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About the Role
SEPHORA UK is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner for a 24-month fixed-term contract to support ambitious retail expansion plans. This role involves leading high-volume recruitment for retail positions, building talent pipelines, delivering engaging candidate experiences, running assessment centres, and creating scalable hiring solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end recruitment for Beauty Advisor positions across multiple locations.
- Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
- Design and execute innovative sourcing strategies using direct search, referrals, social media, networking and local talent attraction initiatives.
- Partner closely with Retail Leaders and HR to forecast hiring needs and develop recruitment plans.
- Plan, coordinate and facilitate regular in-person assessment centres.
- Utilise recruitment technology to manage high application volumes efficiently.
- Screen, assess and shortlist candidates using a combination of technology, interviews and assessment methodologies.
- Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through clear communication, timely feedback and professional stakeholder management.
- Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, providing guidance on interviewing, selection decisions, talent assessment and market insights.
- Build and strengthen SEPHORA's employer brand through recruitment events, community engagement, social media activity and talent attraction campaigns.
- Analyse recruitment activity, pipeline health and hiring trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Support broader Talent Acquisition projects focused on process optimisation, talent pooling, assessment methodology and future workforce planning.
Requirements
- Proven experience recruiting within a high-volume retail environment is beneficial.
- Experience managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple locations and hiring levels.
- Strong direct sourcing and talent pipelining capability, with experience engaging passive candidates.
- Experience planning, coordinating or facilitating assessment centres, recruitment events or group selection activities.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence hiring decisions.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems and recruitment technology.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent hiring campaigns.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data and insights to drive recruitment decisions.
- Understanding of UK employment legislation and recruitment best practices.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly across the UK.
- Passion for people, retail and delivering exceptional experiences that reflect SEPHORA's values and culture.
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
- Unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
Skills
- Direct sourcing
- Talent pipelining
- Stakeholder management
- Recruitment technology
- Applicant tracking systems
- Project management
- Analytical skills
- UK employment legislation
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Field-based
- Fixed-term contract
Experience Level
- 24 Month Fixed Term Contract
Benefits
- Private Healthcare
- Life Assurance
- Private Pension
- Competitive pay
- Annual salary reviews
- Generous employee discount
- Paid day off on your birthday
- Access to a wellbeing and perks platform
- LVMH Heart Fund support
- Generous holiday allowance
- Option to buy more holiday
About the Company
- At SEPHORA UK, beauty is who we are, embodying freedom of expression, discovery, and belonging.
- From our beginnings in France and as part of the LVMH family, we push boundaries through creativity, innovation, and inclusivity.
- We are expanding across the UK, shaping the future of prestige beauty in a dynamic retail market.
Equal Opportunity
- SEPHORA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all.
- We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, or other employment practices.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.
- We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.