Recruitment Team Leader - Business Development
Shorterm Group
Remote-friendly
Location: Derby (Hybrid - 1 day a week WFH)
Job Type: Full-time | Permanent
Salary: £41,000 + car allowance
Reports to: Operations Manager
About Us
At Shorterm Group, we're passionate about connecting talented people with industry-leading businesses. As part of our continued growth, we're looking for an ambitious Recruitment Team Leader to lead, inspire and develop a high-performing recruitment team while driving profitable business growth. Our office based from Derby, East Midlands specialises in rail/rolling stock recruitment, we have a vast portfolio of clients in which we're extremely proud of, including industry leaders such as Alstom, Hitachi and Siemens to name only just a few.
The Role
As Recruitment Team Leader, you'll be responsible for managing and developing a successful recruitment team, delivering exceptional service to clients and candidates, and achieving ambitious commercial targets.
You'll lead from the front-driving business development, coaching your team, strengthening client relationships, and ensuring operational excellence across all areas of the recruitment lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, coach and develop a high-performing recruitment team.
* Drive new business development and identify opportunities for profitable growth within existing clients.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, contractors and candidates.
* Set clear objectives, KPIs and performance expectations for the team.
* Conduct regular one-to-one meetings, appraisals and performance reviews.
* Recruit, train and onboard new team members.
* Support the team in winning, managing and growing key client accounts.
* Ensure compliance with employment legislation, GDPR and company policies.
* Monitor financial performance, budgets and gross profit.
* Work collaboratively with internal departments including HR, Payroll, Finance and Credit Control.
About You
You'll be a confident leader with a proven track record in business development, who enjoys motivating others and delivering outstanding results - while recruitment experience would be beneficial, it's certainly not essential.
Essential Experience
* Minimum 2 years' experience managing a successful sales team.
* Strong business development and client management experience.
* Track record of delivering revenue and profit targets.
* Experience coaching and developing staff.
Skills
* Outstanding communication and leadership skills.
* Commercially minded with excellent negotiation skills.
* Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management abilities.
* Excellent organisational and time management skills.
* Confident using CRM systems and Microsoft Office.
What We Offer
* Competitive salary and uncapped bonus potential.
* Buy and sell holiday scheme
* Electric car scheme
* Birthdays off
* Clear career progression opportunities.
* Ongoing learning and professional development.
* Supportive and collaborative working environment.
* Opportunity to shape and grow your own team.
Ready to Apply?
If you're ready to take the next step in your leadership career and want to make a real impact within a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today with your CV and join the Shorterm Group team.
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