Talent Acquisition Partner - Europe

The Role

UK or Poland based

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and proactive Talent Acquisition Partner to join our Imperial Talent Acquisition Centre of Expertise. You will collaborate and partner with the European and Global Functions People and Culture Business Partners in pursuit of our ambitious business strategy and transformation plans and specifically manage the recruitment of roles which are critical to deliver business objectives. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our inclusive and innovative global FMCG company, which is supported by 25,000 employees.

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager for Europe, you will act as a subject matter expert for Talent Acquisition. You will work to ensure that we attract and hire diverse talent with critical skills and experience. You will have proven experience recruiting for a wide variety of positions, utilising multiple sourcing and attraction channels and have expertise in direct sourcing techniques including head hunting using LinkedIn Recruiter, attraction advertising and social media recruiting.

Managing an end to end requisition load, you will proactively partner with stakeholders and communicate with candidates throughout the hiring cycle, creating an exceptional experience for both and resulting in hiring of diverse quality talent into our business. This role requires both German and English language fluency.

Principle Accountabilities

• Ensure recruiting is delivered as part of the broader People & Culture and talent & capability strategies through strategic partnering.
• Collaborate with the wider Talent Acquisition team and People & Culture Partners to achieve effective recruitment delivery and ensure high levels of candidate and hiring manager satisfaction.
• Provide functional expertise and insight around talent acquisition challenges and best practices ensuring that KPIs are met and priorities are fully understood and delivered.
• Authentically represent our brand and employer value proposition in the market and effectively attract a diverse pool of potential candidates.
• Screen, interview and assess candidates to provide qualified candidate shortlists and candidate insight for hiring managers.
• Manage the selection, presentation, negotiation, offer, closing and administrative aspects involved in full-lifecycle recruiting.
• Contribute towards recruiting team projects and continuous process improvement

Skills and Experience Required

• Experienced Talent Acquisition Partner within an in-house TA team, ideally within a global matrixed organisation.
• Strong relationship building skills and a strategic partnership approach to Talent Acquisition.
• Direct sourcing experience utilising social media, job boards, LinkedIn and Boolean search techniques
• Excellent communication and organisational skills and high attention to detail
• Strong team player with a collaborative approach and a passion for recruiting the best, diverse talent for the business
• Understanding of and interest in DE&I within Talent Acquisition.
• Fluency in English and at least one other European language is required.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.