Retail Recruitment Partner

Company: B&Q
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Location: Eastleigh
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead end-to-end recruitment for retail management to attract high-calibre candidates across locations. You will partner with stakeholders, use data and market insights to shape hiring plans, and deliver an inclusive, efficient hiring process. You’ll drive candidate experience and recruit tech-enabled, scalable solutions aligned to our Talent Acquisition strategy. Join a supportive, hybrid team that values inclusion and impact.

Pay / Benefits

  • Flexible & Hybrid Working
  • Career Growth & Development
  • Competitive Reward Package
  • Colleague Discounts
  • Health & Wellbeing Support
  • Generous holiday entitlement

Responsibilities

  • Partner with business areas and stakeholders to understand TA needs and shape recruitment plans
  • Build knowledge of business areas, roles, and external market to inform sourcing
  • Develop manager capability through High Performance Hiring approach
  • Deliver end-to-end recruitment for retail management roles with an inclusive process
  • Build talent pipelines and sourcing strategies for management talent across locations
  • Provide expert advisory to hiring managers, using data to create insight
  • Champion a high-quality candidate experience and timely feedback
  • Own screening interviews, events, and contract processing
  • Share feedback and outcomes with candidates transparently
  • Promote recruitment technology to enhance candidate experience and team efficiency
  • Represent TA in projects to embed recruitment considerations early
  • Lead or contribute to initiatives improving recruitment effectiveness and candidate experience
  • Drive continuous improvement and simplification of ways of working
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver TA and wider business improvements
  • Maintain SLAs with internal stakeholders and external partners

Key requirements

  • Full 360 recruitment experience
  • Ability to challenge and influence stakeholders on selection decisions
  • Strong stakeholder relationship skills with a consultative approach
  • Capable in a fast-paced, pressurised environment
  • Excellent verbal communication, including remote channels
  • Direct recruitment experience with social media sourcing
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritise
  • Attention to detail and follow-through
  • Data analytics, insight and storytelling
  • Experience leading or managing people in projects
  • Retail knowledge is desirable
  • stakeholder management
  • collaborative mindset
  • communication (verbal and remote)
  • 360 recruitment experience
  • social media sourcing
  • data analytics and storytelling

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Posted: October 23rd, 2026