Talent Acquisition Manager Transformation

Contract: 12 Mths

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker

What youll be doing

Were looking for a strategic Talent Acquisition Manager to shape future TA plans aligning to the workforce plan across our One Health portfolio. This newly created role is a 12-month FTC based at our Nottingham Support Office working at senior level to translate workforce strategy into sustainable talent solutions.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role sits within the Talent Acquisition Team and reports to the Director of Talent Acquisition & Employability. Youll act as the strategic Talent Acquisition partner for the One Health portfolio covering Healthcare Opticians and Pharmacy with no direct reports and no ownership of day-to-day recruitment delivery.

Your focus is on turning workforce plans into clear insight-led talent acquisition strategies that support service transformation and future skills needs. Youll work closely with TA Managers People Partners Programme Boards and senior leaders to anticipate demand and move recruitment from reactive to planned and sustainable.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading short- medium- and long-term workforce and talent acquisition strategies across One Health

• Acting as the senior TA advisor in workforce planning and Programme Board discussions

• Translating complex workforce demand into prioritised practical talent strategies

• Partnering with the wider TA leadership team to support you in representing their labour market insights attraction approaches and strategies within the programme boards

• Identifying workforce risks and producing forward-looking insight for senior stakeholders

• This is a strategic consultative role not an operational recruitment position.

What youll need to have (our must-haves)

• Experience in strategic talent acquisition and workforce planning OR; a Healthcare qualification and now seeking an opportunity to develop further in a People Function

• Proven ability to operate as a trusted consultative partner to senior stakeholders

• Experience working in complex regulated or large-scale workforce environments

• Ability to translate strategy into clear actionable plans without owning delivery

• Confidence influencing challenging constructively and working without direct authority

• Experience operating in change or transformation contexts

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU ALSO HAVE

• Experience in healthcare pharmacy optometry or similar regulated professions

• Strong analytical skills ideally including demand forecasting and scenario planning

• Exposure to large-scale service or transformation

• Experience exploring alternative workforce models or long-term talent pipelines

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Generous employee discounts

• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child

• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and much more.

• Access to free 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.

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About The Boots Group

The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare pharmacy and retail operating across 11 countries - including the UK Ireland Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands - including Boots Boots Opticians No7 Beauty Company Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare - are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

Whats next

If you apply our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process.

If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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