Full job description What’s in it for you
At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:
*A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
*After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
*10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
*Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
*Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
*50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
*Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
*An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
*After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
*Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
*Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
*Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
*A great holiday package
About the role
We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, leading a high-profile UK-wide sales recruitment project. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of our sales teams by attracting, assessing and hiring exceptional talent across the country.
This is an opportunity to move beyond business-as-usual recruitment, combining strategic stakeholder partnering with hands-on delivery of a high-profile national hiring project. You’ll work closely with Sales and People leaders to shape hiring plans, coordinate recruitment activity and deliver effective selection processes that help us attract and secure exceptional sales talent.
This role will involve regular travel throughout the UK to support recruitment and selection activities, stakeholder meetings and assessment events. Flexibility to travel regularly, including occasional overnight stays, is essential. A car allowance is available where applicable.
**You must have previous experience recruiting sales professionals to be considered for this role**
This role may also be know as a Recruitment Project Lead.
You will be responsible for
*Leading the delivery of a large-scale national sales recruitment project of circa 200 sales professionals
*Partnering with senior Sales stakeholders to understand hiring requirements and workforce plans.
*Designing and delivering recruitment and selection processes, including assessment centres, interviews and hiring events.
*Managing recruitment activity from attraction through to offer and onboarding.
*Building and maintaining talent pipelines for key sales roles.
*Providing expert recruitment advice to hiring managers and key stakeholders.
*Using market insights and recruitment data to drive informed hiring decisions.
*Travelling across the UK to support recruitment activity and build strong stakeholder relationships.
You will need
*A solid background in recruiting sales professionals, ideally across multiple locations or regions.
*Strong experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes and hiring projects.
*Confident delivering recruitment and selection activities, including assessment centres.
*Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
*Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
*A proactive and solutions-focused approach to problem solving.
*Confidence working independently whilst collaborating effectively with a wider team.
*Data-driven with a continuous improvement mindset.
*Flexible to travel extensively across the UK, including occasional overnight stays.
About The Company
Booker is the UK’s leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.
We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.
We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
Please note
We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.
On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.
*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*