Retail Recruitment Partner

We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Retail Recruitment Partner and you’ll be a big part of this. 

This role is responsible for sourcing, attracting and assessing best‑in‑class talent, in a more inclusive way, for vacancies up to and including Store Manager. Partnering closely with stakeholders, the Talent Acquisition Partner provides insight and constructive challenge, using data and market knowledge to influence hiring decisions. 

• Partner with aligned business areas and key stakeholders to understand upcoming TA activity, priorities and challenges, using insight to shape effective recruitment plans and support strong hiring outcomes. 

• Build specialist knowledge about the business area(s), roles recruiting for and the external market 

• Develop manager capability through the High Performance Hiring approach 

• Deliver end-to-end recruitment for retail management roles, providing a high-quality, efficient and inclusive hiring process for candidates and hiring managers. 

• Build strong talent pipelines and sourcing strategies to attract high-calibre management talent across multiple locations and business areas. 

• Builds strong relationships and partners with hiring managers to provide expert advice, actively gathering and using data to create insight 

• Champion an excellent candidate experience, ensuring timely communication, constructive feedback and alignment with the organisation's values aligned to our Recruitment Policy and Principles 

• Ownership of screening interviews, arranging selection events and relevant contract processing 

• Trusted owner of sharing feedback and outcomes with our candidates 

• Champion the effective use and implementation of recruitment technology to enhance candidate experience, improve team efficiency and support delivery against the TA team North Star.  

• Represent Talent Acquisition in business projects and change programmes, ensuring people and recruitment considerations are embedded from the outset. 
• Lead or contribute to initiatives that improve recruitment effectiveness, efficiency and candidate experience. 
• Own continuous improvement to ensure we’re always future thinking and simplifying our ways of working 
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver continuous improvement opportunities across Talent Acquisition and the wider business 

• Partners with internal stakeholders including HR specialist and generalist teams and supporting SSO functions, to ensure recruitment is managed effectively and within SLAs. 
• Partners with external stakeholders, third‑party agencies and external subject‑matter experts to complement in‑house sourcing activity and support recruitment delivery and projects where required. 
• Partners with Regional Managers and Regional People Partners to provide data and insight relevant on specific areas. 

• Full 360 cycle internal recruitment experience; delivering effective recruitment campaigns and solutions to meet business needs within agreed SLA’s and timescales 

• Ability to confidently and constructively challenge and influence stakeholders around selection decisions and recruitment best practice 

• Evidence of developing strong stakeholder relationships with a consultative and collaborative approach 

• Capable of working within a highly pressurised and fast paced environment. 

• Excellent verbal communication skills preferably with experience communicating effectively through remote communications channels (i.e. telephone, email etc) 

• Experience of direct recruitment methods, with strong social media sourcing expertise 

• Ability to multi-task and prioritise effectively. 

• Attention to detail- a completer finisher who does what they say they will do. 

• Data analytics, insight and storytelling. 

• Experience of leading and challenging people directly and/or indirectly through projects and task delivery. 

• Retail knowledge (desirable) 

At B&Q, we're building more than great homes – we're building great careers.

When you join us, you'll be part of a supportive, inclusive business where your ideas matter, your development is invested in, and your wellbeing is genuinely important.

🏡 Flexible & Hybrid Working - Work in a way that helps you perform at your best, balancing business needs with personal commitments.

📈 Career Growth & Development - Access learning, development and career opportunities across one of the UK's leading retail organisations.

💰 Competitive Reward Package - A competitive salary, pension and a range of financial benefits.

🛒 Colleague Discounts - Enjoy discounts across B&Q and the wider Kingfisher Group.

❤️ Health & Wellbeing Support - Access wellbeing resources, health support and employee assistance programmes designed to help you thrive.

🌴 Time Away From Work - Generous holiday entitlement and family-friendly policies that support life both inside and   outside work.

🤝 A Place Where You Belong - We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to be themselves.

🌍 Make a Difference - The work you do will have a direct impact on our customers, colleagues and business.

Please note that B&Q does not currently offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and throughout their employment.

At B&Q, we're committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience for everyone.

If you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments to help you complete your application or throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.

If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please contact us at recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk. If you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we'll consider your application in line with our Disability Confident commitments.