VF Corporation - Retail Recruiter - London

Are you looking for a fast-track opportunity to become a Talent Acquisition expert in Retail? Look no further!

VF Corporation is looking for a Retail Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team based in London (UK).

VF is a global apparel company connecting people to the lifestyles they cherish through our family of iconic brands, such as Vans®, The North Face®, Timberland® and many more.

Let’s Talk about the Role

As the Retail Recruiter, you will shape our Retail teams throughout the UK by recruiting talent across multiple stores and roles. You will play a vital role in screening and interviewing candidates, to support the hiring needs of our retail teams, and receive with extensive support from your extended team and manager. You will also be involved in advance sourcing and Employer Branding projects across the region as we look to continuously improve and adapt in an ever-changing market.

You will be people-focused, service-driven and have a passion for research, recruiting, fostering and maintaining relationships, as well as helping to shape and evolve our recruitment processes and service.

You will achieve this by:

• Partnering with Store Managers, District Managers and the wider EMEA Talent Acquisition team to assess talent requirements, advising and supporting on the best hiring strategy.
• Support the stores in the management of hiring processes, to ensure the maximum speed, efficiency and the best candidate experience is achieved.
• Use a variety of techniques to discover and attract the best talent in the market, mastering your LinkedIn License, leveraging various job boards and platforms, offline sourcing, candidate referrals, careers events, partnerships and more.
• Steering the time and resources at your disposal effectively, keeping your business partners up to speed on a regular basis and utilising data and market insights to make strategic sourcing and hiring decisions
• Conducting state of the art behavioural based interviews, screening calls and video meetings, to assess both technical skills as well cultural fit for our teams
• Continually strive to provide a great candidate experience at every opportunity, adding value to the candidate's journey every step of the way

Skills for success

You are starting your career with a strong focus on Talent Acquisition and wish to build up your expertise in acquiring talent across the retail industry, working in a fast paced environment

We would value:

• Experience recruiting for retail roles, ideally across the UK and / or Italy
• Experience managing high volume requisitions and candidates throughout the candidate lifecycle
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to achieve goals together with your teams
• Exceptional attention to detail and verbal communication skills both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work across different countries and cultures, being at ease with high level of diversity
• Fluency in English, any other European language is a bonus but not essential
• Open mind and curiosity, as we need to keep innovating in a challenging market landscape
• The ability to utilise data, reports and market insights in influencing key stakeholders in a collaborative and engaging manner

What’s in it For You…

We’re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy and commitment of our people. You will have access to some of the latest Talent Acquisition tools, with the freedom to propose and explore ever performing solutions. You will have learning opportunities via Social Talent as well in-house training and workshops. 

We care for our teams, that’s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial well-being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we’re the total package.

Additional benefits include…

• Hybrid working patterns
• Starting with 25 days annual leave + public holidays (and your birthday off too!)
• A work from abroad policy that allows you to travel and work
• Company pension scheme
• Company Healthcare scheme
• Annual merit cycle (annual salary increase scheme)
• Employee discount on VF brand products (50% off of RRP and 30% off on outlet prices) and the internal store)

Free to Be, Inclusion & Diversity 

As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day.

If you like what you have read and want to join our team then we would like to hear from you!

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