Early Careers Talent Manager

Early Careers Talent Manager

Location: Knutsford Service Centre, Cheshire

Working pattern: Office-based, not hybrid. Regular UK and Ireland travel is part of the role.

Department: Training & Development

Reporting to: Head of Talent Management

Company Description

Edmundson Electrical is the UK s largest electrical wholesaler, with a history spanning over 200 years. We trade from more than 400 locations, serve over 100,000 customers nationwide and offer over 120,000 products from leading, trusted manufacturers. We invest heavily in training and development, and that applies to our own people as much as our trainees.

The Recruitment Manager Opportunity

We re building an in-house recruitment, talent acquisition and talent management function to strengthen how we attract, select and develop our future talent. As an Early Careers Talent Manager, you ll be part of the small team running our early careers recruitment, including Graduate and Placement Year recruitment, from first university contact through to appointment and then supporting trainees on the programme.

This is a great next step for Recruitment Managers if you ve started your career in recruitment, HR, university careers or a similar people-focused role and want broader, hands-on experience across the whole early careers recruitment cycle. You, as Recruitment Manager, will be involved from day one and have a real say in how the new function takes shape, with support and development along the way.

What you ll be doing

Recruitment and selection

• Managing applications from first contact to offer, making sure every candidate has a professional, engaging candidate experience
• Reviewing and shortlisting applications against agreed criteria, and arranging interviews with colleagues across the business
• Helping plan and run assessment days (assessment centres), including logistics, candidate communications and feedback
• Helping build and maintain a strong pipeline of candidates for future graduate and placement year recruitment intakes

University partnerships and attraction

• Building relationships with university careers teams across the UK and learning their placement year processes and key dates, supporting university recruitment
• Representing Edmundson Electrical at careers fairs, presentations and campus events to support campus recruitment
• Helping us find new universities and channels to reach early-career talent and boost graduate recruitment

Supporting trainees

• Keeping track of trainees progress and development while they re on programme
• Working with colleagues in the business to keep programme delivery consistent
• Spotting concerns early and raising them so trainees get the right support

About you

You don t need a long CV for this Talent Manager role. We d love to hear from you if you have:

• A year or two of experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, HR, higher education or graduate careers, or in a customer-facing or coordination role where you ve shown you can do the above
• Confidence communicating with people, on the phone and face to face, inside and outside the business
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, and the ability to juggle several tasks at once
• Comfort with data and reporting, or a willingness to build that skill
• A genuine interest in people, talent and helping others develop
• Resilience, enthusiasm and fresh ideas
• The ability to work on your own initiative while collaborating well with others

What s on offer

• A role with real responsibility and room to grow as the function develops
• Training and development support
• Eligibility for the Company Profit Share Scheme
• 25 days annual holiday plus public holidays
• A contributory pension scheme

Please note This is an office-based recruitment role at our Service Centre in Knutsford, Cheshire (not hybrid). Regular travel around the UK and Ireland is part of the job.