Talent Attraction Manager - Interim

Yeo Valley Production Ltd; Caerphilly; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company in the UK seeks an Interim Talent Attraction Manager to lead their recruitment strategy during a transitional phase. The successful candidate will manage high-volume recruitment and improve onboarding processes while coaching two Talent Attraction Advisors. Ideal for someone with solid experience in recruitment and strong organizational skills. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement and various employee benefits.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Non-contributory pension scheme

Annual bonus

Life cover

Healthcare cash back plan

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Solid experience managing high-volume recruitment in-house or agency side.
• Knowledge of a wide range of recruitment methods (active and passive attraction).
• Experience training, coaching, and influencing managers.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment delivery for circa 600 annual hires.
• Embed robust recruitment governance.
• Overhaul onboarding journey to improve candidate experience.
• Design and deliver hiring manager training.

Skills

High-volume recruitment management

Stakeholder influencing

Coaching hiring managers

Data-driven decision making

Sourcing and market mapping

Strong organizational skills

Education

CIPD Level 3 or CertRP

Tools

ATS experience

Job description

Overview

Yeo Valley isn’t just about good food – it’s about people. We’re looking for an Interim Talent Attraction Manager to join us on a 6 month contract basis to lead our recruitment strategy through an exciting period of transition. You’ll bring energy, expertise and leadership to ensure our recruitment engine keeps running smoothly while we shape the future of the team.

Responsibilities

• Leading recruitment delivery for circa 600 annual hires from operational to senior roles.
• Embedding robust recruitment governance to ensure compliance, consistency, and best practice.
• Taking shared accountability for PSL and budget management, driving cost-effective supplier use.
• Overhauling onboarding journey to improve candidate experience and data integrity.
• Designing and delivering hiring manager training covering compliance, interview calibration, unconscious bias and best practice recruitment behaviours.
• Managing and coaching two Talent Attraction Advisors to deliver on workforce plans.
• Acting as the go-to expert on sourcing, selection, and employer brand.

Notes: Other companies may call our Talent Attraction Manager a 'Talent Acquisition Manager', 'Resourcing Manager' or 'Recruitment Manager'.

Requirements

• Juggle high-volume recruitment while keeping your cool.
• Influence stakeholders and coach hiring managers.
• Deliver training and build recruitment capability across the business.
• Make data-driven decisions and lead continuous improvement projects.
• Be hands-on in sourcing, market mapping, and senior recruitment when needed.

What we’re looking for

• Solid experience managing high-volume recruitment in-house or agency side.
• Knowledge of a wide range of recruitment methods (active and passive attraction).
• Experience training, coaching, and influencing managers.
• Strong ATS experience (ideally with system configuration knowledge).
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment.
• A solid grasp of employment law surrounding recruitment.

Bonus points for CIPD Level 3 or CertRP, but not essential.

Why join the family

We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1700 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 33 days holiday, including bank holidays
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
• Life cover
• Healthcare cash back plan
• Hybrid working company guidelines – some days in the office, with remote working for co-owners
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
• Preferential rates with our partners
• Learning and development opportunities; committed to employee growth

Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, though we may close the advert sooner if we can. We recommend you get your application in straight away.

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time. Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will only accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal at the point of instruction.