Kevin Watterson

Senior Recruiting Manager with 7 years of talent acquisition experience, helping fast-growing organizations scale teams efficiently. I drive recruitment strategies that expand candidate pipelines by 40% while reducing turnover through comprehensive onboarding programs and ATS optimization.

Recruitment Director - Chick-fil-A Multi-unit - Houston, TX

• Spearheaded the recruitment strategy that enhanced talent acquisition processes, resulting in a 20% increase in qualified applicants across 2 locations.
• Negotiated 30% of offers to successful closure while managing the full offer lifecycle from initial proposal to acceptance.
• Developed KPI dashboards tracking time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and candidate quality metrics across both locations.
• Partnered with executive leadership to align recruitment strategies with business expansion objectives.
• Optimized job postings for SEO, increasing application rates by 60% through targeted keyword strategies.
• Implemented multiple ATS systems, streamlining candidate workflow and reducing administrative overhead by 25 hours weekly.
• Built structured interview frameworks and skills assessments that improved hiring quality scores by 40%.
• Implemented a comprehensive onboarding program that reduced employee turnover by 30%, significantly improving workforce stability and performance.
• Executed innovative sourcing techniques that expanded the candidate pipeline by 40%, directly supporting Chick-fil-A's expansion goals.

Purchasing Director - LetsTalk.com - Fort Worth, TX

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Negotiated vendor contracts and managed supplier relationships across international electronics manufacturers, developing vendor partnership skills transferable to recruitment agency management.

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems, Business Administration - Texas State University-San Marcos

Associate of Science - Electrical Engineering - I.T.T. Technical Institute