Talent Acquisition Adviser

Absoft, an Applexus Company; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Applexus UK is seeking a dedicated recruitment specialist to own the end-to-end hiring process, from workforce planning to first day. You will build talent pipelines for SAP consultants and refine employer branding to attract top UK talent.

You will collaborate with the HR Manager, UK leadership and global teams to ensure fair, inclusive practice while delivering strong candidate experiences and meeting sponsor requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven full-cycle recruitment experience in-house, RPO or agency.
• Experience headhunting for specialist and senior roles with strong use of LinkedIn and personal networks.
• Knowledge of UK recruitment practice including right-to-work and UK GDPR.
• Strong communication and credibility to influence senior hiring managers.
• Highly organised and comfortable using data with multiple live vacancies.
• Commercially minded and collaborative across UK and global teams.
• Desirable: SAP/ERP recruiting experience or familiarity with consulting or IT environments.
• Desirable: CIPD or recruitment qualification, or willingness to work towards one.

Responsibilities

• Own UK hiring end to end, from hiring manager intake to offer and start date.
• Proactively headhunt passive candidates through LinkedIn, networks and referrals.
• Screen and assess candidates against role scorecards and our grade framework.
• Support Skilled Worker hiring in line with UK Sponsor Licence duties and deliver a strong candidate experience.
• Shape the UK EVP and employer brand with HR and leadership, turning it into recruitment content for LinkedIn and careers site.
• Run and promote the employee referral programme.
• Work with Delivery and Sales leaders on workforce planning and develop a graduate pipeline.
• Map the market for key skills and salary benchmarks.
• Report monthly recruitment metrics to UK leadership and gather feedback to improve processes.
• Partner with hiring managers on role design and market conditions; act as the UK link to global brand and recruitment teams.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Headhunting

LinkedIn sourcing

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruitment

UK GDPR knowledge

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Commercial acumen

Tools

LinkedIn

Job description

A bit about us

We're Applexus, a Global IT Consultancy with a people-centric and collaborative culture focused on employee well-being, learning and development and creating an excellent place for our people to work.

As an SAP Partner with over 30 years' SAP experience, we provide wall-to-wall SAP advisory, implementation, development and support services.

Our mission is to deliver business process solutions of enduring value to our customers, through a combination of technical expertise, best practice and innovation - this is where you come in!

A bit about the role

You will be the UK's dedicated recruitment specialist, owning hiring from workforce plan to first day. Much of our hiring is for experienced SAP consultants, a competitive and specialist market, so the role goes beyond filling vacancies.

You will build a pipeline of talent before we need it, sharpen how we present ourselves as an employer, and use data to make hiring faster and better. Working closely with the HR Manager, UK leadership and our global recruitment team, you will make Applexus UK the place great SAP people want to join and stay.

What you'll be doing

Recruitment delivery

• Own UK hiring end to end, from hiring manager intake to offer and start date.
• Proactively headhunt passive candidates through LinkedIn, networks and referrals, reducing our reliance on agencies.
• Carry out initial screening and fit assessment against role scorecards and our grade framework, so Pod Leaders spend their time only on strong, well‑matched candidates.
• Support Skilled Worker hiring in line with our UK Sponsor Licence duties and deliver a consistently strong candidate experience.

Employer brand and EVP

• Shape the UK EVP and employer brand with HR, turning it into recruitment content for LinkedIn, our careers site and events.
• Run and promote the employee referral programme.

Workforce planning and talent pipelining

• Work with Delivery and Sales leaders on workforce planning, turning UK plans into recruitment plans.
• Build talent pools for hard‑to‑fill SAP roles and develop a graduate pipeline.
• Map the market for key skills, competitor talent and salary benchmarks.

Data, process and reporting

• Report monthly recruitment metrics to UK leadership, including time to hire, cost per hire, source effectiveness and quality of hire.
• Gather feedback from candidates and hiring managers, and use it to keep improving our recruitment process.

Stakeholder partnership

• Partner with hiring managers and UK leadership on role design, market conditions and selection decisions.
• Act as the UK link to the global brand, recruitment and skills teams, and champion fair, inclusive practice.

What we want from you

• Proven full‑cycle recruitment experience, in‑house, RPO or agency, ideally in technology, consulting or professional services.
• A track record of headhunting for specialist and senior roles, with strong use of LinkedIn and your own networks.
• Sound knowledge of UK recruitment practice, including right‑to‑work, UK GDPR and fair selection.
• The communication skills and credibility to influence senior hiring managers.
• Highly organised and comfortable using data, managing several live vacancies at once.
• Proactive: you find talent before roles open and fix problems without being asked.
• Commercially minded and collaborative across the UK and global teams.
• Adaptable, discreet and candidate‑focused.

Desirable

• Experience recruiting SAP, ERP or IT consultants, or a consulting background of your own.
• Exposure to employer branding, workforce planning or Skilled Worker sponsorship.
• A degree, CIPD or recruitment qualification, or willingness to work towards one.