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Deimante Paulauskaite

Deimante Paulauskaite

Leeds,ENG

Summary

A passionate recruiter with 8 years experience and a proven track record within agency, RPO and in-house recruitment environments. Experience sourcing top talent for a variety of roles across Engineering, Operations, Production, Transport, FMCG and Motor trade. A happy and bubbly person who always looks for positives even during the most challenging times.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Talent Acquisition Lead

Metroline
Manchester, ENG
05.2024 - 04.2025
  • Reporting directly to Head of HR I am responsible for Talent Acquisition function, ensuring recruitment meets the needs of Operational depots and Head Office
  • Established hiring processes for the full business ahead of Franchise Mobilisation for 4 large depots across Greater Manchester (total c. 1500 employees)
  • Ensuring Manchester Talent Acquisition Strategy aligns with the wider group (Metroline HO London and global parent company Comfort Del Gro, c 22,000 employees)
  • Managing a team of 3 Talent Acquisition Specialists to provide a robust framework and strategy to reach targets within Driver and Non Driver recruitment including Head Office functions, Engineering and Apprentices.
  • Ensuring the recruitment team are compliant with Immigration and recruitment processes including employment contract issuing
  • Senior stakeholder management and Business Partnering, reporting to the SLT (Head of HR, Service Delivery Director and CEO)
  • Leading implementation of an Applicant Tracking System project including redesign to enable functionality for Metroline Manchester (Oleeo)
  • 360 recruitment responsibility: writing and posting job adverts, reviewing applications, arranging interviews and processing feedback, issuing contracts and getting
  • Achievements: July 2024 to December 2024 recruited 160 Drivers + 50 permanent Head Office colleagues ahead of go live date in January 2025 saving the business more than £550,000 in agency fees.

Talent Acquisition Partner

Lookers Plc
Manchester
07.2022 - 02.2025
  • RFL: company wide restructure following Plc buyout
  • Effectively managing end to end recruitment process for Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Polestar division total of 18 dealerships across the UK including Northern Ireland.
  • Ensuring recruitment process runs smooth including raising vacancies, gaining required approval, understanding needs of Hiring Managers, writing JD/job adverts, reviewing applications and proactive sourcing/headhunting, screening candidates, arranging interviews and giving feedback/processing offers, carrying out required background checks/obtaining documents, onboarding
  • Strategic Business Partnering including regular site visits nationwide, understanding Hiring Managers needs and any improvements required to stay proactive
  • Senior Stakeholder Management and reporting, partnering with 3rd parties, Hiring Manager upskilling and Talent Acquisition strategy
  • Direct line management of 2x Talent Acquisition Specialists
  • Vacancies recruited for include but not limited to: Sales, Call Centre, Parts, Service, Drivers, Engineering, Vehicle Technicians/Mechanics, Managers (mid level to Director, executive search)
  • New ATS implementation (uRecruit > iCIMS), rolling out onboarding changes, PayPlan challenges, structural organisation changes
  • Weekly reports and meetings to keep Franchise Director, Brand Directors and HR Manager up to date and address any challenges/needs

Talent Acquisition Partner

Arla Foods UK
Leeds, ENG
01.2021 - 07.2022
  • RFL: Headhunted to a more senior role at Lookers, no further progression at Arla following 3 large project roles
  • Talent Partner of the Year 2021, total of 223 roles filled.
  • Reduced agency usage at site from 35% to 16.21% in just 18 weeks. 136 offers in the first 18 weeks of the role, 125 of those were successfully onboarded into the business
  • Developing strong relationships with key stakeholders across the business during challenging peak demand in Covid-19
  • Managed end-to-end recruitment process for several high-profile projects in 3 positions during 18 months
  • In the first role with Arla I was responsible for the end to end recruitment process for sites across the UK. Sites I was responsible for are Dairies & Creameries which are fast paced 24/7 production sites nationwide including Aylesbury - largest dairy in Europe. The roles include but not limited to: Shift Team Leaders, Health & Safety, Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Automation and Maintenance), Logistics and Operations, Support Functions, Senior Management. 87 White Collar roles filled in 6 months.
  • My 2nd role within Arla was a brand new position which included rolling out an in-house Frontline colleague recruitment process at our largest Warehouse in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. This was an exciting role as it gave me chance to prove myself in a trial project position which didn't align with the global business model. The success of this project lead to getting an additional permanent Talent Partner to take on FrontLine recruitment process. I was responsible for rolling out TA strategy, sourcing and screening a high number of candidates for 2 weekly inductions. Working closely with site teams and developing relationships has massively improved our local reputation since bringing the team in house from being 3rd party for many years previously. Reduced agency usage at site from 35% to 16.21% in just 18 weeks. 136 Blue Collar offers in the first 18 weeks of the role, 125 of those were successfully onboarded into the business.
  • In my most recent role I recruited for the UK Head Office based in Leeds. Departments include but not limited to: Finance, Marketing, Commercial & Sales, IT, SHEQ, Category.
  • Developed strong relationships with Hiring Managers at VP level recruiting for senior Director roles.

Recruitment Partner

Hudson RPO (2 Sisters Food Group)
03.2019 - 10.2020
  • RFL: uncertainty regarding the RPO contract being renewed, accepted a more senior fully internal role with a global business
  • Managing end to end recruitment process for the UK Poultry division across 5 manufacturing sites in the UK + Head Office central functions in Birmingham. This includes the largest factory in the business - Scunthorpe which turns over £320m and employs 2,000 people.
  • Partnered with HR to align talent acquisition strategies with business needs.
  • Working on 25+ permanent roles in a timely manner and with great attention to detail to ensure an exceptional level of recruitment service is provided to 2 Sisters Food Group. Roles include but not limited to: Production, SHEQ, Technical, Operations, Engineering, Marketing
  • Drove continuous improvement in recruitment practices through data analysis.
  • Meeting operational and financial targets for Hudson RPO
  • Project work ie created a 1 pager newspaper for all sites that can be sent to candidates prior the interview with key information, ensures the candidate is aware of all facts and figures and has had a great experience going through the recruitment process.
  • Conducted comprehensive market research to inform recruitment strategy.
  • Sending out weekly reports to the HR teams across the UK
  • Developed strong relationships with hiring managers for improved collaboration.

Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist

Lowell Financial
09.2018 - 03.2019
  • RFL: 6 month FTC
  • Sourcing candidates to various business sectors predominantly Volume Operations
  • Running my own recruitment campaigns and managing end to end hiring process
  • Communicating with the wider business in order to have a full understanding of expectations to meet the required hires
  • Led training sessions for staff skill improvement.
  • Holding assessment centres/ recruitment events in order to ensure my high volume recruitment campaigns run smoothly and efficiently
  • Pro-actively work with candidates in the market place to ensure I meet my KPIs and targets
  • Building rapport with decision makers
  • Interviewing candidates at all stages and ensuring they meet the correct criteria
  • Internal and external stakeholder management
  • Updating placement spreadsheets/trackers, reporting on figures and achievements
  • Analysing opportunities for improvement
  • Creating my own job advertisements in order to get maximum exposure in the marketplace and improve candidate catchment

Senior Recruitment Consultant

The Recruitment Crowd
08.2016 - 09.2018
  • Joined the team as a Trainee recruiting across various industries into Heavy Equipment Rental across engineering and progressed to a Senior Recruitment Consultant, ended up looking after the FMCG division.
  • Analysing the clients' business to strategically plan the recruitment processes ahead to ensure a streamlined and efficient experience
  • Sales calls bringing on new business
  • Building rapport with decision makers, meeting expectations by going above and beyond
  • Sourcing candidates using a variety of different sources, ie. Job Boards, LinkedIn, Headhunting, Referrals etc
  • Finding specialist talent that matches client requirements
  • Interviewing candidates at all stages and ensuring they meet the correct criteria
  • Use of all systems in place, making sure everything is up to date at all times
  • Building and maintaining relationships with clients and candidates
  • Arranging and attending meetings with current and new clients
  • Booking diaries and making sure everything is organised
  • Internal and external stakeholder management
  • Updating placement spreadsheets/trackers

Education

A-Level or equivalent -

Boston Spa Comprehensive School & Sixth Form
01.2011 - 01.2014

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition and HR
  • Cognitive and Behavioural test analysis (Predictive Index, Hogan, Insights Discovery)
  • Interviewing
  • Strategic planning and Hiring Metrics analysis
  • Leadership
  • Linkedin recruiter utilisation and other job boards
  • Employer brand promotion and EVP
  • Legal compliance knowledge
  • Recruitment software proficiency

Languages

English
Lithuanian

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Lead

Metroline
05.2024 - 04.2025

Talent Acquisition Partner

Lookers Plc
07.2022 - 02.2025

Talent Acquisition Partner

Arla Foods UK
01.2021 - 07.2022

Recruitment Partner

Hudson RPO (2 Sisters Food Group)
03.2019 - 10.2020

Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist

Lowell Financial
09.2018 - 03.2019

Senior Recruitment Consultant

The Recruitment Crowd
08.2016 - 09.2018

A-Level or equivalent -

Boston Spa Comprehensive School & Sixth Form
01.2011 - 01.2014

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