Talent Acquisition Specialist
Location: Wakefield
We are the leading national independent auction group, led by quality people, driving the future of the remarketing industry through leading results, innovation, investment, excellence in technology and exceptional service.
Our mission is to bring new perspectives, energy and more innovative ways of working to extend our value within the automotive industry.
We have a exciting opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our HR team based in Normanton, Wakefield.
Principal Responsibilities include:
- Own and manage end to end recruitment processes and procedures.
- Implement and maintain the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
- Maintain a preferred supplier list of agencies and terms of engagement.
- Administer documentation and system updates relating to recruitment processes.
- Provide regular recruitment related reporting and trend analysis.
Duties include:
- Work with hiring managers and heads of departments to understand ongoing hiring needs.
- Determine and continuously develop appropriate hiring strategies including but not limited to direct sourcing, head-hunting, advertising, and working with recruitment agencies/partners to provide high quality candidates at pace.
- Proactively source, attract and screen candidates using a variety of channels with an emphasis on sourcing as many direct candidates as possible to contribute to the reduction of usage of recruitment agencies.
- Develop standardised methods for the interview and selection process including creating templates where required.
- Identify industry specific job boards and recruitment platforms.
- Advertise roles on a number of platforms, specific to the role.
- Drive engagement of candidates through maximising the company’s employer brand, working with Marketing and HR to make regular posts, campaigns and attraction techniques.
- Update job descriptions as required.
- Conduct telephone interviews and assess capabilities.
- Coordinate interviews, meeting rooms, manager’s diary etc.
- Notify candidates of their interview outcome and provide feedback.
- Ensure the recruitment inbox is managed and queries answered in a timely fashion.
- Support HR with the on-boarding processes for colleagues where required.
- Promote the use of best practice throughout the recruitment cycle.
- Ensure approval processes have been followed on all occasions.
- Attend sites when required to support large scale recruitment campaigns.
- Participate in job fairs and build relationships with local job centres.
- Support with the onboarding of contractors & IR35 status determinations.
- Champion diversity & inclusion in recruitment and company culture.
- Integrate EDI strategies into all recruitment activities to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Ensure confidentiality is respected and maintained at all times.
- Lead a project to implement a ATS system.
- Once implemented, proactively manage, continuously develop, and improve the ATS to ensure it provides a positive user experience and delivers efficiencies.
- Negotiate and network with external recruitment agencies to ensure Aston Barclay receive competitive rates for any outsourced roles.
- Work with the Head of HR & Group Contracts and Procurement Manager on tender processes to identify preferred supplier list.
- Manage agency/supplier performance.
- Ensure we select the most cost-effective option in all circumstances.
- Produce offer letters & contracts and issue in a timely fashion.
- Comply with GDPR and any other legislative requirements.
- Report on recruitment activity including but not limited to open roles, application rates, day to hire, interviews to hire, offer acceptance rate, cost per hire and recruitment effectiveness.
- Track and analyse recruitment metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of sourcing strategies and make data-driven recommendations for improvement.
- Create and roll out surveys where required to gather relevant data.
- Advise hiring managers and internal teams on hiring best practices and market feedback.
- Utilise data & analytics to optimize recruitment performance.
- Monitor recruitment spend and report on cost savings.
Skills/Experience:
- Proven recruitment experience, ideally within a in-house setting.
- Proven success managing the recruitment lifecycle for a high volume of roles.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport quickly with candidates and hiring managers and communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation.
- Experience proactively sourcing candidates across a variety of channels including LinkedIn, Indeed and other social media platforms.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits that reflect the value we place on our employees and help make Aston Barclay Group a great place to work. These include:
- 25 days leave per annum + bank holidays
- The ability to purchase upto an additional 5 days leave per annum
- Enhanced sick/maternity/paternity/adoption policies
- Healthcare Cashback scheme on costs such as Dental, Optical and Physiotherapy
- Access to an online rewards scheme that gives you discounts and money back on everything from fashion, holidays, entertainment, car hire, health and beauty and even weekly shopping from major supermarkets
- Free Employee Assistance Program (also available to family dependants)
- Life assurance cover 2 x salary
- Christmas savings scheme
- Length of service awards
- Refer a friend recruitment incentive scheme
- Early finish on your birthday
- Onsite Gym
