Shantel Sahay

• Oversee full-cycle recruitment for all roles within the eCommerce Merchandising org including Buying, Planning, Site Merchandising, Product Development, and Production.
• Lead bi-weekly update meetings with the Chief Merchandising Officer and CFO, ensuring continuous communication on hiring progress toward goals through data-driven insights and reporting.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing a high-volume requisition load, averaging 25 or more roles simultaneously.
• Successfully filled 88 roles within one year, averaging seven hires per month.
• Collaborate with our People and Culture, and Finance teams to review benchmark data to make sure we remain competitive in the market.
• Foster strong partnerships with hiring managers to efficiently fill roles, and maintain momentum in the hiring process.

Role was impacted by mass layoffs in Nov 2022.

• Led full-cycle recruiting for marketing teams across all audiences (consumer, merchant, and dasher).
• Focused on recruiting Manager and Senior Manager roles, successfully sourcing and hiring 25 leaders within 10 months across Product Marketing, MarTech/Analytics, Performance Marketing, Retention Marketing, Integrated Marketing Strategy and Operations, and Growth Marketing.
• Partnered closely with external agency partners on contractor conversions.
• Worked with senior leadership to develop comprehensive recruitment strategies for long-term implementation.
• Utilized Greenhouse and GEM CRM to build candidate pipelines and track data and analytics on a weekly basis.
• Prepared and presented quarterly and biannual look-backs to the CMO and VP of Growth Marketing, with updates on progress toward goals.
• Managed various impactful DEI initiatives across business recruiting, and built strong relationships with cross-functional teams in Finance and HR.

*Promoted from Recruiter to Senior Recruiter in December 2020.

• Managed full-cycle recruiting across various Wonderful Brands and teams, including FIJI Water, JUSTIN Wines, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Sales, and Teleflora.
• Developed and implemented a comprehensive recruiting strategy for business leaders, offering coaching and training to hiring managers on effective recruitment methods, with a strong DEI focus.
• Recruited across a variety of roles, including eCommerce, Sales/Merchandising, Marketing, Data Science/Analytics, Product Management, and Brand Marketing.
• Managed a REQ load of up to 20 open positions.
• Tracked recruiting progress for two separate business units, and sent updates to leadership on a weekly basis.

• Hired as the first dedicated recruiter for Oliver Peoples Group luxury eyewear and managed recruiting across all brands including: Oliver Peoples, Ray-Ban, Alain Mikli, and Persol.
• Built and maintained proactive partnerships with internal hiring managers, and partnered closely with HR and sales teams.
• Tracked hiring progress and maintained reports in order to close searches against established benchmarks and metrics.
• Oversaw all open roles and managed a REQ load of up to 40 positions across the U.S.

• Recruited top talent across Marketing, e-Commerce, Buying/Planning, and Finance.
• Utilized diverse sourcing strategies, such as external job boards, internal ATS, LinkedIn, employee referrals, and networking.
• Maintained strong relationships with cross-functional partners across the organization.
• Elevated to the position of Recruiter from Junior Recruiter within twelve months, based on exceptional performance.

• Carried out high-volume agency recruiting for positions in LA and NYC.
• Successfully placed entry-level talent (freelance and direct hire) within the retail, advertising, luxury, and active lifestyle industries; roles included Marketing, Retail Management, Merchandising, Graphic Design, Creative Services, eCommerce, Finance, and Planning.
• Recognized as one of the top performers out of five new hires from the November 2014 new hire cohort.

• Supported a team of seven recruiters with all recruitment needs for Forever 21 stores across the U.S. and Canada.
• Worked closely with Marketing to create ads and marketing signage to advertise job fairs and networking events.
• Review applications and help with various sourcing initiatives as needed.