Retail Recruiter (South Division)

JD GROUP; Bury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is looking for a skilled recruiter to enhance their talent acquisition efforts. The role involves managing high-volume recruitment, building a strong external talent pool, and promoting a positive candidate experience. Successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and a data-driven mindset, along with the ability to maintain strong relationships with stakeholders. Frequent travel across Southern Regions and to the head office in Bury, Greater Manchester, is required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in high-volume recruitment.
• Strong external network and knowledge of acquisition practices.
• Ability to present acquisition data.

Responsibilities

• Manage live vacancies on ATS and social media platforms.
• Enhance the JD employer brand through networking and recruitment events.
• Ensure positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Recruitment marketing

Data-driven mindset

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

HR systems

ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems)

Job description

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Proven experience in high-volume recruitment within a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
• Build an external talent pool within your related disciplines through proactive recruitment, networking events, and innovative talent pipelining strategies.
• Proactively enhance the JD employer brand externally within your network using social media, events, and careers fairs.
• Understand specific skills and match them with the requirements of each role.
• Relay initial candidate insights to the hiring manager at critical stages such as interviews and offer management.
• From the first candidate contact, act as a professional advocate of the JD group.
• Maintain a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process, ensuring candidates are well-informed and cared for at each stage.
• Ensure business areas follow a structured interview process to identify high-performing candidates who align with our business requirements and values.
• Provide detailed acquisition data to the Talent Acquisition senior leadership team and line managers for review.
• Manage live vacancies on ATS, LinkedIn, and other resourcing platforms by collating, uploading, and updating postings.
• Manage the applicant tracking system to filter and update applications efficiently.
• Assist with careers fairs both off-site and virtual.
• Ensure all job descriptions are current and utilized throughout the recruitment process.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE NEEDED:

• Proven experience in high-volume recruitment within a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Stakeholder management and influence throughout hiring cycles.
• Strong external network and knowledge of best acquisition practices from leading organizations, kept up-to-date.
• Experience presenting acquisition data such as cost-to-fill and time-to-hire.
• Knowledge of HR and ATS systems.
• Proficiency in LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Data-driven mindset with experience in recruitment marketing.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and hiring managers.
• This role requires frequent travel across Southern Regions (London Central, South & Wales) as well as our head office in Bury, Greater Manchester.