Business Manager - Primary

02 Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd; Croydon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday vouchers

Spend-as-you-wish vouchers

Luxury electric vehicle chance

Training and development opportunities

Health cash plan

Job summary

Reed Croydon is seeking a Business Manager to lead the Croydon education recruitment desk, driving day-to-day and long-term growth in a high-performing team. You will recruit in the Primary Education market, mentor a specialist team, and emulate top performance in client and candidate activities.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategy, and business development with an opportunity to influence the branch's expansion and service quality.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of success in recruitment.
• Strong leadership qualities with a strategic mindset.
• Ability to manage an office with full P&L responsibility and a focus on business development.

Responsibilities

• Develop business opportunities through targeted outbound calling, meetings, visits and networking.
• Maintain and enhance relationships with school clients ensuring high service and retention.
• Pursue new client opportunities to expand the branch’s reach and impact.
• Lead, manage and develop the team through coaching and continuous improvement.
• Drive growth of recruitment services and achieve ambitious targets.

Skills

Proven track record in recruitment

Strong leadership qualities

Office with full P&L responsibility

Job description

Reed is the most recognised recruitment brand in the UK, with a rich history and reputation for improving lives through work, for over 60 years. Delivering recruitment solutions with many household brands throughout the UK and globally, we find new jobs and careers for people from many different backgrounds across multiple business sectors. We look for people who enjoy an inclusive and collaborative environment, who strive for performance and celebrate team success, in a rewarding career.

Pay Range £38,500 - £38,500 per annum + commission

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Manager to lead the Reed Croydon office in the education sector. We are seeking a motivated and driven individual with a passion for success to manage our high performing education team. As a Business Manager you will run a successful recruitment desk, leading from the front to motivate and inspire a small specialist team. You will demonstrate expertise as a recruiter in your own specialist market and act as an example to your team in candidate and client facing activities as set out in the Consultants role profiles, focusing on the Primary Education market.

Day to Day of the role:

• Developing business opportunities through targeted outbound calling, attending sales meetings, sales presentations, client visits and networking events.
• Maintain and enhance relationships with existing school clients, ensuring high levels of service and retention.
• Actively pursue new client opportunities to expand the branch’s reach and impact.
• Lead, manage, and develop the team through a culture of coaching and continuous improvement.
• Drive the growth of day-to-day, long-term, and permanent recruitment services, setting and achieving ambitious targets.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven track record of success in recruitment.
• Strong leadership qualities with a strategic and positive mindset.
• Ability to manage an office with full P&L responsibility and a focus on business development.

What you can expect:

• Incentive schemes including holiday vouchers, spend-as-you-wish vouchers, and the chance to win a luxury electric vehicle.
• Access to industry-leading training and career development opportunities.
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and option to purchase additional holiday too.
• Personal development funding and discount with Reed Courses.
• Access to Reed Reward Hub with access to wellbeing resources, gym discounts, savings with online shopping and cashback.
• Health cash plan giving you cashback on everyday healthcare expenses.

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All job offers are subject to satisfactory references and compliance with vetting requirements applicable to the job role.

Reed is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.

We are a Mindful Employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. As a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, we welcome applications from ex-services personnel, reservists and cadets and offer a guaranteed interview for applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

We’re never afraid to ask, "What's next?" Inspiration comes from knowing the work you do really matters and, as trailblazers in our field, the value of what we do every day is obvious. We are a family business with a rich history and a purpose of improving lives through work, for people and organisations worldwide. Our inclusive and collaborative approach, combined with an unwavering belief in our long-standing core values, means that we genuinely trust and work hard for each other. We have built a dynamic culture where individual achievement is celebrated and succeeding as a team is revered. A supportive environment, where careers are developed and futures are forged.

Our story

Our story In the early 1960s, Reed pioneered specialist recruitment in the UK. Seven decades on, we have become the world’s largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, USA, the Middle East and East Asia. With access to the UK’s largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.