At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead recruitment for retail management roles and create a fantastic candidate experience.
- Company: Join Sainsbury's, a forward-thinking retailer with a focus on inclusivity and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy discounts, flexible working, and a range of wellbeing perks.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and a supportive team culture await you.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your recruitment skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in end-to-end recruitment and strong stakeholder management skills required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
As a Recruiter in the retail management hiring team, you will play a key role in delivering end-to-end recruitment across multiple store locations, partnering closely with stakeholders to attract and secure high-quality leadership talent. Working collaboratively and cross-functionally within a team of Recruiters to support the delivery of a high-performing in-house recruitment operation, you will provide a brilliant candidate experience. In a fast-paced, high-volume environment, you will manage hiring activity, drive engagement with store leadership candidates, and ensure a consistent, efficient and positive recruitment journey from attraction through to offer.
As a Recruiter at Sainsbury's within the Group HR division, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of a high-performing in-house recruitment operation and providing a stellar candidate experience. Your responsibilities will include:
- Establishing and nurturing relationships with hiring managers and stakeholders
- Managing complaints and complex queries
- Supporting recruitment campaigns
- Sourcing future talent needs
- Overseeing administrative processes
- Maintaining recruitment systems' accuracy
- Driving continuous improvement within the recruitment team
- Providing recruitment insights
- Managing recruitment content on internal sites
- Contributing to coaching and learning solutions for HR teams
As a Recruiter for Sainsbury's, you are a dedicated and customer-focused professional with a deep understanding of recruitment challenges in a fast-paced, complex environment. With your experience in sourcing for a wide range of roles, analytical mindset, and strong stakeholder management skills, you play a key role in delivering a high-performing recruitment operation and ensuring a brilliant candidate experience. Your ability to simplify complex information, present recruitment insights effectively, and drive continuous improvement reflects your commitment to delivering an efficient, professional, and candidate-focused recruitment service.
Essential Criteria
- Proven experience delivering end-to-end recruitment across a range of role types, including both high-volume and specialist or leadership hiring
- Demonstrable ability to partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to understand hiring requirements and provide recruitment guidance, including influencing hiring decisions
- Evidence of sourcing and building candidate pipelines using a variety of methods, including online platforms and direct sourcing approaches
- Ability to analyse recruitment data and produce insights (e.g., MI, trends, or reporting) to support workforce planning and decision making
- Proven capability to manage recruitment processes and systems accurately, including vacancy management, candidate communication, and maintaining data integrity
We’re committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working.
When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits, including:
- Colleague discount of 10% on shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, with increases to 15% at points during the year
- Pensions scheme and life cover
- Performance-related bonus of up to 5% of salary
- Annual holiday allowance with the option to buy up to an additional week's holiday
- Season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance
- Access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers
- Employee assistance programme
- Up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave
Recruiter - Retail (9 month FTC) in Manchester employer: Sainsbury's
At Sainsbury's, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. As a Recruiter in our retail management hiring team, you will benefit from flexible working arrangements, a commitment to employee development, and a culture that values diverse perspectives. With a comprehensive benefits package including colleague discounts, performance-related bonuses, and a focus on wellbeing, Sainsbury's is dedicated to supporting your career growth while ensuring a rewarding work-life balance.
