Andy Merrett

Director of Restaurant Recruiting, Fry Cook & Cashier @Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

Leads a team of field-based Regional Leaders of Recruiting in providing strategic direction for the development and execution of plans for regional staffing efforts •Responsible for teaching, training, and assisting Regional Leaders of Recruiting in developing annual recruiting plans for each Business Unit (Restaurant, Area, Market, Region), which will be reviewed on a quarterly basis to measure progress and amend as needed •Leads the recruitment team involvement with the Business Unit Team including regular communications to ensure that the Restaurant recruiting team is aligned with all other support disciplines •Responsible for hiring, training, and developing all Business Unit Team recruiting positions in the division •Cultivates strong relationships with Divisional, Regional and Area business unit teams, soliciting regular feedback on recruitment support efforts •Serves as the communication lead for divisional updates to the recruiting process or new rollouts for Crewmember staffing •Works closely with Restaurant growth and development leaders to ensure recruitment team alignment with long term Restaurant growth plans •Builds Raising Cane’s employment brand by increasing our presence in our communities and establishing relationships with universities, networking organizations, community-based organizations, workforce centers and vendors to provide a pipeline of qualified and talented candidates •Develops the annual Restaurant recruiting budget projections, monitors expenditures and approves any major expenses specific to Restaurant Crew and Restaurant management recruiting efforts •Provides Regional and Divisional recruitment reporting to internal stakeholders; developing and managing recruiter dashboards to ensure the restaurant recruiting team is meeting or exceeding performance standards •Establishes and maintains talent market expertise including comprehensive view of industry trends and competitor best practices