Automotive Recruiter Internal

Job Title: Automotive Recruiter (Internal)

Location: Home Based / Hybrid Role will need to be based in the South ideally 1 hour commute from Pulborough West Sussex

Salary: 40000 benefits

FullTime and Permanent Monday to Friday

Our client is an automotive retailer representing prestigious car Brands they have a total of 30 businesses providing sales service and accident repair services across Sussex Surrey Kent and Hampshire.

Established in 1931 they are a successful and progressive thirdgeneration familyowned business.

They are now actively looking for an Automotive Recruiter to recruit for internal Automotive staff across their 30 sites in the South.

The role is a Hybrid role and will be based from home there will be a requirement to go into their head office site in Pulborough West Sussex on average once a month so ideally candidates will live within a 1 hour drive of Pulborough in West Sussex. There may also need to be occasional travel to visit their dealership sites.

Candidates must have a full and valid driving licence and use of their own car (travel expenses will be paid).

JOB PURPOSE

The role is to:

• The Internal Recruiter works as an integral part of the HR department supporting line managers across the group as well as the HRBP s. The role covers all tasks pertaining to recruitment from gaining initial authority to recruit through to the new employees onboarding
  
• Be a knowledgeable and supportive point of contact for hiring managers requiring any recruitment guidance or advise
  
• Oversee relationships with external recruiters and networks to build pipelines of candidates to fill current and future roles
  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with HR Director and HRBP s to produce an annual recruitment plan for the whole organisation
  
• Responsible to ensure the agreed plan is communicated to finance and all affected departmental heads before implementation
  
• Control of the authorisation to recruit process and ensure correct authorisation is in place for all new hires prior to advertising
  
• Maintenance of Job Description Library and any new positions are correctly scoped
  
• Adopt and investigate creative advertising campaigns to ensure we are portrayed as an attractive employer proposition
  
• Utilise a wide range of appropriate media to advertise vacancies and monitor effectiveness of different mediums
  
• Ensure hiring managers key criteria (skills / person specification) is documented and used as a selection matrix
  
• Ensure an early response to all applications including declined applications
  
• Undertake 1st telephone interviews of selected shortlisted candidates where appropriate and report back to relevant hiring manager as to suitability
  
• Arrange face to face interviews for hiring manager and receive feedback to provide to candidate as requested
  
• Arrange for any further assessments such as work experience formal assessment centres and skills tests
  
• Provision and input on a monthly and quarterly basis of reporting to show recruitment status and progress on a proactive basis
  
• Regularly review our internal referral schemes and make recommendation to improve in line with industry and competition
  
• Build and develop strong commercial relationships with colleges local business partners and preferred recruitment agencies. Represent the group at relevant events
  
• Drive down costs of fees whilst balancing quality of applicants supplied
  
• Maintain the recruitment budget and analyse turnover at all locations and report on any areas of concern
  

Skills and Requirements:

• Experience of working in an Automotive Environment
  
• Expert knowledge of recruitment practices assessments and evaluations
  
• Hold up to date legal knowledge of recruitment processes and employment law relating to new hires
  
• A good understanding of the many disciplines within HR including diversity and inclusion performance management compensation and benefits talent management employee relations
  
• A good understanding of the fundamental disciplines within HR including diversity and inclusion performance management compensation and benefits talent management employee relations
  
• Ability to empathize with others whilst maintaining a balanced view of company objectives
  
• Ability to write succinct reports and communications to both Board and employee groups
  
• Ability to make a positive first impact on potential candidates and portray the culture of the Company
  
• Full UK driving licence with ability to travel within South East as required
  

Please only apply for this role if you have both a Automotive background and also a Recruitment background and ideally have done recruitment within an Automotive background.

To apply for this exciting role please submit your full and up to date CV to Jonathan Sweasey at Pybus Recruitment on email: or call