Talent Acquisition Manager

At Zertus UK&I, we believe great people are at the heart of our success. Across our chocolate and snacking factories, it's our people who bring our much-loved products to life, ensuring millions of consumers can enjoy the brands and treats they love every day.

We're looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead and evolve our Talent Acquisition function, ensuring we attract, engage and hire the very best talent into the right roles, at the right time, across our UK&I businesses.

This is more than a recruitment role. You'll shape how we attract and secure talent across our operational sites, support functions and leadership teams, working closely with Directors, Hiring Managers and local HR teams to build strong talent pipelines, deliver an exceptional candidate experience and support the future growth of our businesses.

Based within the central HR function, you'll lead a small Talent Acquisition team while remaining hands-on in recruitment delivery. One day you could be leading a high-volume recruitment event to support growth across one of our manufacturing sites, the next partnering with senior leaders to identify and secure talent for a critical Director-level appointment. From strengthening our employer brand and enhancing recruitment technology, to developing future talent through apprenticeships and early careers programmes, you'll play a key role in shaping how people join and succeed at Zertus.

• →Significant experience within an in-house Talent Acquisition/ Recruitment function, or a credible recruitment agency background with a strong understanding of food manufacturing/FMCG businesses.
• →Experience leading end-to-end recruitment across operational, technical, specialist or support functions (HR, Finance, Procurement, Legal, Supply Chain etc).
• →Proven experience managing, coaching and developing talent/recruitment teams.
• →Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels of an organisation.
• →Experience developing recruitment strategies that deliver measurable hiring outcomes.
• →Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems, recruitment technology and recruitment analytics.
• →Experience producing recruitment reporting, KPIs and workforce insights.
• →A strong understanding of UK recruitment legislation, equality, right to work and GDPR requirements.
• →Experience delivering employer branding, attraction campaigns or talent pipeline initiatives.
• →CIPD Level 5 or relevant recruitment qualification would be desirable but not essential.  

• A confident and credible leader who can build strong relationships across the business.
• Commercially minded, balancing recruitment quality, speed and cost.
• Naturally curious about talent markets and innovative approaches to attraction and sourcing.
• Comfortable operating strategically whilst remaining hands-on when required.
• Passionate about delivering a first-class experience for candidates and hiring managers.
• Data-driven, able to turn recruitment insights into meaningful actions and recommendations.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple vacancies across various departments from high volume operational roles to specialist senior hires, alongside TA project work, within a fast-paced environment.
• Someone who enjoys challenging the status quo and continuously improving processes, systems and ways of working.

Zertus UK & Ireland is home to some of the UK's best-loved confectionery and snacking brands, including Humdinger, Kinnerton and Lir Chocolates. We combine the pace of a growing manufacturing business with the backing of an international family-owned group, creating exciting opportunities for ambitious professionals to make a real difference.

This role is based primarily at our Sherburn site, with regular travel across all UK manufacturing locations.

Our manufacturing Locations: Heckington, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Fakenham, Bromborough, Navan (Ireland). We have a hot-desking office space in Hull (East Yorkshire) and also in Camden, London. 

 Zertus is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 

Your application will be reviewed and entered into the selection process, if successful you will receive a call or email from a member of our Recruitment or HR Team (PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL), if successful, your application will be sent to the hiring manager for review, if successful, you will attend a two stage interview process, which may include a factory tour.