Eric Saarela
Franklin,MI
Summary
At Bryant Bureau, I honed my skills as a Sr. Technical Recruiter/Account Manager, excelling in sourcing and placing top-tier technical talent within the automotive industry. Renowned for my analytical prowess and robust communication, I successfully built enduring client-candidate relationships, significantly enhancing recruitment strategies and mentoring peers in advanced sourcing and negotiation techniques.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Technical Recruiter/Account Manager
Bryant Bureau
Roseville, MI
03.1998 - Current
- Developed and implemented strategies to attract a qualified technical talent pool.
- Sourced, screened, interviewed, and evaluated candidates for a variety of technical positions, including but not limited to Product Engineering, Program Management, Controls Engineering, FEA/CAE, Skilled Trades, Technical Sales, Operations Management, Subject Matter Experts, Quality Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Application Engineering, and Advanced Product Development.
- Assisted hiring managers in understanding the current market trends for technical roles.
- Developed and nurtured long-term relationships with clients and candidates, resulting in expertise in the most challenging of technical roles.
- Interfaced with a variety of Hiring Managers, ranging from Engineering Managers to VPs to C-level Executives, in order to ascertain, with precision, the target criteria for each search.
- Attained a distinguished reputation in the industry as an expert recruiter in the areas of mechatronics, seat mechanisms, seat structures, power closures, thermal management systems, and actuation-based driveline and transmission systems.
- Mentored and trained Technical Recruiters in sourcing methods, candidate screening, problem solving, business development, and closing methods.
- Translated some of the more challenging technical roles to colleagues, into more condensed, easier-to-understand format.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Development
Oakland University
Rochester, MI09-1996
Skills
- Bullhorn and JobAdder applicant tracking systems
- Expertise in recruiting the most technically challenging roles
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong communication skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of the automotive industry
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Vast automotive network
- LinkedIn Recruiting expertise
Affiliations
- golf
- running
- weight lifting
- basketball
Timeline
Sr. Technical Recruiter/Account Manager
Bryant Bureau
03.1998 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Development
Oakland University