Role: Recruitment Specialist
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Monday – Friday 0830-1730
Location: Northampton
Why Join DACHSER?
At DACHSER, we’re a global family powering over 83 million shipments every year—from fashion to life-saving medical supplies. Ranked among the world’s top logistics providers, we don’t just move goods—we keep the world connected.
What really sets us apart? Our people. Here, your ideas matter, your energy fuels success, and you’ll be part of a fast-paced, supportive team that’s shaping the future of logistics.
Purpose Of the Role:
The Recruitment Specialist will support the delivery of end-to-end recruitment activities across DACHSER UK, assisting with hiring needs and helping to attract, engage, and onboard high-quality talent. Working closely with the UK Recruitment Specialist, the role will support vacancy management, candidate sourcing, advertising opportunities, screening applicants, coordinating interviews, maintaining recruitment systems and pre-employment checks.
The Recruitment Specialist will ensure Dachser UK strives to attract, onboard and retain exceptional talent by delivering excellent end to end candidate experience. The role will act as an ambassador for the DACHSER brand, promoting and upholding the company's values through every interaction with candidates, hiring managers, and external partners, ensuring a professional, respectful, and people-focused recruitment process.
Key Responsibilities
- Support hiring managers throughout the recruitment process, ensuring vacancy requirements and hiring priorities are clearly understood.
- Advertise vacancies across relevant job boards, social media platforms, and the DACHSER careers site to attract suitable candidates.
- Source, screen, and shortlist candidates in line with role requirements and business needs.
- Conduct telephone screening interviews and provide support throughout the wider interview process.
- Coordinate interviews, confirm arrangements, and maintain clear communication with candidates and hiring managers.
- Manage the employee referral programme, ensuring referrals are tracked accurately throughout the recruitment process.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records within the ATS and recruitment trackers.
- Support offer management, pre-employment checks, and onboarding activities for successful candidates.
- Deliver a positive, professional, and consistent candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey.
- Ensure all recruitment activity is carried out in line with company policies, GDPR requirements, and relevant employment legislation.
The ideal candidate will have
- Previous experience supporting recruitment activities within an in-house or agency recruitment environment.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to build effective relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and external partners.
- Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise a varied workload and manage multiple tasks to competing deadlines.
- Proactive and self-motivated, able to work independently while also contributing positively as part of a wider HR and Recruitment team.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate records and documentation.
- Customer-focused, with a passion for delivering a positive candidate and hiring manager experience.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and adapting to changing business priorities.
- Competent in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
- Strong administrative and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify improvements and support recruitment best practice.
- Enthusiastic about promoting the DACHSER brand and representing the business at recruitment, careers, and networking events.
- Eager to learn and develop within a recruitment career, demonstrating a positive attitude and willingness to take on new challenges.
- Demonstrates professionalism and integrity, with the ability to handle sensitive information appropriately and in line with data protection requirements.
Benefits That Support You
At DACHSER, we believe in taking care of our people - inside and outside of work. Here’s what you can enjoy as part of our team:
- Free Car Parking - hassle-free parking every day, so your commute is stress-free.
- 25 Days annual leave plus 8 days bank holiday – generous time off to rest, recharge and enjoy life outside of work.
- Life Assurance - Death in Service benefit to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
- Employee Assistance Programme - confidential support to help you manage any personal challenges affecting your wellbeing and work.
- Employee Discounts - from day one, access exclusive deals on holidays, fashion, supermarkets, gyms, insurance, and more.
- Pension Plan - a flexible, tax-efficient pension scheme where you decide your contribution level, helping you plan.
- Health Perks - free eye tests and money-off vouchers to keep you feeling your best.
- Internal Referral Fees - know someone perfect for the team? Earn rewards by referring great talent.
- Long Service Awards - we celebrate and reward your loyalty and commitment over time.
Join Our Inclusive Family
At DACHSER, everyone is welcome. Diversity and equal opportunities are at the heart of who we are. We value the unique qualities each person brings, believing that diverse teams drive innovation and success. Because for us, logistics is a people business — and we can’t wait to meet you.
Application question(s):
- What are your salary expectations?
Work Location: In person
