Talent Acquisition Business Partner (12 month FTC) At Primark, people matter. Our Talent Acquisition team are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Talent Acquisition specialists in the industry, you'll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.
We are a £9bn+ turnover business with operations across 400+ stores and 16 international markets (and growing). Over the past 15 years, we've transformed into a true Retail giant with a global footprint that covers 16 selling markets and now employs over 80,000 colleagues worldwide.
As a Talent Acquisition Business Partner you will oversee executive and niche recruitment roles across all global markets in Central Functions and manage a small team. Additionally, you will provide specialist support across all of our Central Functions team including Buying Merchandising Design and Quality hiring. The successful candidate will partner with the Business Leadership Teams and the People & Culture community to shape, plan and deliver against Primark's recruitment needs as well provide subject matter expertise relating to recruitment activities.
What You'll Get The world is changing and it's important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it's essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That's why we offer benefits that put you first:
27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner businesses to our offices.What You'll Do: In your role, you'll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here's a flavour of your day-to-day:
The role will report into the Talent Acquisition Leader and is responsible for working with the team to deliver short and medium term permanent recruitment strategies that will meet Primark's talent needs.Understand the growth plans and strategic priorities for the business and take a lead on Senior hiring for Primark both internally and externally working with our People and Culture Business Partnering team to identify & fulfil leadership hiring requirements across Central Functions.Be a subject matter expert in recruitment by maintaining awareness of current market trends to make an informed judgement on recruitment activities.As part of the TA Management team, you will be responsible for development and coaching of a functionally aligned team to raise their performance and leading by example, ensuring a collaborative team approach.Work with the team to ensure more roles are recruited directly over time, as channels become optimised, leading to the cost of recruitment for the function decreasing and the quality of talent within the business increasing.Partnering across the team and with external partners to develop and implement relevant attraction plans to support the development of any subsequent Target Value Proposition for identified areas in recruitment marketing and communications.What You'll Bring: Proven experience of multi-site support function recruitment gained in-house or agency within a large organisation.Demonstrable experience of recruiting for senior roles (at Head of and Director level) across multiple disciplines (eg: Finance, Technology, Audit, Legal, Digital, People and Culture).Ability to conduct market analysis and Talent heat maps to input into hiring strategies for identified requirements.Strong focus on the candidate experience and DE&I to ensure an enjoyable candidate experience for all.Experience of driving high performance, as well as experience of developing and motivating a team.Planning and organisation skills, ability to multi-task, plan and prioritise work schedule for self and others within agreed timescales.Proven ability in developing effective working relationships across the organisation.Knowledge of how the end to end candidate experience and ecosystem work together to ensure we attract and retain the best talent.Previous experience in delivering outcomes that improve operational recruitment delivery.Ready? Great! because we can't wait to see what you can offer. You'll be joining a team of diverse, creative, and skilled employees where you'll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you're excited about this role but don't meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.
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