Group Talent Acquisition Business Partner in Bridgend, Wales

The Group Talent Acquisition Business Partner will be responsible for developing, implementing, and leading a Group-wide Talent Acquisition strategy that supports Coppice Group's continued growth and long-term business objectives. Operating across multiple businesses within the Group, the role will establish scalable recruitment processes, strengthen employer branding, reduce reliance on external agencies, and build sustainable talent pipelines across operational, technical, professional, and leadership functions. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, the postholder will combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery to ensure the Group attracts, engages, and retains high-quality talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Talent Acquisition Strategy
• Develop and implement a Group-wide Talent Acquisition strategy aligned to business growth plans and workforce requirements.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve recruitment frameworks, processes, and governance.
• Establish best-practice recruitment standards across all Group businesses.
• Support workforce planning activities and future talent requirements.
• Strengthen and promote the Group's employer brand to improve attraction and candidate engagement.
• Recruitment Delivery
• Lead end-to-end recruitment activity across a broad range of operational, technical, professional, and leadership roles.
• Manage recruitment campaigns from vacancy briefing through to offer and onboarding.
• Drive direct sourcing initiatives and reduce dependency on external recruitment agencies.
• Develop innovative attraction strategies to engage passive and active candidates.
• Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Stakeholder Partnership
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, hiring managers, and key stakeholders across the Group.
• Provide expert advice on recruitment strategy, market conditions, talent availability, and role design.
• Support and challenge hiring managers to improve recruitment outcomes and accountability.
• Facilitate effective recruitment planning and decision-making.
• Talent Pipelining & Market Intelligence
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
• Undertake talent mapping and succession-focused recruitment activities.
• Monitor labour market trends and provide salary benchmarking and competitor intelligence.
• Identify emerging recruitment challenges and recommend proactive solutions.
• Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
• Develop and monitor recruitment KPIs including time-to-hire, quality-of-hire, cost-per-hire, and source effectiveness.
• Produce regular recruitment reports and management information for senior leadership.
• Utilise recruitment data and insights to improve performance and inform decision-making.
• Support the implementation and optimisation of recruitment technologies and applicant tracking systems.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across recruitment processes and systems.
• Compliance & Governance
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with employment legislation, GDPR, and internal policies.
• Promote fair, inclusive, and equitable recruitment practices.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records and reporting documentation.
• Ensure consistency and compliance across all Group recruitment activities.

Success Measures

• Reduced agency spend across the Group.
• Improved time-to-hire and quality-of-hire metrics.
• Increased direct sourcing capability.
• Strong talent pipelines established for critical roles.
• Positive hiring manager and candidate feedback.
• Consistent recruitment processes adopted across all businesses.
• Delivery of recruitment activity aligned to business growth plans.
• Enhanced employer brand visibility and candidate attraction.

Person Specification

Essential Experience

• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple disciplines and seniority levels.
• Experience establishing, transforming, or enhancing Talent Acquisition functions.
• Experience operating within manufacturing, operational, engineering, logistics, packaging, or multi-site environments.
• Strong direct sourcing, talent mapping, and candidate engagement expertise.
• Experience managing both strategic Talent Acquisition initiatives and hands-on recruitment delivery.
• Experience using recruitment data, metrics, and reporting to drive performance improvements.

Essential Skills & Knowledge

• Relevant recruitment, HR, business, or people management experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of workforce planning principles.
• Strong organisational and project management capabilities.
• Data-driven approach to recruitment and decision-making.
• Good understanding of UK employment legislation and recruitment best practice.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment.

Desirable Experience

• CIPD qualification or equivalent.
• Recruitment industry qualification or accreditation.
• Degree-level qualification in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline.
• Experience within a growing, acquisitive, or multi-entity organisation.
• Exposure to both blue-collar and white-collar recruitment.
• Experience developing employer branding and attraction strategies.
• Experience implementing or optimising Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
• Demonstrable success reducing agency spend and improving recruitment efficiency.

Company Values

The successful candidate will demonstrate behaviours aligned to Coppice Group's values:

• Integrity
• Accountability
• Continuous Improvement
• Collaboration
• Customer Focus
• Sustainability

Additional Information

• Primarily based at the Bridgend site with travel required across Group locations.
• Full UK driving licence may be required.
• Occasional flexibility in working hours may be required to support business needs.