Job Description

Posted 3 weeks ago

Could you be the recruiter who connects top talent with incredible opportunities?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team? 

Join our Diversity, Inclusion and Talent Acquisition team

You'll be part of the Diversity, Inclusion and Talent Acquisition team at Softcat. This team sits in the wider HR and Property department alongside the following teams – HR Business Partners and Employee Engagement, Reward, Payroll and HR Services, L&D and Property and Workplace. The department plays a vital part in the company's growth and success, enabling Softcat to continue being a recognised Great Place to Work.

Success. The Softcat Way.

There's a uniqueness to Softcat – what we do, how we do it and why we do it. That's because we help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. We give everyone the chance to step up and show how much they can achieve. We succeed when all our people succeed.   

Ready to find the talent that supports sales success?

As a Recruiter, you'll specialise in the recruitment for our Commercial business areas covering Sales Support, Sales Operations and Bids. You'll be managing the entire recruitment process from start to finish. In this role, you'll provide exceptional service to both internal and external stakeholders, uphold Softcat's values, and act as an ambassador for the function.

As an Recruiter you'll be responsible for: 

Managing the entire recruitment process from briefing calls until post-placement activities. With specific focus on proactive sourcing

Establishing excellent candidate relationships, ensuring a positive end-to-end candidate experience 

Collaborating with recruitment agencies, maintaining communication, providing job specifications, and setting expectations for candidate quality and timelines

Developing a recruitment approach that fosters Diversity & Inclusion, drawing from external insights in the channel, market, and specialism

Maintaining and tracking high levels of recruitment data quality in the applicant tracking system (ATS) and recruitment tracker and standard of material, content and communications 

Developing strong stakeholder relationships with Hiring Managers, colleagues within Recruitment team and wider HR and Property department  

We'd love you to have:

Demonstrable recruitment experience

Strong skills in; attraction, sourcing, assessment/interviewing techniques and negotiation 

Familiarity with recruiting platforms such as ATS and HR technology  

Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain relationships 

Strong prioritisation skills and the ability to multitask effectively 

A commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Work in a way that works for you  

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:  

Hybrid working – 2 days minimum in the office 

Working flexible hours – flexing the times you start and finish during the day  

Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs 

Working with us  

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.  

Join us  

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.  

You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at (url removed)/jobs/our-culture/ 

Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you