Early & Emerging Talent Associate Recruiter

Do your Best Work in Mooresville
This position is based at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk, grab a bite (or a cup of coffee), work out or get a check-up - we invest in you so you can find your inspiration.
Your Impact
This role is primarily responsible for recruitment of the Lowe's Internship program and/or the SkillBridge development programs and entry-level to mid-level full time roles with higher volume candidate pools. The Early and Emerging Associate Recruiter will identify and escalate roadblocks to enhance productivity and execute upon the strategy to deliver top talent including efforts to recruit from diverse talent pools. The Early and Emerging Associate Recruiter will serve as the main point of contact and advisor for business leaders, line of business recruiters and HRBP's for all Early and Emerging Talent programs at Lowe's. The Early and Emerging Associate Recruiter will participate in recruiting events and be the main point of contact for Early and Emerging partners, including but not limited to universities, non-profits, and military insulations. This role will also partner with HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence, including Compensation and Sourcing.
This role can support a wide variety of candidate pools, including University, Military, Emerging talent, and Early Talent.
What You Will Do

• Partners with the business to own the recruiting strategy for that business line in partnership with HRBPs and business leaders.
• Collaborates as the main advisor with business recruiters, L&D, HRBP, and business leaders to provide support for entry-level/early career development programs, including offering framework, strategy, guidance, and recruiting into the programs using data, insights and company benchmarking.
• Recruits candidates for the internship program, early career development programs, and full-time associate level and below roles.
• Participates in university, military installations, diversity conferences, and other recruiting events in partnership with the Early and Emerging events manager and coordinator.
• Serves as the main point of contact for line of business interns ensuring a positive experience before and during the internship.
• Serves as a liaison for universities, non-profits, community colleges, military institutions, and other entities to establish a strong partnership with Lowe's.
• Conducts proactive needs analysis with hiring managers to establish execution plan to achieve high-volume hiring during peak business demands across designated business area; advise and make decisions around candidate selection throughout hiring lifecycle.
• Evaluates candidate profiles, resumes and or success profiles; represents the company (information and marketing) to candidates; completes detailed candidate phone screens, prepares candidate evaluations, and presents candidates to hiring manager.
• Coordinates high-volume hiring process logistics including, but not limited to scheduling interviews, developing and delivering offers, creating offer letters, managing onboarding process.
• Builds and maintains a network of potential candidates to generate a high-volume, high-quality pipeline of candidates by seeking out candidates using innovative methods and follows recruiting process from start to finish.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for hiring managers regarding Early and Emerging Talent and collaborates with hiring managers to utilize interview tools, assessments, interview guides and conduct interviews in a structured process while ensuring clarity of and adherence of the recruitment process and hiring policies.
• Partners with internal Talent Acquisition COEs and Shared Service team to develop sourcing strategies to support hard to hire area and roles and increase brand recognition.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
• 1 Year Experience in project coordination or proven ability to effectively manage multiple competing tasks
• 3 Years Experience in Talent Acquisition, TM, HR or other relevant experience (sales, operational, leadership) OR Lowe's internal Talent Acquisition experience.

Preferred Skills/Education

• Bachelor's degree HR, Business, or other relevant degree
• 1 Year Experience with behavioral interviewing
• Experience with Microsoft tools and applications
• Experience with the Military Community (Veteran and Military Spouses)

About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe's employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,750 home improvement stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com .
Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.