TA Manager - Luxury Retail

Your new role \n\nThis is a newly established role supporting the continued growth of a premium retail organisation. The Talent Acquisition Partner will take ownership of hiring across all retail populations, playing a critical role in shaping future talent through proactive sourcing, strengthened assessment processes, and early career pipeline development.This position suits someone with pace, curiosity, and ambition, who enjoys building things from the ground up and influencing how retail talent is attracted, assessed, and integrated into the business.\n\nRetail Hiring Delivery\n\nManage the complete recruitment process for in-store and field-based retail roles, ranging from entry-level client-facing positions through to experienced management appointments.\nPartner closely with hiring leaders to understand capability needs, timelines, and succession gaps.Proactive Talent Attraction\n\nIdentify and engage high quality retail professionals through direct outreach, networking, and market mapping.\nBuild long-term candidate communities to support both immediate recruitment and future workforce needs.Assessment & Selection Design\n\nReview, evolve, and implement selection methods that assess both capability and behavioural fit within a premium retail environment.\nLead group assessments and other structured hiring activity to improve quality of hire and consistency.Early Careers & Education Links\n\nEstablish partnerships with schools, colleges, and universities to create sustainable pipelines for junior and graduate retail talent.\nRepresent the organisation at careers events and promote retail pathways as long term, credible careers.Employer Reputation & Candidate Journey\n\nEnsure every interaction with candidates reflects a high quality, professional, and inclusive recruitment experience.\nContribute to attraction initiatives that strengthen employer positioning within the retail talent market.Workforce Planning & Hiring Readiness\n\nMaintain visibility of upcoming hiring demand and ensure talent pools are actively refreshed and deployment-ready.\nReduce dependency on reactive hiring by anticipating talent gaps.\nOnboarding & Transition into Role\nSupport the development of structured onboarding activity to improve early engagement and role effectiveness.\nLiaise with internal teams to ensure smooth transitions from offer acceptance through to store integration.Market Insight\n\nMonitor competitor activity, salary trends, and shifts in candidate behaviour within the retail sector.\nShare insights with stakeholders to inform hiring strategy and attraction decisions.What you'll need to succeed \n\nSolid experience in Talent Acquisition within Retail (essential), Luxury (desirable)\nDemonstrated ability to recruit across multiple role levels simultaneously.\nExperience contributing to or leading assessment-based hiring approaches.\nStrong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge and influence.\nNaturally proactive, resilient, and commercially minded.\nGenuine interest in developing early talent and sustainable pipelines.What you'll get in return \n\nGenerous pay & benefits\nLong term development opportunityWhat you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.\n\nHays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)