RESPONSIBILITIES:

Recruitment

Manage end to end recruitment processes for all vacancies within remit area across our BMD and Customer teams

Adopt direct resourcing approach (ATS, Job Boards, LinkedIn, Social Media and Headhunting) towards recruitment process ensuring a cost effective and quality driven approach to candidate attraction.

Work with/manage relationships with recruitment agencies with regards to vacancies (briefing, feedback, offer process).

Manage and deliver resourcing projects in line with department plan.

Work as an ambassador for the New Look Recruitment process, ensuring positive candidate experience.

Partner with Line Managers to ensure recruitment processes are in place

Actively support hiring managers with interviewing and other selection

Facilitate assessment centres where appropriate.

Provide management information for recruitment metrics report (Weekly).

Create and drive pipeline activity across all areas.

Customer

Build strong relationships with hiring managers to ensure we are the first port of call.

Ensure all new starters are on board with New Look Induction

Maintain and develop strong relationships with desirable candidates during the recruitment process.

Seek out activities to drive self-development.

Remain confidential and professional at all times.

Growth

Seek out activities to drive self-development.

Network with industry professionals to develop professional circles and understand competitor/sector activity.

Use 1-2-1’s to monitor and drive performance.

Actively seek feedback from customers (hiring managers and candidates).

Support peers with project work where appropriate.

Essential Skills

Recruitment/resourcing experience, either in an in-house or recruitment agency environment, preferably within retail

Familiar with employment discrimination legislation

Will have managed a large portfolio of permanent and contract vacancies at any one time and demonstrated the ability to keep up to date with associated administrative tasks.

Be an effective communicator with excellent organisation skills and the confidence to prioritise workload when demands on time are being made by many managers at once.

Possess good influencing skills, with the ability to build rapport and persuade others

Ability to manage change and remain flexible to individual situations.

ABOUT YOU

Experienced in advertising positions on job boards, have drafted recruitment advertising, searched cv databases and cold called candidates

Experienced in screening and short-listing candidates

Experience of recruitment management systems / e-recruitment solutions and have posted vacancies to job boards.

Experienced in conducting comprehensive selection events, in particular assessment centres and competency-based interviews

Why New Look?

The amazing people, the love of fashion, the 4pm Friday finishes – there are so many reasons to love working at New Look.

We offer training to support you and your career progression, so that you can be at your absolute best.

You’ll also receive these amazing benefits:

• 40% staff discount

• Monthly 25% off  privilege vouchers for family and friends to enjoy

• Quarterly sample sales

• Season ticket loans

We’re sure that you’re as excited as us to get back to some level of normality soon. While we’ve always championed our smarter working policy, COVID has changed the way we work remotely. We’re dreaming of those days where we’re able to meet and collaborate in the office again and when we do, we expect to maintain a flexible approach, balancing time between home and office. This is always role dependant so worth covering off in any conversations you have throughout the process.

Apply now to find out more.