Recruitment Manager

Dalton Recruitment is very pleased to be partnering with this National support services firm to secure them a new UK Recruitment Manager to lead and deliver end-to-end recruitment across the organisation.

This is a hands-on leadership role managing a small resourcing team where you'll combine strategic recruitment planning with direct hiring delivery, ensuring the business attracts and secures high-quality talent across a wide range of roles.

Working from the firm's Basingstoke HQ for 4 days/week with one day working from home, you'll play a key role in improving recruitment processes, reducing agency reliance and building sustainable talent pipelines for the future.

Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment Delivery

• Leading end-to-end recruitment activity across all business areas

• Personally managing recruitment for key, senior and business-critical hires

• Partnering with hiring managers to develop effective hiring strategies

• Delivering a positive, efficient and inclusive candidate experience

Workforce Planning & Talent Pipelines

• Supporting workforce planning alongside business leaders

• Building proactive talent pipelines for priority and hard-to-fill roles

• Developing talent pools to support future hiring needs and reduce time-to-hire

Direct Sourcing & Cost Management

• Driving direct sourcing strategies including LinkedIn, referrals and headhunting

• Reducing reliance on external agencies and managing supplier relationships

• Monitoring recruitment spend and agency costs

• Managing preferred supplier lists (PSLs)

Process Improvement & Systems

• Designing and improving recruitment processes and frameworks

• Introducing consistency across hiring practices, SLAs and interview processes

• Leveraging ATS and recruitment systems to improve workflow and reporting

Team Leadership

• Managing and developing a team of two

• Building a high-performing, delivery-focused recruitment culture

• Monitoring team performance against KPIs including time-to-hire and direct sourcing effectiveness

Reporting & Compliance

• Producing recruitment insights and reporting for senior stakeholders

• Using recruitment data to drive continuous improvement

• Ensuring all recruitment activity complies with legislation and internal policies

Key Skills / Experience Required:

• Proven experience in a Resourcing Manager or senior recruitment role

• Strong experience recruiting across a range of senior and specialist roles

• Track record of improving recruitment processes and reducing agency spend

• Strong direct sourcing and talent pipeline development capability

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills

• Experience managing or mentoring team members

• Data-driven approach with strong analytical capability

What's On Offer?

• A strategic and operational recruitment leadership role

• The opportunity to shape recruitment processes and talent strategy

• A collaborative environment where you can make a visible impact

• A role with variety, autonomy and real influence across the business

If you're passionate about recruitment, enjoy building strong relationships and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Dalton Recruitment Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role. We will always try to respond to all applications individually but due to the high volume we receive, this may simply not be possible. So if you do not hear back from us within 3 working days, please accept our apologies but please also assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.