TA Manager

Boots UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption`

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to TELUS Health counselling

Job summary

Boots UK is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager for Pharmacy and Opticians in Nottingham to lead proactive recruitment across healthcare and stores. The role involves shaping strategy, building pipelines, and partnering with senior stakeholders to drive delivery.

You will manage a 12-strong TA Partner team, drive multi-channel sourcing and use data to forecast risks and improve outcomes. The position is a 12-month FTC/Secondment with strong leadership expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning and talent pipelining.
• Proven leadership of high-performing recruitment teams.
• Experience in complex, high-volume or specialist environments.
• Skilled in direct sourcing and multi-channel attraction.
• Experience managing teams with niche skills in complex environments.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders with evidence-based advice.
• Data-literate and able to forecast trends and risks.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Passion for developing people and delivering candidate experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the healthcare recruitment strategy and hiring plans.
• Lead and develop a team of 12 Talent Acquisition Partners.
• Anticipate talent risks and create mitigation plans.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to shape workforce plans.
• Drive recruitment delivery across Pharmacy and Opticians.
• Drive direct sourcing and talent relationship management.
• Utilise labour-market intelligence to shape attraction actions.
• Collaborate with Recruitment Marketing on campaigns.
• Improve recruitment processes for stores, candidates and managers.
• Use data to measure performance and continuously improve outcomes.
• Ensure a simple, engaging end-to-end candidate journey.

Skills

Workforce planning

Talent pipelining

Recruitment leadership

Team leadership

Direct sourcing

Multi-channel attraction

Stakeholder influence

Data literacy

Communication

People development

Tools

ATS

Sourcing technology

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

As the Talent Acquisition Manager for Pharmacy and Opticians, you will lead a proactive recruitment strategy that ensures Boots has access to diverse, high-quality talent across our complex healthcare and stores businesses.

Contract: 12 Month FTC/Secondment

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker

Key Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the healthcare recruitment strategy, translating workforce data into proactive hiring plans.
• Lead, inspire and develop a team of 12 Talent Acquisition Partners, creating a high-performing, accountable and collaborative team culture.
• Anticipate talent risks and skills gaps, creating practical mitigation plans to support business and workforce needs.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders to influence hiring decisions and shape workforce plans.
• Drive recruitment delivery across Pharmacy and Opticians, balancing immediate hiring requirements with longer-term talent strategy.
• Drive direct sourcing and talent relationship management to engage passive candidates and build sustainable talent pipelines.
• Use labour-market intelligence and recruitment insight to shape targeted attraction and recruitment actions.
• Partner with Recruitment Marketing to create inclusive campaigns that enhance our employer proposition.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and improve recruitment processes, making it easier for our stores, candidates and hiring managers.
• Use data and insight to measure performance, identify trends and continuously improve recruitment outcomes.
• Ensure a simple, engaging and inclusive end-to-end candidate journey.

What you'll need to have (our must-haves)

• Proven experience in workforce planning, talent pipelining or recruitment leadership.
• Strong leadership experience, with a proven ability to build, lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Experience of leading teams within a complex, high-volume or specialist environment.
• Strong skills in direct sourcing and multi-channel attraction.
• Experience managing teams with niche skill sets in complex recruitment environments.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders with evidence-based advice.
• Data-literate and analytical, capable of identifying trends and forecasting risks.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A passion for developing people and delivering great experiences for candidates, colleagues and customers.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience in the healthcare, pharmacy, opticians, retail or similar sectors.
• Previous experience as a Pharmacist, Store Leader or within a customer-facing operational leadership role.
• Experience leading a large recruitment or operational team.
• Familiarity with ATS and sourcing technology.
• Knowledge of innovative recruitment practices and technologies.
• A background in project management, workforce planning or change management.

Where your brilliance can take you

At Boots, your career growth is a priority. As a Talent Acquisition Manager, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of 12 Talent Acquisition Partners, influence recruitment strategy across Pharmacy and Opticians and play a key role in shaping how we attract and retain talent across our stores.

Whether you're developing your career in Talent Acquisition, bringing valuable operational and healthcare leadership experience from Pharmacy or Stores, or looking to broaden your experience into workforce strategy, this role offers the opportunity to make a real difference at scale.

With a commitment to continuous improvement, innovation and developing our people, you can expect to grow your leadership capability, broaden your commercial experience and build a career across Boots.

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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A Bit About Us

At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Be brilliant with Boots.