Inhouse Recruitment Lead

The Company

A well-established sales and marketing organisation, working with leading brands to deliver effective retail solutions across the UK. The business supports clients through strong in-store execution, customer engagement and data-driven performance, operating in fast-paced retail environments.

The Role

As Recruitment Lead, you will lead the recruitment function to deliver efficient, high-quality hiring. Working closely with internal stakeholders and client account teams, you will ensure recruitment objectives are met, provide an excellent candidate experience, oversee day-to-day recruitment operations, and drive continuous improvement across all recruitment activities.

Leadership:

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• Lead and develop the recruitment function to achieve vacancy targets and meet client SLAs.
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• Manage a part time Recruitment Executive - performance through coaching, training and appraisals.
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• Drive continuous improvement by enhancing recruitment processes and proactively resolving issues.
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Recruitment:

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• Develop and deliver effective recruitment strategies to attract and hire high-quality talent, including senior management roles.
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• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from advertising and interviewing to onboarding, ensuring an excellent candidate experience and full ATS utilisation.
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• Build talent pipelines, identify market trends, and drive continuous improvement to support business growth and employee retention.
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Reporting & Data:

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• Produce recruitment reports and insights using Excel, the ATS and Power BI to track performance, trends and key initiatives.
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• Analyse market and competitor activity, providing recommendations and executive summaries to clients and account teams.
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Admin:

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• Ensure recruitment and onboarding processes are compliant with company policies and relevant legislation, maintaining accurate records and documentation.
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• Manage vacancy advertising, onboarding and new starter administration, delivering an engaging candidate experience.
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• Support HR initiatives and contribute to ad hoc projects as required.
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Field Engagement:

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• Conduct regular field visits and attend client meetings to stay aligned with business needs.
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• Deliver recruitment workshops and guidance to hiring managers, promoting best practice and process updates.
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About You:

We are looking for an experienced Recruitment Advisor who has hands on knowledge of the full 360 lifecycle.

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• Excellent communication skills.
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• Strong team player.
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• Approachable, adaptable and proactive.
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• Competent using ATS/LinkedIn/Job boards.
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• Knowledge of Excel and drawing reports providing insight.
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• Live within commutable distance of Thame and have your own transport for field visits, when required.
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The Package:

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• Full time, permanent role.
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• Hybrid, offering 3 in the office, 2 WFH.
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• £30-33k DOE.
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• 5% company bonus.
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• Other great benefits.
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