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From the employer's careers site First seen 7 Nov 2026

Talent & Resourcing Partner - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Marks & Spencer United Kingdom Hybrid senior contract

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Description

As a Talent & Resourcing Partner at Marks & Spencer, you will play a crucial role in delivering a seamless, engaging, and inclusive recruitment experience for candidates and hiring managers.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Managing the end-to-end recruitment journey, ensuring a smooth experience from initial brief to offer.
  • Building trusted partnerships with hiring managers and People teams to understand their talent requirements and develop effective recruitment strategies.
  • Proactively finding and engaging top talent through direct sourcing, market mapping, networking, social media, and referrals.
  • Providing hiring managers with valuable competitor insights, market intelligence, and recommendations to inform their hiring decisions.
  • Continuously improving recruitment processes using data, technology, and insights to simplify processes, improve outcomes, and reduce reliance on external recruitment agencies.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • Strong end-to-end recruitment experience, with the confidence to manage multiple vacancies and recruitment processes.
  • Excellent business partner management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility and trusted relationships.
  • A proactive approach to direct sourcing and talent attraction, with the ability to identify and engage talent through various channels.
  • Strong commercial and market awareness, with the ability to use talent intelligence and competitor insights to influence recruitment decisions.
  • Proficiency in using Applicant Tracking Systems and recruitment technology, with a focus on maintaining accurate data and using systems effectively.

In return for your hard work, Marks & Spencer offers a range of benefits, including:

  • 20% colleague discount on M&S products and many third-party brands.
  • Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more.
  • Discretionary bonus schemes linked to performance.
  • Strong pension and life assurance.
  • Tailored induction and training.
  • Exclusive perks and savings through the M&S Choices portal.
  • Market-leading family policies.
  • 24/7 wellbeing support.
  • One paid volunteer day a year.

Skills

Required

  • recruitment experience
  • business partner management
  • influencing skills
  • direct sourcing
  • talent attraction
  • commercial awareness
  • market awareness
  • Applicant Tracking Systems
  • recruitment technology

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