Talent Coordinator

GIST; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

GIST is seeking a passionate Talent Coordinator for their Central Recruitment team in Basingstoke. You'll be instrumental in guiding candidates through the hiring process in a dynamic logistics environment, fostering strong relationships, and ensuring a top-notch candidate experience.

Benefits

20% M&S discount

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discounted healthcare cash plan

Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced in fast-paced, high-volume recruitment environments.
• Proven track record of recruiting for specialist roles.
• Hands-on understanding of warehouse operations.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end hiring process across key operational roles.
• Schedule interviews and liaise with candidates and hiring managers.
• Coordinate onboarding steps to ensure a smooth candidate experience.

Skills

Problem Solving

Relationship Building

Collaboration

Organizational Skills

Proactivity

Job description

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Job Title Talent Coordinator Location Basingstoke, RG24 8UB GB (Main)
Job Description

Working in partnership with M&S, at Gist we deliver industry-leading logistics and supply chain transformation.

We value, celebrate, and believe in the power of individuality and strive to create a work environment where everyone can be themselves. We want you to join us, bring your authentic self to work and unlock your full potential.

We are excited to welcome a passionate Talent Coordinator to our Central Recruitment team. You’ll play a key role in guiding candidates through their journey from application to interview in a fast-paced, high-volume hiring environment — while ensuring the candidate experience remains excellent throughout.

The role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving problems, building strong working relationships, and collaborating across multiple sites and teams in the UK and Ireland.

What’s in it for you?

Gist is an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and evolving business built on our core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for Gist just that little bit more special…

20% M&S discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food

25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)

Discounted rates on healthcare cash plan

Auto Enrolment Pension or competitive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and life assurance (up to 4 times salary)

Access to a wide range of wellbeing support – including our Employee Assistance Programme

A first-class welcome with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development

Cycle to work scheme

Role details:

Salary:£30,000 (DOE)
Hours:37.5 hours per week,
Working pattern:Monday–Friday (hybrid working)

Location:Rosewood, Crockford Lane, Chineham Park, Basingstoke, RG24 8UB

What You’ll Do

Support the end-to-end hiring process across key operational roles

Write and post job adverts on internal and external platforms

Schedule interviews and liaise with candidates and hiring managers

Complete telephone screening and initial candidate checks

Collate and record interview feedback

Maintain accurate candidate records and documentation

Coordinate onboarding steps with internal teams to ensure a smooth candidate experience

Provide timely updates to candidates and hiring teams throughout the process

Work closely with the Central Recruitment team to ensure hiring activity runs smoothly

Who You Are

Experienced in fast-paced, high-volume recruitment environments, ideally within the FMCG Distribution or Logistics sector.

Proven track record of recruiting for specialist roles such as HGV Technicians, Sorter Engineers, and Warehouse Supervisors.

Confident in coordinating end-to-end recruitment activities — from posting vacancies and screening candidates to arranging interviews and managing offers.

Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines without compromising on quality.

A proactive team player who’s always ready to provide ad-hoc support across the wider recruitment team when needed.

Brings a hands-on understanding of warehouse operations and the challenges of front-line hiring.

Passionate about collaboration and fostering a culture where continuous improvement, innovation, and employee voice are valued.

Why Gist?

At Gist we are united by our core values; with safety and people at the heart of everything do, we areprogressive, accountable, collaborative,andethical.

Our objective is to establish a performance-focused environment that is fair and inclusive, where everyone can develop, and connect meaningfully to their manager, the Gist vision, and M&S. We are fiercely protective of everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing, and align firmly to M&S’s sustainability commitments in Plan A.

Gist will play an integral part in the M&S journey as it pushes boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring era. As part of the M&S group, there’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Join us and makean immediate impact.

Gist aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment. If it’s meaningful to you, it’s important to us.

Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.

Recruiter Brown, Lucy (People, Safety & Culture)