Recruitment Advisor (MAT Cover)

White Stuff; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Volunteer days

50% staff discount

Dental insurance

Healthcare cash plan

Life Assurance

Season ticket loan

Pension

Job summary

White Stuff is seeking a Recruitment Advisor for a maternity cover, based in London with responsibilities across HQ, Leicester DC and Customer Centre. You will manage end-to-end recruitment, using direct sourcing, job boards and networking to attract top talent.

The role requires strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to run a fast-paced, high-volume process. You will support the wider People team with apprentices, placements and internships, while contributing to talent attraction and

Qualifications

• Passion for resourcing and recruitment across multiple channels.
• Experience in head office recruitment.
• Strong direct sourcing capabilities across job boards, CV banks and talent pools.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and candidate management skills.
• Understanding of UK Retail market and recruitment practices.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and attracting high quality candidates for HQ, DC and CC positions.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment from briefing to offer, ensuring a great candidate experience.
• Coordinate interviews and provide timely updates to hiring managers and candidates.
• Maintain internal recruitment processes and advertising.
• Build a talent pipeline for challenging roles and support employer branding initiatives.

Skills

Direct sourcing

Stakeholder engagement

Interview support

UK retail market

Head office recruitment

Job description

White Stuff was established in 1985 through a simple idea. This idea grew and now we have shops and concessions in the UK and internationally, selling women’s and men’s clothing as well as beautiful accessories and homeware. Our original prints (all designed in house), intricate details and considered design touches reflect our personality and make us subtly distinctive.

Our people are at the heart of our brand, constantly moving and driving us forward. We’re sociable, talented and like minded and we’re not hierarchical or political in how we do business. We encourage entrepreneurial ideas and accountability at all levels.

Primary objective of the job:

As key member of the Recruitment Team at White Stuff and member of the wider people team, this role will manage and support vacancies within our London HQ, Leicester DC and Customer Centre. A specialist position within the team, you will be experienced in various direct sourcing methods to attract and engage the best talent to White Stuff whilst partnering with key stakeholders to improve our attraction and selection capacity.

This is a MAT cover FTC position starting beginning of October.

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for the sourcing and attraction of high quality candidates for positions across all departments in HQ, DC and CC at entry and junior level, using all available resources and tools, including direct sourcing, job boards, talent pools, social media and networking.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment for roles, from briefing, to advertising, screening, supporting in interviews when necessary and to offer while providing the best candidate experience at each stage.
• Arranging and confirming all candidate interviews; providing appropriate and required information to both hiring manager and candidate.
• Updating candidates in a timely manner with constructive feedback.
• Responsible for managing internal recruitment process and advertising.
• Development of talent pipe line for challenging or hard to recruit roles.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, regular communication with vacancy updates and general expert advise of market insights.
• Support wider People team with Apprentice, Placement, Internships and Work Experience where necessary.
• Contribute and support activity for, the wider Talent Attraction and Employer Brand activities with Recruitment Partner
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System for recruitment processes.
• Manage Agency PSL relationship where applicable
• Work alongside Recruitment Coordinator where applicable and to support each other through peak recruitment periods and external events representing White Stuff

What you’ll need:

• A clear passion for resourcing and recruitment and desire to attract, engage and recruit leading talent in a cost effective, timely manner and a tenacious approach to direct sourcing.
• Proven experience within head office recruitment.
• Experienced within multiple direct sourcing methods; utilizing advertising, cv banks, social media, talent pipelines and headhunting.
• Experience within a Recruitment Agency or internal environment with proven record of success and operating at pace/volume with effective stakeholder/client engagement.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate appropriately where necessary both internally and externally.
• Understanding of UK Retail Market; competitors, structures, competencies and recruitment practises with astute interviewing and assessment skills.

What we will offer you:

As a Recruitment Advisor at White Stuff you will be entitled to an array of great benefits, some of which include:

• Hybrid working (3 days a week in the office)
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Up to 25 days holiday plus bank Holidays
• 2 extra (paid!) days off per year to volunteer in the local community
• 50% discount
• Subsidised BUPA Dental Insurance
• Healthcare cash plan and Life Assurance
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Pension Contribution

We are committed to creating an environment where we can all be proud to work and be ourselves. Part of this commitment is being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, and age