Job Description

About us

Halfords is on a journey - building the future of motoring and cycling and looking for people who want to help shape what comes next. We’re a place for co‑creators: people who want to make a real impact, take ownership and be part of something that’s still evolving.

As the UK’s leading retailer of motoring and cycling products, we’re supported by one of the country’s largest independent vehicle servicing, maintenance and repair networks through Halfords Autocentres. This breadth gives us a strong, stable foundation - and the freedom to keep innovating and growing.

That means real variety for our colleagues, along with the opportunity to learn, stretch and develop as the business moves forward. Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a team focused on delivering exceptional service - using your expertise to solve problems, guide customers and help keep the nation moving with confidence.

About the role

We're looking for an experienced and commercially minded Talent Acquisition Partner to join our team on a 6-month FTC during a period of significant transformation and increased hiring activity across our Support Centre functions.

This is an exciting opportunity to partner with senior leaders, delivering exceptional hiring outcomes that strengthen capability and support strategic business priorities. You'll play a key role in driving a proactive, direct-sourcing approach, combining talent intelligence, market expertise and first-class stakeholder engagement to attract and secure high-calibre talent.

We're seeking someone with broad Corporate Services recruitment experience, with a strength in Finance recruitment, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can balance pace, agility and delivery with an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of specialist, professional and leadership vacancies across Corporate Services functions, delivering exceptional hiring outcomes focused on candidate quality and business impact.
• Lead proactive talent pooling, pipelining and headhunting activity to identify and engage high-calibre passive talent within competitive markets.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies and targeted recruitment campaigns that strengthen talent pipelines and reduce reliance on external agencies.
• Create compelling advertising, attraction campaigns and employer branding content that enhances our visibility and appeal within professional talent markets.
• Use market mapping, competitor intelligence and talent insights to advise stakeholders on hiring trends, talent availability and attraction strategies.
• Drive a direct sourcing model, continuously identifying new ways to attract and engage diverse talent.
• Deliver a seamless candidate experience, ensuring timely communication, meaningful engagement and professional representation of our brand throughout the recruitment journey.
• Effectively manage recruitment activity through the ATS, maintaining accurate records, ensuring candidates receive timely outcomes, and supporting robust reporting and data integrity.
• Provide regular updates and insights to stakeholders, managing expectations, influencing decision-making and ensuring transparency throughout the hiring process.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, driving efficiency while maintaining a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring managers.
• Champion inclusive hiring practices and ensure all recruitment activity is compliant with relevant legislation, governance and internal policies.

About you

• Essential: Proven Talent Acquisition experience recruiting across Corporate Services functions, with strong expertise in Finance recruitment and ideally exposure to commercial roles.
• Demonstrable success in talent pooling, pipelining, market mapping and headhunting specialist talent.
• Experienced in delivering multiple recruitment campaigns simultaneously whilst maintaining exceptional quality and attention to detail.
• Strong track record of building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing hiring decisions and providing credible market insight.
• Passionate about direct sourcing and confident in developing creative attraction strategies to engage hard-to-find talent.
• Highly organised, data-driven and experienced in managing ATS systems accurately and efficiently.
• Customer-focused and committed to delivering an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Commercially aware, adaptable and energised by working in a fast-moving environment where priorities can evolve quickly.
• An ambassador for Talent Acquisition, representing the function with professionalism, credibility and a solutions-focused approach.

Reward & benefits

• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme, pension, life assurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
• Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We help you to own and grow your potential so you can be at your best in your current role and to support your future career aspirations.

• We offer hybrid working in our Support Centre, you will be based at our Support Centre 3 days a week with an optional 2 days working from home.
• You will have access to a wealth of employee discounts across the Halfords suite of products and services.
• Wellbeing and inclusion are at the heart of our colleague experience. We offer resources and ongoing support to enhance your wellbeing at work and active Colleague Networks supporting inclusion initiatives across Halfords.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

At Halfords, we operate a hybrid working policy with 3 days on site at our Support Centre in Redditch.