So, what will I be doing?
Yeo Valley isn’t just about good food - it’s about people. We’re looking for an Interim Talent Attraction Manager to join us on a 6 month contract basis to lead our recruitment strategy through an exciting period of transition. You’ll bring energy, expertise and leadership to ensure our recruitment engine keeps running smoothly while we shape the future of the team.
What you’ll be doing
1. Leading recruitment delivery for circa 600 annual hires from operational to senior roles.
2. Embedding robust recruitment governance to ensure compliance, consistency, and best practice.
3. Taking shared accountability for PSL and budget management, driving cost-effective supplier use.
4. Overhauling our onboarding journey to improve candidate experience and data integrity.
5. Designing and delivering hiring manager training covering compliance, interview calibration, unconscious bias and best practice recruitment behaviours.
6. Managing and coaching our two Talent Attraction Advisors to deliver on workforce plans.
7. Acting as the go-to expert on sourcing, selection, and employer brand.
Sounds interesting, what do I need?
You’ll need to show you can:
8. Juggle high-volume recruitment while keeping your cool.
9. Influence stakeholders and coach hiring managers.
10. Deliver training and build recruitment capability across the business.
11. Make data-driven decisions and lead continuous improvement projects.
12. Be hands-on in sourcing, market mapping, and senior recruitment when needed.
What we’re looking for
13. Solid experience managing high-volume recruitment in-house or agency side.
14. Knowledge of a wide range of recruitment methods (active and passive attraction).
15. Experience training, coaching, and influencing managers.
16. Strong ATS experience (ideally with system configuration knowledge).
17. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment.
18. A solid grasp of employment law surrounding recruitment.
(Bonus points for CIPD Level 3 or CertRP, but not essential.)
Why should I join the family?
We’re independent, British and proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream under the Yeo Valley brand and for many of the UK’s major retailers. Operating from four dairies and two logistics centres in Somerset and Devon, we employ over 1700 staff and produce more than 25% of the UK’s packaged yogurt.
We’re sure you don’t need convincing, but there’s a whole host of benefits that we offer including:
19. 33 days’ holiday, including bank holidays
20. non-contributory pension scheme
21. annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
22. life cover
23. healthcare cash back plan
24. Hybrid working company guidelines - Whilst you will be expected to work some days per week in our office, we also support remote working for our co-owners .
25. cycle to work scheme
26. subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
27. preferential rates with our partners
28. learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow.