Recruitment Co-ordinator
Join Howdens as a Recruitment Coordinator and play a central role in keeping our trade recruitment process organised, accurate, and running at pace. We’re looking for someone highly organised and detail-focused to support our in-house Recruitment Team at Croxley Green Business Park, Watford. This is a key role, where you’ll take ownership of the day-to-day coordination of recruitment activity, ensuring our service is well organised, accurate, and consistently moving forward. Using Workday, you’ll post vacancies, move candidates through the recruitment process, manage interview coordination and candidate communications, as well as arranging interviews. and maintaining accurate data, you’ll be responsible for making sure every step runs smoothly and efficiently. You will also support our recruiters with non-critical depot roles, applying the same structured, organised approach to keep vacancies moving and stakeholders informed. As a central point of support for our recruitment team and depot managers, you will answer queries, coordinate recruitment activity, and ensure a consistent, professional experience for both candidates and hiring managers. The team work together in the office 4 days each week, with an option to work from home, 1 day each week. What we can offer you: Competitive Salary + BonusExcellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)25 days holiday + bank holidaysStaff DiscountEmployee Assistance ProgrammeExceptional Reward and Recognition events What you’ll be doing: Owning recruitment administration across high-volume depot hiringUsing Workday to post roles, manage applications, and move candidates through each stageKeeping the system accurate and up to date at all timesScheduling and coordinating interviews with candidates and depot managersSpeaking with applicants to guide them through the process and answer queriesSupporting the recruitment team, with additional projects, and external partnersSupporting depot managers with recruitment queries and process guidanceManaging end-to-end recruitment for non-critical depot rolesSupporting at recruitment events and careers fairs when requiredMaintaining recruitment trackers and ensuring data accuracyResponsible for recruitment invoicing. What you’ll need: Workday experience is highly desirable – this will help you hit the ground runningStrong administrative and organisational skills, with high attention to detailExperience working in a fast-paced, high-volume recruitment environment, desirable Confident managing multiple tasks and priorities at pace, with a service mindsetClear, professional communication with candidates and stakeholdersA structured, process-driven approach to workDiscreet when handling confidential informationComfortable building relationships and working closely with othersStrong problem-solving skills, with a practical, can-do attitudeConfidence using Microsoft Office packages About Howdens: Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.4bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens – and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For. Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you. #LI-NB1 #CVL INDKSD #Reed
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