Recruitment Manager

Warrington

£35,000 - £40,000 + Bonus + Commission

Are you an accomplished recruitment professional who can develop valuable client accounts, lead a team and contribute to the growth of a specialist, quality-led business?

Working alongside a dedicated Business Development Manager, you will combine commercial responsibility with account development and team leadership, helping us convert new opportunities, build lasting client partnerships and develop a capable, accountable and collaborative recruitment team.

As Recruitment Manager, you will play a central role in the commercial growth and day‑to‑day performance of the business. You will help identify and approach prospective clients, develop existing accounts and ensure new opportunities are converted into productive working relationships. Once an account is established, you will remain visible and involved, making sure we understand the client's wider priorities and continue to deliver a service that strengthens the partnership.

Alongside your commercial responsibilities, you will lead and support members of the recruitment team. You will set clear expectations, provide practical guidance and help individuals improve their performance without creating an oppressive or excessively target‑driven environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing new business within agreed specialist markets
• Identifying prospective clients, key decision‑makers and relevant commercial opportunities
• Leading credible conversations with hiring managers, operational leaders and senior stakeholders
• Attending client meetings, discovery calls and service reviews
• Understanding prospective clients' recruitment challenges and presenting appropriate solutions
• Converting qualified opportunities into sustainable client relationships
• Developing existing accounts by identifying new teams, locations, services and hiring requirements
• Creating structured account‑development plans for priority clients
• Monitoring account activity, performance, service delivery and future opportunities
• Working closely with consultants and delivery colleagues to ensure client requirements are clearly understood

You may already be working as a Recruitment Manager, Team Leader, Principal Consultant, Managing Consultant or Senior Recruitment Consultant with informal leadership responsibilities.

You will need to be commercially confident and comfortable initiating conversations with prospective clients. However, we are not looking for someone whose approach depends entirely on high‑volume cold calling or short‑term wins.

The right person will understand that winning a client is only the beginning. You will have the account‑management skills to strengthen the relationship, uncover wider opportunities and ensure the service clients receive supports sustainable growth.

Experience recruiting within qualified, professional or technical markets would be an advantage. This could include healthcare, life sciences, clinical, scientific, engineering, technology or another specialist field. However, sector experience is not essential if you can demonstrate strong recruitment knowledge, commercial credibility and an ability to develop a clear understanding of a new market.

You are likely to succeed in this role if you:

• Have substantial experience within an agency recruitment environment
• Have led, supervised or coached recruitment consultants
• Can demonstrate experience of generating and converting new‑business opportunities
• Are confident speaking with hiring managers, business owners and senior decision‑makers
• Know how to move a commercial conversation from initial interest to a clear next step
• Have strong account‑management and relationship‑development skills
• Can identify…