Senior Talent Acquisition Executive

Bury

Head Office
June 13, 2025

Senior Talent Acquisition Executive

Head Office

 

Responsible to: Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Department: People Talent Department

Location: Bury, Manchester

 

 

Overview:

 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Full 360 Talent Acquisition responsibility for a set of business functions including Brief taking, search & selection, shortlisting, interview management, feedback collation and offer management.
  • Responsible for developing and driving a commercial Talent Acquisition business plan within act as a first point of contact within assigned business functions.
  • Responsible for delivering on going training to stakeholders with vertical i.e. MIP, Academy.
  • Provide industry Knowledge & specialism within the assigned business functions, by attending external events, staying up-to date with industry press, and being immersed into that business area.
  • Participate in wider Talent Acquisition projects.
  • Attending ongoing training sessions, delivering training and induction support to newer members of the TA team.
  • Reinforce a team culture that supports company values and departmental vision.
  • Work closely with the People Experience department to build the Employer Branding of the JD Group.
  • Develop and maintain key marketing materials for candidate attraction and engagement. (Candidate information packs, Market Insights, JD Foundation Materials etc)
  • Maintain our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and create relevant candidate talent pools to meet the forecast plan for the business.
  • Be an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, building this into our hiring process.
  • Report to the Senior TA manager accurate recruitment data on a weekly basis.
  • Accountable for agency spend YTD of responsible business areas, consistently strive to reduce agency fees.
  • In collaboration with Talent Partnering/ Senior Line Managers understand yearly headcount requirement forecasts, headcount budget plans, market salary benchmarks across your business functions to support and optimise recruitment successes.
  • Keeping up to date with external third party trends and providing insight to the wider TA Team.
  • Responsible for collating and presenting back reports to stakeholders within their assigned business areas.

 

Requirements

As well as being proactive, driven, and someone who can contribute to a positive team orientated environment this role requires someone who demonstrates:

  • Experience recruiting finance roles from entry level to Head of
  • Experience using LinkedIn to recruit and attract top talent amongst other sources
  • Successful track record in either an in-house talent role or in the recruitment agency environment.
  • Strong collaboration and teamwork experience.
  • Good stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong level of business and commercial acumen
  • Analytical and methodical - Experience of presenting acquisition data such as cost to hire, time to fill.