The Role
This role will be a true partner to the Joules team, recruiting for a variety of roles, including but not limited to Marketing, Finance, Facilities, Merchandising, Buying and Design.
As a Recruitment Business Partner, you'll do more than just fill jobs. You'll work closely with different departments to truly get what they need, offering your expertise and creative solutions for every step of the hiring process.
This is a full time role based onsite at ‘The Barn’ - Joules’ purpose built Head Office in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. You will also need to be happy to travel to our office in Enderby (Leicestershire) on a regular basis. Spending time with our teams and experiencing the heartbeat of our creative work.
What You’ll Take On
Think and act like a Marketeer: Get ready to flex your creative muscles! You'll be a key player in building and promoting our brand on social media, coming up with ideas and creative content that is always relevant to the candidates you are wanting to attract.
Be a Sourcing Expert: This isn't a one size fits all role. You'll use your experience to adapt your sourcing approach for each specific vacancy, from targeted headhunting to thinking completely outside the box. As well as representing the brand at attraction events like careers fairs and networking days.
Lead the Way: We'll count on you to be a trusted expert. You'll partner directly with our hiring managers, using your knowledge to create effective hiring strategies and challenge our thinking to make sure we're always attracting the very best. Regularly presenting to the Operations Board. You must have the confidence to build senior relationships, getting under the skin of the brand tone of voice, to talk the talk, challenge ideas, and hold your own in strategic discussions.
Manage the Full Cycle: You'll own the entire recruitment process. This role is more than just standard recruitment, it requires a high energy partner who can own everything from writing standout adverts and shortlisting top talent to closing the final offer.
Onboarding: You will be the point of contact for all new starters, supporting their pre and onboarding journey to ensure they have the best introduction to their new role. This will include running induction sessions and carrying out new starter check ins.
Innovate and Improve: We want you to challenge the status quo. You'll use your market knowledge to review and improve everything we do, from how we attract candidates to how we welcome them on board. We are looking for someone with the appetite to push innovation.
Team Player: You'll lead by example, offering support when needed, always having a collaborative approach, working closely with the HR Business Partner and Employer Brand Specialist.
What You’ll Bring
Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
We encourage early applications for our roles, as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position, this advert may close earlier than planned.
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You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
At Next we never underestimate what we can do. Bring your energy, play to your strengths and never shy away from change. Push yourself and back others. Make things happen that will be bigger and better than before.
Come and work for one of the UK’s biggest retailers. It is everything you could imagine, and so much more. We’re constantly innovating, constantly working on something new and constantly creating more and more exciting new products, which means no day is the same, and no day is dull.
Whether you take up a role in making furniture with our lively warehouse team or join our team of superhuman developers and tech engineers, you’ll be rubbing shoulders with some of the most talented people in the country, who not only work hard but play hard too.
Let's take it on.
