Why join us Joining Sainsbury's as a Talent Sourcing Researcher means being part of a dynamic and inclusive team focused on mapping and managing talent pools to address skill shortages and talent gaps. You'll play a crucial role in sourcing passive candidates, utilising various channels to ensure the quality and diversity of talent align with our long-term goals. With a strong emphasis on candidate engagement, data analytics, and collaboration with the wider Recruitment team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to recruitment strategies and influence the growth and success of our organisation. At Sainsbury's, you'll be empowered to make a real impact, drive diversity and inclusion initiatives, and work in a fast-paced environment where innovation and excellence are celebrated. What you'll do As a Talent Sourcing Researcher at Sainsbury's, you will play a crucial role in mapping and managing talent pools to address specific skill shortages and talent gaps. Your primary focus will be on sourcing passive candidates through various channels, ensuring that the quality and diversity of talent align with the organisation's long-term talent pipelines and inclusion goals. Additionally, you will provide data analytics and insights to inform recruitment strategies, collaborating closely with the Recruitment team to deliver a set quantity of qualified leads against talent plans, emphasising building relationships with external candidates and contributing to the overall success of the recruitment process. Who you are As a Talent Sourcing Researcher at Sainsbury's, you are a seasoned recruitment professional with a deep understanding of external talent markets and proven expertise in sourcing and engaging passive candidates. Your passion for candidate sourcing, networking, and service delivery is evident in your ability to build strong relationships with external talent and maintain talent pipelines aligned with long-term business goals. With your knowledge of resourcing technologies and commitment to staying abreast of industry innovations, you bring a strategic approach to talent pooling and market mapping, contributing to the overall success of recruitment strategies and talent acquisition objectives. Your collaborative nature, strong judgement, and dedication to diversity and inclusion ensure that you make a positive impact on the recruitment process and support the wider team in hiring top talent for the organisation. We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you'll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there's always the chance to try something new - whether that's as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we'll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury's every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 5% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply). Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, our roles may close early.