Talent Acquisition Executive - Early Careers

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Function:
People

Job Reference: 8819

Employment Type:

Fixed Term / Full Time

Closing Date: TBC

As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

The Early Careers Talent Acquisition Executive will join the Talent Acquisition team on a 6-month fixed-term contract, playing a key role in delivering Warburtons' 2026 Early Careers recruitment campaign. The role will manage the end-to-end recruitment campaign across Apprenticeships, Graduates, Internships and T Levels, coordinating attraction, assessment, selection and onboarding activities to ensure a seamless experience for candidates and hiring managers.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll leverage recruitment tools, market insights and proactive attraction strategies to identify and secure high-quality early careers talent, while confidently managing multiple recruitment activities and ensuring key hiring milestones are delivered on time.

End-to-End Recruitment Delivery

• Deliver end-to-end recruitment for Early Careers opportunities, from advertising and attraction through to offer management and onboarding.
• Ensure recruitment activities are delivered to agreed timescales to support the successful delivery of the 2026 Early Careers intake.
• Manage candidate pipelines and recruitment campaigns across Apprenticeship, Graduate, Internship and T Level opportunities.
• Screen and assess candidates through telephone screening, competency-based interviews and assessment centre activities.
• Support hiring managers in making informed hiring decisions through robust and consistent assessment processes.
• Design, plan and deliver engaging assessment centres and recruitment events, ensuring exercises effectively assess capability, potential and cultural alignment. Coordinate event logistics, stakeholder participation, candidate communications and evaluation processes to deliver a positive candidate experience and robust hiring outcomes.

Stakeholder & Candidate Management

• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and key stakeholders across the business.
• Provide regular updates on recruitment activity, candidate progress and campaign performance.
• Act as the primary point of contact for candidates throughout the recruitment process, ensuring a positive experience from application through to onboarding.

Attraction & Employer Branding

• Support the delivery of employer branding initiatives, careers fairs, recruitment events and attraction campaigns.
• Promote Warburtons as an employer of choice across all candidate touchpoints.
• Work with external suppliers and education partners to support recruitment activities and candidate attraction.

Recruitment Operations & Compliance

• Maintain accurate candidate and vacancy records within Success Factors and associated recruitment systems.
• Ensure all recruitment activity is compliant with GDPR, employment legislation and company policies.
• Coordinate pre-employment checks and onboarding activities to ensure a smooth transition into the business.

Data & Reporting

• Produce and maintain recruitment reports, tracking key metrics such as pipeline activity, source effectiveness and time-to-hire.
• Monitor campaign progress, highlighting risks, challenges and opportunities for improvement.
• Use data and insights to…