Wickes Hiring for Recruiter at Watford Full Time

Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your career in recruitment / talent acquisition? Would you enjoy the pace and energy of a retail environment which is collaborative, down to earth, fun and inclusive where people feel part of a winning team?

Wickes are a leading multichannel retailer and we are looking for a Recruiter to join our established team as a fixed term contract for 12 months. This is a genuine opportunity to develop into a career in recruitment, you will be responsible for supporting the end to end recruitment life cycle of a variety of crucial roles across the Wickes business.

Activities in the role will be varied, and you will work alongside the existing team of recruiters on a broad scope of roles from early careers opportunities, retail roles and functional head office recruitment too. This role supports the end to end hiring process from advertising roles, screening candidates and scheduling interviews ensuring our candidates have an exceptional experience and that we are acquiring the best talent in the market.

Ideally you will have some experience of recruitment (either an agency or in-house) or some relevant customer focused industry experience. Perhaps, most importantly, you will be passionate about people and have an enthusiasm for recruitment which will help support our recruitment processes ensuring we source and attract the best talent. Good communication skills are essential as you will be working not only with candidates everyday but with the team, wider HR team and hiring managers.

We have recently re-opened our Support Centre in Watford, where our support functions teams are based. We recognise the value of bringing our teams together to collaborate, support each other and build on our amazing culture. We are also encouraging our teams to work flexibly, with a blend of remote / office working.

Key Accountabilities:
Creating an industry leading candidate journey, writing engaging adverts, direct sourcing via a variety of methods

Initial assessment of candidates through CV and Telephone screening them prior to candidates meeting our hiring managers and providing feedback in a positive and timely manner

Working to an agreed set of KPIs including but not limited to candidate generation, conversion, time to hire and direct hires

Utilising our in house ATS to build a strong candidate database for talent pooling – becoming an expert on the system to use to full potential, ensuring a high level of accuracy

Adhering to ‘best practise’ and ensuring all relevant administration is accurate and up to date

Promoting Wickes’ reputation as “a great place to work” and displaying Wickes Winning behaviours at all times

About you

Ideally you will have some experience of recruitment (either an agency or in-house) or some relevant customer focused industry experience.

Ability to work at pace, multitask and prioritise workload alongside good time management

Strong numeracy and administration skills – Knowledge of Excel, Powerpoint, Word or Google equivalents essential

Attention to detail with a right first-time attitude

Great communication skills whether face to face, telephone or email

Collaborative team working and relationship building

Positive attitude, motivated and enthusiastic with an entrepreneurial attitude & way of thinking

Works well under pressure and to tight deadlines

What can we offer you?

You’ll be supported with fantastic learning and development and have the opportunity to grow and develop your career with us

We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that includes

Competitive bonus

Save-as-you-earn scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Colleague discount

Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership, cycle to work scheme

Our widely recognised wellbeing strategy is something we’re proud of at Wickes. As part of this, we offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits and support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, financial education & loans, and access to parental, menopause and fertility support.

We have recently re-opened our Support Centre in Watford, where our Commercial team are based, along with our other support functions. We recognise the value of bringing our teams together to collaborate, support each other and build on our amazing culture. We are also encouraging our teams to work flexibly, with a blend of remote / office working.

About Us:
Wickes is a multi-channel retailer operating in the home improvement market. With 40 years in industry, Wickes now generates revenue in excess of £1.3Bn across 230 stores delivered by 8,000+ colleagues.

But it is the Wickes’ culture that is considered its best kept secret; it’s a collaborative, down to earth, fun and inclusive environment where people feel part of a winning team. All our colleagues come from different backgrounds, but what we all have in common is a determination to succeed and a passion for being the best we can be. If that sounds like you, we’ll make you feel right at home.