Kate Zasadil

• Actively saved the company $5.9M in agency fees in 24 months through proactive and passive sourcing recruitment initiatives, largely conceived from growth, resulting in successful additional headcount of 108 YTD between '25 and '26, with an average of 42-day time to fill.
• Developed talent acquisition strategies for diverse roles, aligning with business unit goals and enhancing recruitment effectiveness.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment processes including sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding candidates across various business functions.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and position specifications.
• Conducted market research to identify talent trends, providing insights to hiring team that informed strategic decisions during kick-off and recalibration meetings.

• Championed and led all full-cycle recruitment processes (sourcing, interviewing, debriefing, and offer negotiation) for various roles in Engineering, Sales, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, as well as Managerial and Director level roles.

• Managed req loads of 10+ while developing pools of qualified candidates through networking and utilizing social media platforms and efficient recruiting techniques.

• Achieved average Time to Fill of 53 days, consistently exceeding 60-day metric through targeted passive outreach across various platforms.

• Championed full cycle recruiting, providing counsel to the hiring managers regarding recruitment strategies, identification of skills/competencies, interviewing techniques and process, candidate selection and job offer negotiation.

• Partnered with HR Operations team to align recruiting with MEAU's workforce plan, budget control, and employee retention.

• Reported on monthly Talent Acquisition and HR metrics, including operational measures (i.e. time to fill, candidate experience, cost per hire).

• Developed and launched post-hire surveys for hiring managers and new hires to gather data on process support and candidate experience, achieving 91% participation rate.

• Managed MEAU's social media presence to enhance candidate flow, resulting in a 35% increase in applicants.

• Cultivated relationships with key recruiting vendors (LinkedIn, Silk Road, Indeed) to strengthen collaboration.