Retail Recruitment Partner

Kingfisher

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Retail Recruitment Partner is responsible for sourcing, attracting and assessing talent inclusively for vacancies up to and including Store Manager. Working closely with stakeholders, the role provides insight and constructive challenge, using data and market knowledge to influence hiring decisions. The role partners with aligned business areas to understand recruitment activity, priorities and challenges, and develops effective recruitment plans. It delivers end-to-end recruitment for retail management roles, builds talent pipelines and sourcing strategies across multiple locations, advises hiring managers, and champions a high-quality candidate experience. The role also owns screening interviews, selection-event arrangements, relevant contract processing, and communication of candidate feedback and outcomes. The partner promotes effective recruitment technology and represents Talent Acquisition in business projects and change programmes. They lead or contribute to improvements in recruitment effectiveness, efficiency and candidate experience, working with internal and external stakeholders to support delivery.

Requirements

Full 360-cycle internal recruitment experience, delivering recruitment campaigns and solutions within agreed SLAs and timescales.
Ability to confidently and constructively challenge and influence stakeholders on selection decisions and recruitment best practice.
Evidence of developing strong stakeholder relationships using a consultative and collaborative approach.
Ability to work in a highly pressurised, fast-paced environment.
Excellent verbal communication skills; experience communicating through remote channels such as telephone and email is preferred.
Experience with direct recruitment methods and strong social media sourcing expertise.
Ability to multitask and prioritise effectively.
Attention to detail and a reliable, completion-focused approach.
Data analytics, insight and storytelling skills.
Experience leading and challenging people directly or indirectly through projects and task delivery.

Nice To Haves

Retail knowledge.

Responsibilities

Partner with business areas and stakeholders to understand recruitment activity, priorities and challenges, and use insight to shape recruitment plans.
Build specialist knowledge of the business areas, roles and external markets being recruited for.
Develop manager capability through the High Performance Hiring approach.
Deliver end-to-end recruitment for retail management roles, providing an efficient and inclusive process for candidates and hiring managers.
Build talent pipelines and sourcing strategies to attract management talent across locations and business areas.
Advise hiring managers, build strong relationships, and use data to create insight and influence hiring decisions.
Champion candidate experience through timely communication, constructive feedback and alignment with recruitment policies and principles.
Own screening interviews, arrange selection events, process relevant contracts, and communicate candidate feedback and outcomes.
Promote effective recruitment technology to improve candidate experience and team efficiency and support Talent Acquisition goals.
Represent Talent Acquisition in business projects and change programmes, embedding recruitment considerations from the outset.
Lead or contribute to initiatives that improve recruitment effectiveness, efficiency and candidate experience.
Drive continuous improvement and simplification across Talent Acquisition and the wider business.
Partner with HR teams, SSO functions, external agencies and subject-matter experts to support recruitment delivery and projects.
Work with Regional Managers and Regional People Partners to provide relevant data and insight.