Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist (Part-Time)

Join Avient's dynamic team as a Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist and enjoy the flexibility of part-time remote work! Dive into a role where your sourcing skills will connect top talent with an innovative leader in material science solutions. Part- Time: Approximately 25 hours per week, during standard business hours Location: Remote with occasional travel to Avient World Headquarters in Avon Lake, Ohio Avient is seeking an experienced, high-performing Talent Acquisition Sourcer to identify and engage passive talent for critical and hard-to-fill roles across the United States and Canada. This part-time role operates as a strategic sourcing partner to Talent Acquisition, translating business needs into targeted search strategies, market insights, and sustainable talent pipelines. The ideal candidate is a hands-on sourcing expert who is comfortable working independently, advising Talent Acquisition partners, and using advanced research, outreach, and talent intelligence techniques to reach specialized candidates. The position will support a range of professional, technical, engineering, manufacturing, operations, information technology, scientific, sales, and leadership needs. Essential Functions - Lead sourcing strategy for assigned requisitions, talent pipelines, and project-based hiring initiatives, with emphasis on specialized, business-critical, and difficult-to-fill talent. - Partner with Talent Acquisition partners and hiring teams during intake discussions to define the target profile, clarify must-have qualifications, identify comparable talent, and establish an efficient sourcing plan. - Build and execute advanced search strategies across LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, internal databases, professional networks, referrals, targeted web research, and other relevant channels. - Craft personalized candidate outreach and multi-touch campaigns that clearly communicate Avient's value proposition and generate interest from passive candidates. - Conduct initial outreach and qualification conversations to confirm candidate interest, relevant experience, location, compensation alignment, and willingness and availability to speak with a Talent Acquisition Partner. - Provide talent market intelligence, competitive landscape, location considerations, compensation observations, and potential barriers to the search. - Maintain accurate and timely candidate, campaign, talent pool, and activity documentation within the applicant tracking system and recruitment CRM. - Manage multiple sourcing priorities independently while adapting quickly to changing business needs. - Contribute sourcing expertise, tools, templates, and best practices that strengthen the broader Talent Acquisition function. - Partner with Marking and Communications on campaigns to attract passive candidates and job seekers to Avient. - Other duties as assigned. Education and Experience 3+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience for salaried roles, with significant responsibility for proactive sourcing and passive-candidate engagement required. Advanced proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Boolean search, X-ray search, social sourcing, talent mapping, and targeted research techniques required. Experience creating and managing talent pools, outreach campaigns, and candidate pipelines within an applicant tracking system or recruitment CRM required. Experience translating a complex hiring need into a clear target profile and consultative sourcing strategy required. Experience using sourcing metrics, funnel conversion data, and market insights to guide decisions and adjust strategy required. Oracle Recruiting Cloud experience preferred. Experience sourcing for a multi-site manufacturing, materials, chemical, ind