Talent Acquisition Partner (FTC)

Job Description

This premium fitness brand is looking for an experienced Retail Talent Acquisition Partner to join the team on a 3–6 month contract, with a dedicated focus on supporting our growing retail organization.

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This role will own end-to-end recruitment across retail, partnering closely with Retail Leadership, People, and Store teams to deliver high-quality talent at pace. The ideal candidate combines strong retail recruitment expertise with a commercial, hands-on approach and is comfortable operating in a fast-growing, high-performance environment.

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You will be responsible for building strong candidate pipelines, managing multiple searches simultaneously, and creating an exceptional experience for candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruitment process.

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What You’ll Do

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• Own full-cycle recruitment for retail roles, from intake and sourcing through interview, offer, and close.

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• Partner closely with Retail and People leaders to understand hiring priorities, headcount plans, role requirements, and timelines.

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• Recruit across a range of retail positions, including Store Leadership, Assistant Store Managers, Supervisors, Sales Associates, Operations, and other store-based roles.

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• Support hiring for new store openings, retail expansion, and high-volume recruitment initiatives where required.

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• Develop proactive sourcing strategies to build strong and diverse talent pipelines rather than relying solely on inbound applications.

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• Identify and engage passive talent within fashion, luxury, beauty, lifestyle, and best-in-class retail organizations.

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• Manage a high volume of vacancies while maintaining quality, urgency, and a strong candidate experience.

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• Lead effective hiring-manager intake meetings and advise stakeholders on market conditions, talent availability, compensation, and recruitment strategy.

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• Screen and assess candidates against both technical requirements and brand’ culture and customer experience expectations.

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• Coordinate closely with recruiting coordinators and People partners to ensure an efficient interview and offer process.

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• Track recruiting activity and provide clear updates on pipeline health, hiring progress, risks, and key recruiting metrics.

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• Identify opportunities to improve retail recruiting processes, tools, and ways of working.

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• Represent the brand in the talent market and deliver a consistent, premium employer experience at every candidate touchpoint.

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What We’re Looking For

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• Significant experience in Talent Acquisition, ideally with a strong focus on retail recruitment.

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• Proven experience recruiting for store-based roles within a fashion, luxury, beauty, consumer, or high-growth retail environment.

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• Experience managing both high-volume hiring and more targeted leadership searches.

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• Strong sourcing capability, including experience proactively identifying and engaging passive candidates.

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• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple vacancies and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

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• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge, advise, and influence hiring managers.

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• Commercial mindset with a good understanding of the realities of retail hiring, including candidate availability, location-specific talent markets, and speed to hire.

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• Excellent communication, organization, and candidate-management skills.

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• Comfortable working with recruiting systems and using data to track progress and identify recruitment priorities.

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• Highly collaborative, adaptable, and able to quickly build credibility within a new organization.

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• Able to operate effectively with a high degree of ownership and limited ramp-up time.

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What Success Looks Like

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During the contract, you will:

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• Quickly establish trusted relationships with Retail and People stakeholders.

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• Build healthy pipelines for priority retail roles.

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• Reduce time-to-fill while maintaining a high bar for talent.

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• Deliver against retail hiring plans and new-store deadlines.

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• Provide candidates with a consistently strong SKIMS experience.

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• Leave behind stronger pipelines, processes, and market insight for the broader Talent Acquisition team.

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