Recruitment Team Leader - Business Development

Recruitment Team Leader
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
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed