Talent Acquisition Manager

Ibstock Plc; Ibstock; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Life assurance

Pension scheme with employer matched

Employee assistance programme

Share Save scheme eligibility

Discount platform access

Job summary

Ibstock Plc is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruitment across the business. You will report to the Head of Talent and Capability Development and deliver a one-to-three-year roadmap, strengthening direct hiring and reducing agency dependency.

You will personally lead senior appointments, manage partnerships, and develop a proactive Talent Acquisition team to meet current and future workforce needs.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in recruitment across multiple sites or functions.
• Strong end-to-end recruitment experience, including senior and specialist hires.
• Experience owning and managing recruitment agencies or a preferred supplier list.
• Direct sourcing approaches and practical hiring manager self-service tools.
• Credibility to influence and challenge stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to turn recruitment data into actionable insights while managing priorities.
• Proactive, resourceful approach and problem-solving in evolving environments.
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel nationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment activity with clear service standards and governance.
• Develop attraction, direct sourcing and market-mapping strategies across roles and functions.
• Lead senior and business-critical recruitment assignments from briefing to offer.
• Own the recruitment Preferred Supplier List and manage agency costs and performance.
• Create practical tools and frameworks for hiring managers to self-serve.
• Use data to improve time-to-hire, cost-per-hire and candidate experience.
• Coach and develop the Talent Acquisition Specialist and priorities across the function.

Skills

Recruitment leadership

End-to-end recruitment

Agency management

Direct sourcing

Stakeholder influence

Data analytics

Time management

Willingness to travel

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

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Talent Acquisition Manager

Reference: SEP20261906

Expiry date: 16:11, Tue, 20th Oct 2026

Location: Ibstock, Leicestershire, England

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: TBC

Talent Acquisition Manager

Group role supporting recruitment across Ibstock's UK sites, functions and levels.

The opportunity

Build your future with Ibstock. With more than 200 years of history and over 1,800 colleagues, we are a business loaded with opportunity. Our values of care, teamwork and courage guide how we work, support one another and deliver for our customers.

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead and develop our recruitment function across the business. Reporting to the Head of Talent and Capability Development, you will combine strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, creating a high-quality, commercially focused recruitment service that meets our immediate and future workforce needs. You will be the central point of accountability and expertise for Talent Acquisition, developing and delivering a clear one-to-three-year roadmap. You will strengthen direct recruitment capability, improve hiring manager ownership, optimise external partnerships and reduce unnecessary agency dependency. You will also personally lead senior, specialist and business-critical appointments and manage and develop a Talent Acquisition Specialist.

What you’ll do

• Lead and coordinate end-to-end recruitment activity, establishing clear service standards, governance and ownership.
• Develop attraction, direct sourcing and market-mapping strategies for roles across our operational, support and specialist functions.
• Lead senior and business-critical recruitment assignments from briefing through to offer.
• Own the recruitment Preferred Supplier List and actively manage agency cost, quality, performance and compliance.
• Create practical self-service tools, guidance and inclusive selection frameworks for hiring managers.
• Use recruitment data to improve time to hire, cost, source effectiveness, candidate experience and service performance.
• Coach and develop the Talent Acquisition Specialist, managing priorities across the function.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in a recruitment leadership, lead or senior Talent Acquisition role, with the confidence to operate autonomously.
• Strong end-to-end recruitment experience across varied role types, including senior, specialist and business-critical appointments.
• Experience of owning and managing recruitment agencies or a Preferred Supplier List, including commercial and performance management.
• A track record of developing direct sourcing approaches and practical hiring manager self-service tools.
• Credibility and confidence to influence, advise and constructively challenge stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to turn recruitment data into action while managing competing priorities.
• A proactive, resourceful approach and the ability to build effective solutions in an evolving environment.
• A full driving licence and willingness to travel nationally when required.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience gained in manufacturing, construction, engineering or another multi-site operational environment.
• Experience of recruitment technology and applicant tracking systems.

Why Ibstock?

This is an opportunity to shape the future of Talent Acquisition in a nationwide business, build sustainable internal capability and make a visible commercial impact. If you are ready to lead, improve and deliver recruitment differently, we would welcome your application.

What you’ll get

• Competitive salary, rewarding your skills and experience.
• Hybrid working, where appropriate to the role.
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme with employer contributions matched up to 10%.
• Full access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family, including Digicare+ provided by Aviva.
• Share Save scheme eligibility.
• Access to a high-street retail discounts platform.
• Personal development and career progression opportunities.

We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.