Junior Talent Acquisition Partner

We’re excited to be hiring for an Junior level Talent Acquisition Partner in our newly created Talent Acquisition team.  Acting as guardians of talent for the business, our focus is on sourcing exceptional people for the right role at the right time, ensuring we influence quality hires to drive business excellence and delivering exceptional candidate experience along the way.

About the Role
This Junior Talent Acquisition Partner will be supporting stakeholders across Store Operations and Supply Chain for colleagues based in our Distribution Centre in Thatcham, as well as colleagues in Knightsbridge.
Reporting into a Talent Acquisition Partner for the same area, you will manage a varied vacancy load focused on entry level roles through to team leader and lower-level specialists. You will partner closely with business stakeholders to ensure you thoroughly understand their needs, as well as influencing them to deliver best in class candidate experience. Harrods is famous for service and that includes our relationships with potential colleagues too.

Motivated by targets and KPI’s you’ll help us achieve our ambition of driving high performance at Harrods through both the quality of the candidates you recommend and bring into the business and the pace at which you work. This remit of Store Operations and Supply Chain directly contributes to the service that our external customers receive and so we play a vital role in helping to protect and elevate operational performance.

Key responsibilities for this role include:
•    Collaborating closely with Hiring Managers to fully understand their specific talent needs and provide tailored guidance on effective recruitment strategies.
•    Partnering with the Talent Acquisition Partner to ensure every talent choice reflects our business and team goals, taking ownership of the recruitment outcomes.
•    Carefully assessing candidates throughout the recruitment process to ensure only the highest-quality candidates progress.
•    Promoting best practices in candidate selection and continually seek innovative ways to enhance our recruitment standards.
•    Using innovative sourcing strategies to identify and attract exceptional talent, building a pipeline of candidates for future opportunities.
•    Maintaining accurate and comprehensive records in Workday to ensure data integrity, facilitating informed decision-making and effective reporting.
•    Enhancing the candidate experience by providing clear communication, timely feedback, and a welcoming environment throughout the recruitment journey.
•    Implementing strategies to ensure that every candidate feels valued and engaged, regardless of the outcome.

Depending on your role, you may be fully on-site or have a mix of on-site and home working – this is what we refer to as ‘Hybrid’. Our hybrid working policy allows colleagues to work from home for part of the week, with a minimum of three days on-site, depending on business needs.

Please see our Hybrid@Harrods policy on our Career Site for more information or speak to a member of our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions regarding the requirements for this role.

About You
You will be a confident individual with strong communication skills and the ability to connect with people at all levels, from candidates to business leaders and have the presence and credibility to influence their thinking. You will be knowledgeable about Harrods and the industry(ies) you will be recruiting for whilst being proud of the organisation you work for and a strong brand ambassador.
To help you build and maintain exceptional talent pipelines, you will have strong networking and people skills both internally and externally, demonstrating your expertise and dedication to candidates and stakeholders at every opportunity. You will also be organised and service driven, you care about and understand the value you can add to the business through an eagerness to work towards targets and accomplish business needs – whether this be productivity or quality targets.

About Us
Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.
Our Promise to You

Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business. 

Uniquely You
Whilst our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you can demonstrate the majority of skills and strong experience to thrive in this role, we would encourage you to apply. 

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.
If you want to know more about our people and our culture, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods