Recruitment Supplier/Vendor Relationship Specialist

This brand-new position has been created within our in-house recruitment team. Your role will lead our initiative to centralize all temporary worker processes and recruitment partner relationships within our team.

You will have the opportunity to work at one of our Calor sites of your choice for a minimum of 2 days, allowing you to intergrate seamlessly into your new roles and meet our lovely teams on site.

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in managing and optimizing our relationships with external partners. Initially, you'll collaborate closely with the Recruitment Manager to design, develop, and implement the full lifecycle of the hire-to-retire process for our temporary workforce.

Additionally, you will be responsible for overseeing our partnerships, ensuring seamless collaboration, and driving outcomes aligned with our performance and commercial objectives. This role also entails elements of account management to nurture enduring, mutually beneficial relationships.

We're open to where you are located as you can be based out of any of our Calor locations across the UK in line with out hybrid working policy

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Your role will be split into 2 areas:

Contingent workforce & partners

You will take ownership of managing relationships with our core allocated suppliers throughout the lifecycle of contractual agreements. Your role involves overseeing contract performance, identifying opportunities to enhance value within our supply chain partnerships, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Utilizing this approach, you will develop best practices and implement new controls to optimize customer functional service, minimize costs, streamline processes, and maximize lifecycle benefits. Ensuring compliance with internal standards.

Your proactive engagement with our business stakeholders will be essential in understanding recruitment needs. By leveraging your expertise, you will collaborate with our partners to fulfill active temporary vacancies, ensuring transparent communication with all stakeholders throughout the process.

Permanent recruitment partners

You will collaborate with the wider Recruitment team and business units to cultivate a robust PSL for permanent recruitment. This involves ensuring best practice and positive brand representation across all areas and establishing a tiered solution of partners to meet the needs of the business units effectively.

Similar to our management of temporary suppliers, you will oversee partner performance to uphold commercial value, internal compliance, and ensure the Calor brand is consistently represented in the best possible manner.

In both areas, your responsibilities include overseeing the execution of day-to-day recruitment activities and ensuring performance aligns with defined SLAs and KPIs.

So, what would you need?

• Experience in end-to-end recruitment positions previously (ideally from both agency and in-house)
• Experience in supplier relationship management
• Familiarity with recruitment processes and agency management
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Previous experience in a coordinator or management role is preferred
• Familiarity with recruitment technology and applicant tracking systems (ATS)
• Regulatory and legislative knowledge e.g. AWR, basic employment law
• Providing a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience measure by satisfactions scores
• Ability to produce meaningful reporting and MI to support the management of Calor’s partners
• Support in the end-to-end continuous improvement of the recruitment journey

What we can offer you!

• Hybrid working
• Private medical provided by BUPA.
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Retailor discounts and many, many more!

Don’t tick all the boxes?

At Calor, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives and unique talents. We understand that candidates may not tick every box on the list, and that's okay! We value individuality, creativity, and the ability to learn and adapt.

If you're passionate about making a positive impact, committed to growth, and bring something special to the table, we encourage you to apply. We believe in unlocking potential and providing opportunities for personal and professional development.

Join us at Calor, where your unique qualities are recognised, appreciated, and celebrated. We're more than a checklist- we're a community of individuals driving innovation and positive change.

If you are a motivated and driven professional looking to make a significant impact, apply now to join Calor on this exciting journey.