Bensons for Beds

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Accrington
Posted 6 days ago

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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Talent Acquisition Executive

Mon–Fri | Hybrid available | Bonus scheme

We’re recruiting a Talent Acquisition Executive to join our People team and help attract, engage and hire great colleagues across the business. This is a hands-on recruitment role with responsibility for full life-cycle hiring, candidate experience and building strong relationships with hiring managers.

What you'll get:

  • Hybrid working (office & remote) – subject to business needs
  • Generous colleague discount (up to 50% off Bensons for Beds products)
  • Pension scheme provided by Legal & General
  • Life Assurance and access to Medicash for health and wellbeing benefits
  • Learning and development programmes, recruitment training and clear career progression
  • Performance-related bonus scheme

The job:

  • Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for assigned roles, from briefing hiring managers to onboarding successful candidates for Warehouse, Logistics, Retail and customer services.
  • Write clear, compelling job adverts and advertise roles across appropriate channels including job boards, social media and professional networks.
  • Screen CVs, conduct telephone and video interviews, coordinate assessment activities and provide timely feedback to candidates and hiring managers.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, advise on recruitment best practice and shape selection processes.
  • Proactively source candidates using CV databases, social media and networking to create a diverse talent pipeline.
  • Manage applicant tracking system (ATS) records and recruitment metrics to ensure accurate data and timely reporting.
  • Support employer brand and candidate experience initiatives, ensuring a positive, professional impression at every touchpoint.
  • Ensure recruitment activity complies with employment law, equal opportunities and internal policies.

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Who do we want?

Essential:

  • Previous experience (typically 1–3 years) in a recruitment or talent acquisition role, ideally in warehousing and/or logistics or retail or a fast-paced service business.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build rapport with candidates and stakeholders at all levels.
  • Confident using an ATS, Microsoft Office (particularly Excel) and online sourcing tools.
  • Organised, proactive and able to manage multiple vacancies and priorities to tight deadlines.
  • Good assessment and interviewing skills with a consistent, fair approach to candidate selection.

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Desirable:

  • Experience of volume recruitment and campus or early careers hiring.
  • Knowledge of employment legislation and safer recruitment practices.
  • Experience of employer branding, social recruiting or recruitment marketing campaigns.

Here’s what you’ll be part of:

  • An energetic People team focused on attracting and developing talent to support business growth.
  • Opportunities to shape recruitment processes, introduce new sourcing approaches and progress your HR career.
  • Supportive benefits including healthcare, pension, colleague discounts and wellbeing offers.

Ready to help us find great people?

Apply today to join a business that puts customers and colleagues at the heart of everything we do.

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Skills

Talent Acquisition
Recruitment
Interpersonal Skills
Communication Skills
Organizational Skills
Assessment Skills
Interviewing Skills
Sourcing
Microsoft Office
CV Screening
Relationship Building
Data Management
Employer Branding
Social Recruiting
Recruitment Marketing