Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location - UK

You will be responsible for managing the recruitment process from inception to completion for the UK (and, where appropriate) other EMEA territories, providing diverse, high-quality candidate slates for all white collar roles.

Representing Kimberly-Clark in a professional and engaging manner in the marketplace, and in line with the direct sourcing strategy, you will ensure a positive candidate and Hiring Manager experience.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will partner closely with EMEA and Global TA, HR and Business Leaders, providing insights/data on performance and ideas to continue to shape an inclusive TA strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

Managing the overall recruitment process as a TA Business Partner from inception to completion, including:

• Effective Hiring Manager engagement

• Preparing and placing effective advertisements, ensuring they encourage diversity of applications and represent Kimberly-Clark as an employer of choice

• Pre-screening applications and providing high-quality shortlists of diverse, qualified candidate slates to the business

• Arranging interviews and managing the offer and pre-boarding process

• Partnering with Hiring Managers throughout the recruitment process from the initial briefing to the on-boarding of new employees, ensuring a fair and consistent process and with Inclusion & Diversity infused throughout

• Communicating regularly and effectively with all stakeholders (including candidates, Hiring Managers, TA and HR partners, KC Leadership, Agencies) to ensure a best-in-class recruitment experience

• Developing diverse talent pipelines, succession plan market maps and strategic sourcing initiatives for senior, critical roles in the region; attend regional Talent Reviews in partnership with Talent Management, HR and Business Leaders

• Being a key contributor to the wider HR team, working to develop people strategies that ensure that we attract, engage, enable and retain our employees

Qualifications/Experience:

• Experience within in-house recruitment, preferably in a multi-national organisation. FMCG desirable but not essential

• Fluency in English is essential; other language capability useful but not essential

• Collaboration, Relationship Building and Influencing: Constructively questioning and influencing whilst maintaining collaborative relationships with Hiring Managers, Business Leaders and HR Directors, Managers & Business Partners

• Maintaining high standards of performance during peaks in workload (ability to manage vacancies while delivering against multiple strategic sourcing initiatives and functional projects)

• Proven background in the effective use of recruitment strategies and tools used for identifying and attracting diverse slates of high-quality candidates for both active and strategic pipeline positions

• Experienced in using recruitment systems (Workday Recruiter would be advantageous though not essential)

Total Benefits

We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance. Our belief in promoting a healthy work-life balance drives us to support our employees’ total well-being, offering comprehensive benefits not limited to gym memberships, private medical insurance, dental cover, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, critical illness cover, travel insurance and a market leading defined contribution pension scheme.

Certain benefits, such as flexible work schedules and parental leave, can be tailored to meet specific individual needs, giving our employees the flexibility to manage their commitments inside and outside of work. We are proud to be rated as a top 100 workplace for working mothers for two years in a row.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will then review your application and follow up with you if you seem like a great fit for this role

And finally, the small print….

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Kimberly-Clark is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

KC is a sponsor of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation Good Recruitment Campaign

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