Senior Recruiter

Why join us?

Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

Owns and drives full-cycle recruitment for the MillerKnoll North American Contract sales organization, attracting and hiring talent for sales, business development, account, channel, dealer, client engagement, and sales enablement roles. Partners with North American Contract leaders, HR partners, and hiring managers to align talent strategies with business priorities, market conditions, territory needs, dealer relationships, A+D community engagement, and client development goals.

This position is a hybrid role and works in our offices in Zeeland, MI four days a week and from home one day a week.

Essential Functions

Develops and executes recruiting strategies for assigned MillerKnoll North American Contract sales functions, regions, and client groups.

Partners with sales leaders, HRBPs, and hiring managers to understand territory coverage, growth priorities, dealer and client relationships, and evolving talent needs.

Leads full-cycle recruitment for professional, leadership, specialized, and difficult-to-fill sales roles across the North American Contract organization.

Builds talent pipelines for candidates with experience in contract furniture, commercial interiors, workplace strategy, dealer networks, strategic accounts, business development, and relationship-based selling.

Advises hiring teams on candidate assessment, interview alignment, offer strategy, compensation considerations, location requirements, and competitive hiring dynamics.

Identifies talent risks, pipeline gaps, and market constraints and recommends solutions that support business continuity, revenue growth, and future capability needs.

Supports internal mobility, succession planning, and talent visibility by identifying internal and adjacent sales talent aligned to North American Contract priorities.

Promotes consistent, inclusive, and candidate-centered hiring practices that reflect MillerKnoll’s values and strengthen the associate and candidate experience.

Leads recruiting process improvements that increase efficiency, stakeholder alignment, candidate quality, and hiring outcomes.

Role may support recruiting in other areas of the business and other duties as needed.

Qualifications

• Experienced Talent Acquisition professional with demonstrated ability to consult with business leaders, influence hiring decisions, and deliver recruiting strategies for commercial sales roles.
• Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5-8 years of talent acquisition experience.
• Experience recruiting professional, leadership, specialized, or difficult-to-fill roles.
• Experience recruiting sales, business development, account management, client engagement, channel, or other revenue-generating roles preferred.
• Experience supporting a field-based, regional, matrixed, or multi-location business preferred.
• Experience recruiting within contract interiors, commercial furniture, dealer, architecture and design, or related B2B sales environments preferred.
• Skills and Abilities
• Advanced interviewing and assessment skills, including ability to evaluate consultative selling capability, business acumen, relationship development, negotiation, client presence, and sales performance indicators.
• Strong consultation and influencing skills with the ability to advise sales leaders and hiring managers on talent strategy, candidate calibration, and market realities.
• Demonstrated ability to build pipelines for sales, commercial, client-facing, business development, and dealer-facing roles.
• Ability to apply labor market data, sourcing insights, talent analytics, and competitive intelligence to improve recruiting outcomes.
• Understanding of sales organization structure, territory coverage, dealer and client relationships, incentive compensation, and regional market dynamics.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including ability to provide clear updates on search strategy, pipeline progress, risks, and recommendations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, lead recruiting initiatives, and drive process improvements in a matrixed environment.
• Knowledge of workforce planning, succession planning, and internal mobility practices.
• Physical Demands
• Ability to remain stationary and operate a computer for extended periods.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, virtually, and by telephone.
• Ability to travel occasionally for recruiting events, career fairs, or business meetings.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Who We Hire?
• Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
• This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.
• MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at  careers_help@millerknoll.com .