Sourcing Specialist

4 days ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Hays Full time

Senior Sourcing Partner- Leicester


About the Role


As a Senior Sourcing Partner, you will source and attract the best talent in the market on behalf of our customers. Bringing our find and engage methodology to life using tools and technology to apply sourcing techniques that will identify target talent pools and passive candidates.

You will have responsibility for sourcing and attracting talent for one of Hays’ largest RPO accounts, sourcing for a number of different industries and sectors.


Who are Hays


At Hays, we believe in being lifelong partners - to our people as well as our customers.

With over 50 years of business success, we have a reputation as the world leader in specialist recruitment and workforce solutions. Joining Hays isn’t just about being part of a global business leader, it’s about making a difference in the world of work.


What you can expect day to day as a Sourcing Partner


Conduct intake briefing calls with hiring manager and recruitment partner at requisition creation stage and be seen as the sourcing expert, demonstrating knowledge of the talent landscape and relevant candidate attraction strategies.

Regularly market content to candidates’ audiences using social, email marketing, direct approaches and our cutting-edge recruitment database, whilst translating job descriptions into compelling advertising copy to be used on relevant digital channels.


You will provide a credible short-list of suitable candidates for each vacancy within agreed time frames, when applicable, negotiate terms of the offer between the hiring manager and candidate to satisfactory conclusion and manage all candidate compliance and on-boarding.

We expect you to provide excellent after-care to all candidates we have placed, and keep customer and client service at a high standard.


What you’ll need to succeed


  • You will be expected to leverage effective communication and interpersonal skills to partner successfully with stakeholders on all levels. You will be highly organised to manage multiple candidates at once. The ideal candidate may have the following experience or skills:
  • It desirable that you have worked in a customer facing or sales roles previously
  • Experience within Recruitment, RPO & MSP would be highly desirable
  • Analytically minded, with a strong working knowledge of MS Outlook and Excel Knowledge of Teams, Zoom and Slack
  • Experience with ATS systems
  • Experience of direct sourcing on a variety of job platforms – especially LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Experience of giving detailed role updates and evidencing sourcing activity undertaken
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders
  • A proactive person who enjoys problem solving and getting to the root cause of queries
  • Excellent organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
  • High attention to detail


What you will get in return:


  • Culture built on rewarding success and the opportunity to influence your earning potential
  • Best technology in the industry and a renowned training programme to support success and drive rapid career progression and ongoing development
  • Flexible hybrid working patterns
  • Opportunity to take your career globally
  • Incentives and rewards to recognise performance both locally, regionally and nationally
  • Broad range of employee wellbeing initiatives and benefits
  • Referral bonus scheme
  • Community of support networks from Hays Pride to Parents@Hays
  • Paid charity day for all employees #HaysHelps and working closely with charity partners



Life at Hays presents the opportunity for growth, varied career paths, exciting challenges and a culture of inclusion that celebrates diversity If you’re thinking of a new tomorrow for your career, let’s work together to create it


At Hays, we share a passion for creating a culture of opportunities for our people to flourish and succeed, whatever your background. We know that diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach, which encourages those experiences and views to be heard, is great for business and therefore your career.


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