If you are a Talent/Recruitment Manager looking to work for an TOP 100 FTSE company, Premier Inn with some amazing ideas of how to attract talent in a high volume capacity please apply!

Role: Talent Attraction Manager – FTC 12 months

Function: HR

Location: Field Based
Package: Competitive basic salary + 30% bonus, Pension, BUPA Healthcare.

This role is all about innovative ideas to attract the top talent for our operations team!!!

We’re looking for a Talent Attraction Manager to support with the external attraction of all hourly paid member roles in PI&R. This role is perfect for someone who can think outside the box when creating strategies & attractions plans. The successful candidate will also understand the different challenges when hiring across different areas of the UK, therefore able to adapt their strategies accordingly.

Inside the role:

• Managing a team of 12 TA's
• Developing local attraction strategy for front of house hiring across the UK
• Working with the Operational Leadership team to forecast volumes of hires and talent requires in peak seasons
• Owning the national attraction plan including local market activity and utilising those local partnerships (with schools, universities, local papers etc.) to increase and drive pipelines
• Ensuring attraction plans are inclusive and represent our organisation properly
• Keeping our recruitment system up to date with appropriate data
• Providing outstanding hospitality and experience to all candidates
• Business partnering with Hiring Managers to understand their challenges and what support they need
• Escalating issues when required to Regional Managers
• Developing local relationships in order to source talent
• Partnering with Social Media Manager and Brand Manager internal for advertising support
• Researching and understanding the market in order to make critical decisions on recruitment planning.

We’re open to you:

• Background resourcing hard to fill vacancies at high volume and multi-site.
• Experience developing attraction plans – new ideas.
• Ability to think outside the box
• Expert relationship building skills
• Leadership and engagement of large teams
• Direct sourcing mindset
• Hospitably or retail background is desirable
• This position requires travelling to sites when necessary so you will need to be committed to this

We’re 1,200 hotels and restaurants in the UK, Germany and the UAE, but we’re more than that. We’re the 35,000 people supporting our brands every day. The ones sourcing the nation’s favourite breakfast, plating up family favourites, and the great night’s sleep guaranteed people. We’re also always preparing for new openings, looking ahead and revamping our online presence. We do it for our guests, and it’s the details that keep them returning time and time again. We could be at the end of their road, their trusty choice for business trips, or we could be the place they associate with big celebrations up and down the country. We’re a constant in a changing world, and we’d love you to join us. Bring your energy, ideas and sense of fun, we’re waiting and so are our brands.

In return, we will offer you:

• An annual Whitbread performance incentive worth up to 30% of base salary
• An optional contributory pension matched up to 10%
• Family BUPA healthcare
• Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and a regular 25% discount in our Restaurant brands
• Access to Whitbread’s Save As You Earn scheme, with a fantastic 20% discount on Whitbread shares
• Recognition for service anniversaries, starting from 1 year
• Access to a range of discounts from everyday brands
• Charity donations through our Give and Match and Raise and Match schemes
• A collaborative work culture that focuses on enabling your success and continuing your personal development
• Hybrid working and a genuine flexible working policy

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We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcome your application whatever your background or situation.

Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQ+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQ+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. We are open to part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this.