Senior Talent Acquisition Executive

JD Sports Fashion Plc; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

JD Sports Fashion Plc is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Executive to lead the full cycle recruitment process for various business functions. The successful candidate will have a strong background in recruiting finance roles, the ability to work closely with stakeholders, and be an advocate for diversity in hiring. Offering a dynamic work environment and opportunities for professional development, this role is essential for supporting the company's growth and talent strategy.

Benefits

Staff Discount On JD Group and brands

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting finance roles from entry level to Head of.
• Successful track record in either an in-house talent role or in the recruitment agency environment.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork experience.

Responsibilities

• Full 360 Talent Acquisition responsibility for a set of business functions.
• Develop and drive a commercial Talent Acquisition business plan.
• Maintain our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and create candidate talent pools.

Skills

Analytical

Team Collaboration

Business Acumen

Commercial Acumen

Tools

LinkedIn

Job description

JD Sports- Head Office, Warwick House, Bury, Bury, United Kingdom Req #2137

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Senior Talent Acquisition Executive

Head Office

Responsible to: Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Department: People Talent Department

Location: Bury, Manchester

Overview:

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Full 360 Talent Acquisition responsibility for a set of business functions including Brief taking, search & selection, shortlisting, interview management, feedback collation and offer management.
• Responsible for developing and driving a commercial Talent Acquisition business plan within act as a first point of contact within assigned business functions.
• Responsible for delivering on going training to stakeholders with vertical i.e. MIP, Academy.
• Provide industry Knowledge & specialism within the assigned business functions, by attending external events, staying up-to date with industry press, and being immersed into that business area.
• Participate in wider Talent Acquisition projects.
• Attending ongoing training sessions, delivering training and induction support to newer members of the TA team.
• Reinforce a team culture that supports company values and departmental vision.
• Work closely with the People Experience department to build the Employer Branding of the JD Group.
• Develop and maintain key marketing materials for candidate attraction and engagement. (Candidate information packs, Market Insights, JD Foundation Materials etc)
• Maintain our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and create relevant candidate talent pools to meet the forecast plan for the business.
• Be an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, building this into our hiring process.
• Report to the Senior TA manager accurate recruitment data on a weekly basis.
• Accountable for agency spend YTD of responsible business areas, consistently strive to reduce agency fees.
• In collaboration with Talent Partnering/ Senior Line Managers understand yearly headcount requirement forecasts, headcount budget plans, market salary benchmarks across your business functions to support and optimise recruitment successes.
• Keeping up to date with external third party trends and providing insight to the wider TA Team.
• Responsible for collating and presenting back reports to stakeholders within their assigned business areas.

Requirements

A s well as being proactive, driven, and someone who can contribute to a positive team orientated environment this role requires someone who demonstrates:

• Experience recruiting finance roles from entry level to Head of
• Experience using LinkedIn to recruit and attract top talent amongst other sources
• Successful track record in either an in-house talent role or in the recruitment agency environment.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork experience.
• Strong level of business and commercial acumen
• Analytical and methodical - Experience of presenting acquisition data such as cost to hire, time to fill.

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

• JD Sports- Head Office, Warwick House, Bury, Bury, United Kingdom