Smiths News plc
Recruitment Advisor
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Can be based from any Smiths News Location/Hybrid working- with some travel to Rowan House, Swindon as required
12 month secondment/ fixed term contract
£30,000 per annum
Our reputation as the UK’s largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler speaks for itself. Every day, we serve more than 22,000 customers from 34 distribution centres across the country. Behind every nightly miracle is a team of dedicated people carrying out more roles than you realise – we’re the unseen force that delivers. So when we say we’re excited for what the future holds for our customers and colleagues, you can trust we’re as good as our word.
About the Role
As part of our Go National Contract wins, we will be expanding and recruiting into new locations over the next 12 months. As such, we are now looking for a Recruitment Advisor to join our friendly, supportive and busy Recruitment Team.
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In this role, you will primarily manage recruitment for our Warehouse Operatives and Operational Team Leader/Supervisory roles across all of our locations. You will source, screen and manage the end to end recruitment journey for our core operational colleagues, making sure we have the right people in place at the right time for our Depots to be able to deliver our services.
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What we can offer you
Not only do we offer free onsite parking and competitive salary but you’ll also have access to:
- Company funded Health Cash Plan – providing cash back for everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy
- 5% match pension
- 25 days holiday plus holiday buy scheme
- 24/7 E-Learning modules, Training and Development opportunities
- Sharesave Scheme, Cycle to work schemes
- Colleague Assistance Programme & Colleague referral scheme
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About you
You will have previous recruitment experience in a high volume environment or if you have Operational experience and a deep knowledge of Warehouse Operative/Team Leader responsibilities and processes and what makes a good candidate for these roles, we would like to hear from you.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills along with the ability to work in a fast paced environment, utilising our Recruitment system is essential.
Please note: you must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.
A career with us is a career filled with people, pride, and passion. We rely on each other to get the job done, and we deliver what we say we will. Let’s see if we can rely on you, too. Apply now.
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