Talent Acquisition Specialist

Want to help us bring happiness to the world?
Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people?
Then this is the place for you.As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire.
We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.To succeed at pladis you need to bepurpose-led,resilientandpositiveto succeed here because we expect pace andagility, we insist oncollaborationand demand accountability.
If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impactClick "Apply" to get started.Why join our team?
pladis now has a strong in-house Talent Acquisition Team, we are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join the team to support across all functional areas across UKI Global recruitment.
As well as our day to day recruitment we are also working on a number of projects to improve employer brand, build recruitment process awareness and provide support to our managers on everything recruitment.
We are a team that works closely together, have a positive and resilient way of working as well as being collaborative and encouraging.
What will this role achieve?
This is a great opportunity to be a part of a successful team within pladis.
Talent Acquisition is a key focus and with continuous improvements and support we work together to provide the best in class service to our candidates and stakeholders.This role reports into the Talent Acquisition Manager as a direct report into the HR Leadership Team.
This role to be based in our Chiswick Park offices days per week with days from home.What will be your key deliverables?
Be responsible for providing world class end to end candidate and stakeholder management recruitment experience experiences - managing all activity, both internal, external and referrals through our hiring processesPartner and manage relationships with key stakeholders, understand the requirements of roles and the pladis culture to ensure good candidate fit.Think creatively and implement a programme to build our employer brand, awareness of pladis and talent attraction methods in the external market.Support the development and implementation of key initiatives and processes to ensure we bring in the best talent into the business with a key focus on Diversity and InclusionPartner with our PSL agencies to deliver specialist talent requirements.Source candidates – post roles internally and externally, utilise job boards, social media and online resources to engage and contact appropriate candidates.Carry out initial applicant screening for roles, including CV sifting, telephone interviews and all candidate communication including feedback.Hold others accountable for fulfilling their steps in the hiring process.Support the production of timely and accurate management information for the organisation to advise decision making on all staffing and management recruitment including new entry programmes.Alongside the Lead Recruiter, be responsible for the delivery of emerging talent recruitment plans and ensure that recruitment assessment centres are delivered on time, in full and within budget.Actively seek opportunities to continuously improve recruitment service provision in pladis and ensure that pladis remains abreast of industry changes and best practiceProvide recruitment expertise to specific projects as required apprentice recruitment, assessment centre development.What do you need for this role?
Demonstrable experience of working in in-house recruitmentPrior experience of working on UKI based Global roles would be desirableExperience of Workday system is desirableExcellent relationship building and customer service skillsHave proven partner management experience and be a strong external ambassador for pladis.Positive attitude and resilienceEffective communicator with internal partners, external agencies and candidatesAbility to prioritise and manage multiple tasks and partnersProven ability to make it happen and deliver exceptional results under tight deadlinesOUR WINNING TRAITS AND BEHAVIOURS Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every biteAgile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing stillCollaborative - Willing to work with others for mutual successResilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacksPositive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring