Talent Acquisition Specialist

OVERVIEW:

As Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be part of the global Talent Acquisition team managing the end-to-end recruitment process for our North American Retail populations - both current and new store requirements..

Reporting to the Global Retail Talent Acquisition Lead, you’ll work closely with hiring managers, Stores/Gym Leadership and People Team colleagues to identify, attract, pipeline, and onboard top talent for our retail business.

As part of Global Team, you will also support on US Head office hiring as required, collaborating with the wider Talent Acquisition teams based in the UK.

• Working with Retail TA Lead to execute the Talent strategy for new and existing Retail Stores
• Identify best places to advertise the roles in different territories and work with external partners as required to deliver the recruitment strategy for each store
• Developing engaging job adverts, posting internally and externally and identifying appropriate advertising channels – e.g. job boards, community groups, university partnerships, employment programmes etc
• Liaising with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs, agreeing on a fair and equitable assessment process and timelines for hiring, providing training where required
• Direct sourcing and filtering candidate as appropriate via Linked In searches and agency partnerships as required
• Conducting initial phone/virtual interviews to assess candidate fit and provide recommendations to hiring managers.
• Coordinating and scheduling interviews with candidates and hiring managers in line with agreed time frames, and managing the communication with candidates throughout the process, providing updates in a timely manner.
• Ensuring a smooth transition from offer stage to preboarding, keeping candidates warm and excited to join.
• Collaborating with wider TA team to align on overall strategy, technology and AI adoption into processes, employer brand initiatives and tailor to retail needs.
• Identifying partnering opportunities, coordinating and attending job fairs and recruitment events in new and existing territories- including assessment days
• Providing the retail people team with insights/metrics to support with workforce planning activities.
• Supporting the wider TA team as required with volume hiring campaigns across the Gymshark business including reviewing of applications, communication to candidates, scheduling of interviews, assessment days and management of offers.
• Supporting the Global TA team as above with corporate office roles where necessary to attract and identify suitable talent.

• Driving efficient volume recruitment processes to deliver a high-quality candidate experience.
• Promotion of, internal mobility policy with Hiring Managers.
• Supporting the Retail TA lead and/or wider TA team on specific projects as required.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date recruitment data in systems and tracking documentation.
• Supporting equality, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Building strong relationships with internal customers and external vendors.
• Developing hiring managers and stakeholders understanding of the talent acquisition process and their accountability in it.

• Previous Retail store recruitment experience of sales associates, team leaders and specialist store roles
• Experience of campaign-based, volume recruitment activity to meet fixed timelines and start dates
• Recruitment event planning, venue sourcing, resource logistics and hosting
• Experience of sourcing and filtering applications directly via job advertisements and agencies where appropriate
• Delivery of excellent candidate-centric recruitment processes
• Experience of using Applicant Tracking systems to manage recruitment…