Talent Acquisition Manager

GBUK Ltd; North Duffield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical devices company is seeking a Recruitment Specialist to manage the full recruitment lifecycle for sales positions. This role involves collaborating with key stakeholders, proactively sourcing high-performing candidates, and enhancing the candidate experience. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in recruiting for medical devices or healthcare sales, strong interviewing skills, and expertise in managing multiple vacancies. Generous benefits are offered, along with a commitment to patient care and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Additional leave

Company pension

Health & wellbeing programme

Enhanced maternity leave

Company events

Qualifications

• Proven experience recruiting sales professionals in healthcare or technical sales.
• Strong ability to attract and evaluate top sales talent.
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for sales positions.
• Collaborate with HR to ensure a smooth onboarding process.
• Track recruitment metrics and report regularly.

Skills

Sales recruiting

Competency-based interviewing

Relationship building

Proactive sourcing

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS dashboards

Power BI

Job description

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Head of Training & Development, Sales Directors, and Regional Managers to understand role requirements and define success profiles for Area Business Managers and Sales Specialists.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for sales positions: job adverts, direct sourcing, CV screening, telephone/video interviews, and coordination of face-to-face interviews.
• Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn, networking, referrals, competitor mapping, and talent pooling - targeting high performers in medical device or healthcare sales.
• Screen and assess candidates for both sales ability and cultural fit, using competency-based interviewing and sales-focused assessment techniques.
• Promote GBUK Group as an employer of choice in the medical devices industry by managing a strong candidate experience and showcasing our values and growth opportunities.
• Build and maintain a talent pipeline of future sales candidates to ensure speed of response when new roles arise.
• Track recruitment metrics (time-to-hire, quality of hire, source effectiveness) and report regularly to the Head of Training & Development.
• Collaborate with HR and Training to ensure a smooth handover of new hires into onboarding, induction, and sales training programmes.
• Continually review and refine recruitment processes to improve efficiency and candidate quality.
  Proven experience recruiting sales professionals (in-house or agency), ideally within medical devices, healthcare, or other technical sales industries.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to identify and attract top-performing sales reps who deliver results.
• Strong interview and assessment skills with ability to evaluate sales competencies, resilience, and commercial drive.
• Ability to build credibility quickly with sales leaders and influence hiring decisions.
• Proactive sourcing expertise (LinkedIn Recruiter, headhunting, competitor mapping, referrals).
• Excellent relationship-building skills with candidates and stakeholders.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable Qualifications

• Background in recruiting into NHS-facing or medical device sales roles.
• Knowledge of healthcare sales structures (territory management, KOL engagement, procurement processes).
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth SME environment.
• Familiarity with recruitment reporting tools (Power BI, ATS dashboards).
• Highest level of Computer literacy, Role Model Personality
• Solutions Focused
• Growth mindset
• Self-motivated
• Collaborator and Team Player
• Creative Thinker
• Results Orientated

Company Overview

GBUK Group is a rapidly growing organisation comprised of award‑winning specialist companies that excel in providing enteral feeding, critical care, patient handling and vascular access devices and services. Our primary goal is to enhance patient care through our innovative solutions. With a network of over 1,500 suppliers supporting the NHS, we have established ourselves as a top 20 supplier since our inception in 2008.

Headquartered in Yorkshire, our 80,000‑sqft warehouse ensures the distribution of over 600,000 medical devices to healthcare professionals daily. Our unique blend of both distributed and proprietary products has expanded our reach to over 45 countries worldwide, with the recent establishment of warehouse facilities in Europe. At GBUK Group, our culture is deeply rooted in our core values of Solutions Focused, Collaboration, Innovation, Adaptability, Communication, and Integrity.

Benefits

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On‑site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay