Talent Acquisition Partner

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,500 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 2,900 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.

Talent Acquisition Partner (Maternity Cover)

Proud to deliver high quality products and develop a high- quality career.

Competitive salary

Based in Spalding (Hybrid working)

37.5 hours per week or would consider 30 hours per week

08.30am - 5pm

Bonus, Private Healthcare, highly competitive rewards package including Group Pension and excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group.

Why join us?

We’re proud to offer you a career with real scope for development. To reward your hard work and ambition as a Talent Acquisition Partner with plenty of support and opportunity. And empower you to drive your own success and create a career you can be proud of too.

What we do.

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with an international presence in the US and China. Our 19,000 employees operate from 39 locations, developing and producing innovative food for a wide variety of occasions and budgets. In the UK, we work with leading grocery retailers, focusing on their own label brands.

About the role.

As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you will provide a professional partnering service to deliver all Talent Acquisition activities across the business sector ensuring current and future Talent Acquisition needs are met across both the Volume and Salaried population. 

About you.

Experience working as a business partner with senior stakeholder manager experience in a matrix organisation 

Previous experience of working within a shared service recruitment function across a complex matrix organisation

Proven ATS experience or equivalent 

Sound influencing skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally

Creative and innovative with a willingness to challenge the status quo

Sound problem solving ability

Proactive

Ability to challenge constructively at all levels

Flexibility in approach and thinking

Ability to work under own initiative

High attention to detail and quality of work

Proven track record of delivering a quality talent acquisition service across multiple sites

What you’ll receive.

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You’ll enjoy:

A stakeholder pension scheme

Personal accident Insurance

Free independent mortgage advice

Employee assistance programme

A range of voluntary benefits

Holiday purchase scheme

Additional life assurance

Dental & hospital cash plans

Discounted tutoring for children

Access to financial learning tools

Affordable loans via your salary

Proud to be and loyal service awards.

Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.

Proud to be Bakkavor

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

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