition strategies.

• Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel) and ATS platforms

• High attention to detail and urgency

• Willingness to travel (up to 30%)

   

  Preferred:

• Experience supporting multi-site distribution center or transportation operations.

• Knowledge of DOT regulations and commercial driver hiring requirements.

• Experience recruiting within a large-scale supply chain, logistics, retail distribution, or transportation network.

• Advanced sourcing expertise utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM platforms, and talent intelligence tools.

• Professional recruiting certifications such as SHRM, AIRS, or LinkedIn Recruiter certifications.