Talent Acquisition Specialist - Contract

Wayfair; Lutterworth; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayfair is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist on a 3-month contract to own the sourcing, screening, and management of candidate pipelines across Frontline Sales and Operations. The role requires proactive sourcing, rigorous screening, and close collaboration with hiring managers to hit targets and maintain fast interview cycles.

You will drive end-to-end recruitment processes, oversee ATS integrity across systems, and ensure timely communication with candidates and stakeholders

Qualifications

• Proven track record in end-to-end recruitment in fast-paced environments.
• Expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and talent-pooling strategies.
• Experience handling high-volume roles and multiple open positions simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Source and engage frontline sales and operations talent.
• Screen candidates to assess commercial and operational fit and availability.
• Manage end-to-end interview processes and complex loops.
• Ensure ATS data accuracy and timely candidate communication.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to meet weekly targets and improve offer acceptance.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean sourcing

High-volume recruiting

ATS management (Greenhouse/Lever/Work9

Stakeholder management

Candidate engagement

Structured interviews

Tools

Greenhouse

Lever

Workday

Job description

Role: Talent Acquisition Specialist (Contract)

Contract Length: 3 Months (Potential to extend)

Location: Lutterworth (4 days in office)

Hours of Work: 40

Start ASAP

Own the pipeline. Drive the results.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our internal team on a 3-month contract. In this high-velocity role, you will immediately take ownership of sourcing, screening, and managing active candidate pipelines across our Frontline Sales and Operations business units.

• Active Sourcing: Proactively source and engage top-tier frontline sales and operational talent.
• Candidate Assessment: Conduct thorough screens to evaluate commercial capabilities, operational experience, cultural alignment, and availability against site-specific requirements.
• Pipeline & Logistics Management: Drive the end-to-end interview process, managing complex interview loops and maintaining high engagement between candidates, internal partners, and frontline hiring managers.
• ATS Integrity: Oversee end-to-end data accuracy across our Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring candidates progress smoothly with swift turnaround times and consistent communication.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner directly with hiring managers to track weekly hiring targets, overcome pipeline bottlenecks, and ensure strong offer-to-acceptance ratios.

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven Recruitment Track Record: Solid experience in end-to-end recruitment (agency or internal), with a demonstrable history of placing talent in fast-paced environments.
• Sourcing Expertise: Advanced proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean logic, and target-sourcing strategies across competitive talent pools.
• Volume Capability: Ability to manage high application volumes and multiple active open roles concurrently while maintaining quality and speed.
• Enterprise ATS Systems: Hands-on experience with modern enterprise ATS platforms (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever, Workday) to manage high-volume application workflows and reporting.
• Stakeholder & Candidate Engagement: Strong commercial acumen and communication skills to effectively pitch opportunities and consult with hiring managers.
• Process & Delivery Discipline: Highly organized and self-directed, with strong attention to candidate tracking metrics, compliance, and offer processes.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, love solving complex talent puzzles, and are ready to take immediate ownership of our frontline recruitment pipelines, we want to hear from you.

Assistance For Individuals With Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world's largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we're reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you're looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you'll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We're a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair - and world - for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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