Kerry Long Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Uk

Freelance Talent Acquisition Change & Transformation specialist. I partner with businesses to provide a range of Talent solutions from C Level search to niche recruitment. I work in-house in the absence of a dedicated resourcing team, or where teams are in the process of hiring permanently, and have an interim requirement. I have also built and phased new Talent Acquisition teams, delivering this In-house and direct.Some examples of businesses I partner with include:Travis Perkins Group - Regular, ongoing in-house assignments across the portfolio of businesses at both Group and Divisional level Jan 2014 - present. Projects include; Executive Group Recruitment Team Lead supporting the PLC Board to phase new Group Digital Function; Trade Merchanting Recruitment Lead recruiting & shaping new Talent Acquisition Team across 8 business units. Digital and Multichannel recruitment projects working with the main boards of the Wickes business, and the Plumbing & Heating arm of the business.Post Office - Interim Head of Talent Acquisition. Project reporting to Chief HRO and HRD. Review of overall EVP. Produced GAP analysis report and plan with recommendations for current multisite team ASOS - Resource & Talent Project Manager assignmentThe White Company - Interim Head of Talent Acquisition. Worked with People Director to create the strategy for Talent Acquisition across The White Company. Established and grew new larger TA function across multiple sitesREISS - Interim Recruitment Project Manager assignmentSwarovski UK Ltd - Interim Resourcing Project Consultant . Worked with MD and FD for Swarovski UK to recruit core Leadership Team for the UK. Insourced Talent Acquisition in the UK Chamilia ( Swarovski US Holdings at the time of assignment) Executive search assignment Supporting US arm of business to identify and hire European Sales Director Ellwood Atfield Internal Talent Acquisition assignment to build internal talent pipeline and grow internal team

London, United Kingdom / Weymouth, Dorset

Dual site Corporate and Retail Head of Recruitment. Full recruitment responsibility for key client groups recruiting up to and Including Director level. Recruitment responsibility across both London and Weymouth offices as well as full recruitment responsibility for the UK Retail offer.Key client groups included:•Multichannel & E-commerce•IT•Finance•Legal & Business Support•Procurement•Property•Buying•Merchandising•Design•Marketing•Retail

London, United Kingdom

HR support to client base of 400 employees. Business Partner approach and support to client groups.Delivery of workshops and learning events: PDP & Appraisal Training/B&M careers toollaunch. Supporting Head of HR with ongoing Coaching & Development of Functional Managers. Key client groups included:•Buying•Merchandising•Design•Marketing

London, United Kingdom

Recruitment Manager responsibility for Key Head Office Client Groups, these included: •Franchise/International•Finance•HR•Legal & Business Support•E-Commerce•IT •Business Change•Buying

Responsible for all retail/store management resourcing activity in the UK and new store opening recruitment•Worked with Regional Managers and HR Business Partners to ensure that Store Managers have skill, knowledge and tools to recruit store teams to the company’s required profile•Planned and supported recruitment of ‘Home’ store openings /newly refurbished store recruitment and managed budgets.•Developed and maintained the Employer Brand concept working in partnership with Bhs advertising agency and marketing dept•Selection planning: Supported Retail HR Business Partners with store management succession planning with aim to increase internal promotions

London, United Kingdom

•Managed recruitment campaigns across London and the business: retail operations & HO•Managed specified recruitment campaigns for the business e.g. Christmas temp recruitment•Managed the PSL for the business•Managed and maintained recruitment and advertising budgets across HO and Retail, and monitored recruitment spend for the business•Developed differentiated attraction tools for key areas of the business•Developed and maintained talent pipelines into key and volume roles in Retail Operations & Head Office •Managed and maintained candidate management system (i-Grasp) •Supported 10 RDA ’s (Recruitment and Development Advisors) and HR Managers across Birmingham, Manchester Trafford, Manchester Exchange Square and Oxford Street stores

Field Based

•Project management nationwide of all recruitment activity for “Evolution” store roll out programme across the country managing project plans and critical path activity •Design, review and roll out of new recruitment materials for new store openings•Organising and overseeing large scale recruitment campaigns for 17 store opening (including Glasgow, Dublin & Manchester)•Recruited for stores turnover up to £14million + •Remote management of field based Resourcing Co-ordinator•Supported Regional & Area Managers in recruitment ‘hot spots’ offering solutions and driving cost saving initiatives•Head Office Recruitment (HR)- Regional Training Manager, Field Trainer, HR Resourcing roles

London, United Kingdom

High volume recruitment responsibility for London and South