Recruitment Manager

Chemist4U; Skelmersdale; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced maternity/paternity

Funded training

Staff discount

30 days annual leave

Free electric car chargers on site

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Chemist4U is seeking a Recruitment Manager to lead the full recruitment lifecycle, partnering with hiring managers to attract and hire top talent. You will shape sourcing, advert creation, and employer branding strategies while coaching teams to ensure an excellent candidate experience.

Based in our Lancashire hybrid office, you’ll report to the Head of HR and drive metrics, pipeline health, and hiring performance across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering end-to-end recruitment across roles and industries.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building with hiring managers.
• Proven interviewing and candidate assessment capabilities with effective selection criteria.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment, partnering with hiring managers to attract top talent.
• Develop sourcing strategies to build diverse talent pipelines for current and future needs.
• Create engaging job adverts and promote vacancies across platforms.
• Manage employer branding and presence on Glassdoor/Indeed, driving candidate experience.
• Coach managers through recruitment processes and ensure consistent interviewing standards.
• Provide regular recruitment insights, pipeline activity, and market trends.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Interviewing

Candidate assessment

Recruitment metrics

Employer branding

Sourcing strategies

Communication

Organisation

Education

Management-level recruitment experience

Tools

ATS

Recruitment reporting tools

Job description

Chemist4U is one of the UK’s largest online pharmacies, making medicines, expert advice, and everyday health essentials easier to access than ever. With a fast-growing, innovative team, we deliver trusted pharmacy care straight to our customers’ doors.

Join us and be part of a company that’s transforming healthcare and making a real difference every day.

Our purpose

Making medication and care faster, simpler and safer so people stay well for longer.

Our mission

Empower everyone to take control of their health by providing world class technology and pharmacy services.

Our values

• Collaboration
• Integrity
• Positivity
• Growth
• Customer centricity

We simplify processes and medication management by leveraging cutting-edge technology and empowering our team. Whether through seamless online services or expert support, we ensure reliable and hassle-free healthcare so our customers can focus on their well-being.

About the role

Reporting to: Head of HR

Job type: Permanent

Salary: £45,000 per annum

Working Pattern & Hours: Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Location: Hybrid (Office located: Lancashire, WN8)

As Recruitment Manager, you will be responsible for finding and attracting great people to join our business. From identifying hiring needs and creating engaging recruitment campaigns to strengthening our employer brand and building talent communities, you'll ensure we deliver an outstanding candidate experience and secure the best talent for our teams. This is a standalone position, offering the opportunity to shape and manage the full recruitment function while leading all aspects of the recruitment lifecycle from attraction to hire.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment process, partnering with hiring managers to attract and secure the best talent across the business.
• Develop and implement effective sourcing strategies to build diverse talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Create engaging job advertisements and oversee the promotion of vacancies across careers sites, job boards, social media platforms, and professional networks.
• Manage and continually enhance the company's presence and reputation across employer review platforms, including Glassdoor and Indeed, responding to feedback where appropriate and implementing initiatives to improve the employee and candidate experience.
• Manage candidate attraction initiatives that strengthen employer brand awareness and position the business as an employer of choice.
• Screen applications, conduct interviews, and assess candidates against role‑specific competencies, skills, and cultural fit.
• Coach and support hiring managers throughout the recruitment process, ensuring a consistent and positive candidate experience.
• Define and review selection criteria, interview frameworks, and assessment methods to support effective hiring decisions.
• Provide regular recruitment insights and updates to hiring managers and senior stakeholders, including pipeline activity, market trends, and hiring performance metrics.
• Monitor key recruitment metrics, such as time‑to‑hire, quality of hire, turnover, and retention, using data to inform workforce planning and recruitment strategy.
• Maintain and continuously improve job descriptions, ensuring they accurately reflect role requirements and business needs.
• Act as the main point of contact for candidates, providing a professional, responsive, and engaging experience throughout the hiring journey.
• Deliver timely and constructive feedback to candidates and hiring teams where appropriate.
• Represent the business at careers fairs, networking events, and industry forums to enhance brand visibility and attract top talent.
• Support onboarding activities, ensuring new starters have a seamless transition into the business.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, systems, and employer branding initiatives to drive efficiency and hiring success.

About You

We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Recruitment Manager who is passionate about connecting great people with great opportunities. You'll have a proven track record of managing end-to-end recruitment across a range of roles, building strong relationships with stakeholders, and delivering an exceptional candidate experience.

You will also be commercially minded and data-driven, using recruitment metrics and market insights to identify trends, improve processes, and support workforce planning. With excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously, you'll thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.

Qualifications & Experience

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about people and recruitment, enjoys building strong relationships, and loves the challenge of finding great talent. In return, you’ll have the opportunity to shape our recruitment strategy, enhance our employer brand, and make a lasting impact on the growth and success of the business.

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

• Previous experience in an in‑house or agency recruitment role, ideally at management level.
• Proven experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle across a variety of roles.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills.
• Excellent interviewing and candidate assessment experience.
• Knowledge of sourcing techniques, talent attraction strategies, and recruitment best practices.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment reporting tools.
• A data‑driven approach with the ability to analyse recruitment metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Outstanding communication, organisation, and prioritisation skills.
• A passion for delivering an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience.
• A proactive, resilient, and solutions‑focused approach to work.

Company Benefits

Working with an NHS‑focused organisation means doing work that truly matters, every day, you’ll help make a real, positive impact on the lives of patients across the UK and Ireland. And that’s just the start. We also offer:

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
• Funded training
• Staff discount
• Enjoy 30 days' annual leave per year, including bank holidays, with flexibility to take selected bank holidays on alternative dates to suit your plans, subject to business needs
• Free electric car chargers on site
• Lifestyle benefits - explore retailer discounts, discounted cinema tickets and selected leisure offers through the platform
• Financial wellbeing information
• Car Benefit Scheme (subject to availability)
• Tech Scheme - access eligible technology from Currys using an eGift card
• Health & wellbeing - explore discounted gym access, the Health4all Health Cash Plan and healthy living information
• Sick Pay Scheme
• Blue light card membership is available
• Free seasonal flu vaccination
• Regular social events.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, such as support with your application, interview arrangements, or assessment, please let us know, and we will be happy to help. You can email [e-mail]

At Chemist4U (Innox Trading Ltd), we take your privacy seriously. Any personal data you provide during the application process will be used solely for assessing your suitability for the role, communicating with you, and completing necessary recruitment checks. We only share your information with internal hiring teams and trusted third‑party partners involved in the recruitment process. Your data will be retained for up to 12 months, unless you ask us to delete it sooner or provide consent for us to keep it on file longer.

For more information about how we handle candidate data or to exercise your rights, please contact [e-mail]