Talent Acquisition Manager

Ibstock Futures; Ibstock; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Car allowance

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Share Save scheme

Retail discounts platform

Career progression

Job summary

Ibstock is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruitment across UK sites, functions and levels. You will report to the Head of Talent and Capability Development and deliver a clear 1–3 year recruitment roadmap, strengthening direct sourcing and reducing agency dependency.

You will own senior and specialist appointments and manage a Talent Acquisition Specialist, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on delivery in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in recruitment management.
• Experience handling senior and specialist roles.
• Experience managing agencies and PSLs with cost control.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across sites and levels.
• Develop attraction, direct sourcing and market-mapping strategies.
• Lead senior and business-critical hires from briefing to offer.
• Own the supplier list and manage agency performance.
• Create self-service tools and guidelines for hiring managers.
• Use data to improve time-to-hire, costs and candidate experience.
• Coach the Talent Acquisition Specialist and prioritise work.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Recruitment leadership

Agency management

Direct sourcing

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruitment

Team coaching

Driving licence

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

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.
• Car allowance.
• 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.