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Talent Sourcer

£Competitive Salary + Excellent Company Benefits

Northampton, Northamptonshire

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Talent Sourcer/ Talent Acquisition - 6 Month FTC 
Location: Lodge Way - Northampton

Ever considered working in Recruitment?


Here at the Travis Perkins Group we’re embracing the importance of identifying, engaging and attracting talented individuals before they even consider applying for a position with us.


As a Talent Sourcer in our Central Functions Resourcing team you will deliver top class talent across a mix of head office functions including Finance, HR, IT and Supply Chain and become a subject matter expert in industry trends, competitor insight and market intelligence to help influence our wider business strategy and initiatives.


Working in partnership with our Specialist Recruiters, on a day to day basis you will


  • Use sourcing tools and techniques to identify candidates across a range of channels including LinkedIn, CV databases, search engines, social media profiles and competitor webpages

  • Engage (and qualify) candidates via email, phone and messaging via social media - sharing your understanding of the Travis Perkins Group and Businesses’ culture and unique qualities

  • Create and manage talent pipelines to support forecasted recruitment demand

  • Design and produce research including competitive candidate market mapping


Whilst previous experience of working in a similar role/recruitment environment is not a prerequisite we are looking for someone with


  • Excellent communication skills

  • Good analysis and research capability

  • Solid understanding of social media and research tools

  • An inquisitive and creative mindset

  • The ability to work in a fast paced, ever changing working environment

  • Great organisational skills to effectively plan and manage your own workload

  • The initiative to identify solutions to changing priorities and commitments


Also, to ensure you stay on top of your game, you'll receive extensive training and get time to become a Sourcing Ninja through Social Talent.


If you're not already aware of us, you might be surprised - we're more than just bricks and timber


Recognised as one of Britain’s Top Employers since 2010, we offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across 20+ leading businesses including Travis Perkins, Wickes, Keyline and City Plumbing Supplies. We operate out of more than 2,000 outlets nationwide (and Ireland) and have over 28,000 colleagues.


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