Talent Acquisition Manager - Pharmacy & Opticians

Job Description

Contract: 12 Mths FTC/Secondment

Location: Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker
 

What you'll be doing

As the Talent Acquisition Manager for Pharmacy and Opticians, you will lead a proactive recruitment strategy that ensures Boots has access to diverse, high-quality talent. You will drive and motivate a team of 10 recruiters, focusing on delivery and enhancing the candidate experience. Your role will be crucial in translating business priorities and workforce demand into effective hiring plans, making a significant impact on the overall success of the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Own and evolve the healthcare recruitment strategy, translating workforce data into proactive hiring plans.
• Anticipate talent risks and skills gaps, creating practical mitigation plans.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders to influence hiring decisions.
• Lead and motivate a team of 10, ensuring high performance and accountability.
• Drive direct sourcing and talent relationship management to engage passive candidates.
• Use labour-market intelligence to shape targeted attraction and recruitment actions.
• Partner with Recruitment Marketing to create inclusive campaigns that enhance our employer proposition.
• Ensure a simple and engaging end-to-end candidate journey.

What you'll need to have (our must-haves)

•  Proven experience in workforce planning and talent pipelining.
• Strong leadership experience within scarce or specialised skill areas, with a proven ability to build, lead and deliver high-performing teams.
• Strong skills in direct sourcing and multi-channel attraction.
• Experience managing teams with niche skill sets in complex recruitment environments.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders with evidence-based advice.
• Data-literate and analytical, capable of identifying trends and forecasting risks.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience in the healthcare sector or similar industries.
• Familiarity with ATS and sourcing technology.
• Knowledge of innovative recruitment practices and technologies.
• A background in project management or change management.

Where your brilliance can take you

At Boots, your career growth is a priority. As a Talent Acquisition Manager, you will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and influence recruitment strategies across the organisation. With a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation, you can expect to advance your career within a supportive environment that values your contributions and encourages professional development.

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.

There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts – there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more athttp://boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only. Please note that any salary estimates provided on third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

A bit about us

At Boots, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

What’s 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. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you 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.

Be brilliant with Boots.

• Level: Level 5
• Business area: Support Office
• Function: HR
• Keywords: talent, acquisition, manager
• Hours per week: 37.5
• Latitude,longitude 1: 52.927182,-1.183948
• Office use only: No
• Airport: No
• Company: Non Stores
• Division: Non Stores
• Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?: No
• Area: East Midlands (non stores)
• Job Code: FEP Manager
• Store: Nottingham Support Office
• Req Posted Date: 02-Oct-2026