Talent Acquisition Partner

Explore the possibilities across our global house of brands.

Defined by inclusivity rather than exclusivity, Tapestry embraces the exploration of individuality and invests in helping you grow personally and professionally. Every individual in our global house has the opportunity to make an impact, learn and be part of our growing and unique story.

At Tapestry, we have the freedom to express ourselves and run with our best ideas across Coach and Kate Spade New York. We share a profound belief in both our individual and collective potential, and know that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.

Primary Purpose: The Partner, Talent Acquisition supports recruitment across our brands, with a predominant focus on retail positions. Working closely with Area Managers and HR Partners, this role is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and hiring talent to meet hiring demands of a dynamic, high-performing, and evolving organisation.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Talent Acquisition to:

Support new store openings and retail searches for store management level positions, from sourcing and screening to interview and offer coordination

Support corporate searches, partnering with hiring managers to understand requirements

Guide hiring managers throughout the process, providing support with interview best practices and candidate evaluation

Use recruitment technologies (e.g. ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, additional sourcing platforms) effectively to manage candidate pipelines and improve efficiency and candidate experience

Build a strong talent pipeline, using proactive outreach to attract a diverse range of candidates

Champion internal mobility and ensure the process is followed across the business

Manage the offer and onboarding process for successful candidates

Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process, no matter what the outcome

Maintain knowledge of fashion retail, luxury goods, and Talent Acquisition trends to act as a Talent advisor to business partners on recruitment and industry trends

Represent Tapestry as a best-in-class “employer brand”

The accomplished individual will possess:

Minimum two years’ recruitment experience, with fashion or luxury consumer products experience preferred. In-house talent and recruitment agency experience a plus

Ability to interact with and influence stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally

High level of organisational skills to independently manage changing priorities & multi-task

Excellent oral and written communication, with business English fluency

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with an applicant tracking system

Fluency in French, German, Spanish or Italian a plus

Please be advised that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. As such, you will only be considered if you already possess the right to work in the UK.

What Tapestry can offer you:

Hybrid working (Tuesday - Thursday working from the office, Monday and Friday working remotely)

Option to finish early on a Friday (Flex Fridays)

1 paid volunteering day per year and opportunities to volunteer with global projects

Learning & development opportunities

Internal mobility & career progression

Regular social events - seasonal & cultural

Equity Inclusion & Diversity initiatives which include employee resource groups & regional inclusion council

Other benefits include:

25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays

Annual Incentive Plan (company performance bonus)

Multi brand discount up to 50% off – Coach and Kate Spade.

Private healthcare with health assessment (Bupa)

Bupa rewards - Financial wellbeing support and wellness discounts

Private dental cover

Free 24/7 support for family building, fertility and menopause with Maven

Eyecare vouchers

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced employer pension contribution

Gym discount

Interest free season ticket loan

Cycle to work scheme

At Tapestry, we are committed to building a diverse & inclusive workforce. We know that having a wide range of perspectives and experiences makes us more innovative and brings us closer to our consumers. If you are interested in this role but do not believe you meet all the set criteria, that’s ok. We are happy to work with individuals who have the drive, passion, agility and willingness to learn. So, take a chance and apply; you may just be who we are looking for. We would be delighted to hear from you.

Our Competencies for All Employees

Courage : Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.

Creativity : Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.

Customer Focus : Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Dealing with Ambiguity : Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.

Drive for Results : Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Interpersonal Savvy : Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.

Learning on the Fly : Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

Strategic Agility : Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.

Developing Direct Reports and Others : Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.

Building Effective Teams : Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

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