Managing Consultant

Fruition Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Lucrative commission

Ongoing training

Structured career progression

Quarterly team socials

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Manchester is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition and Trainer to manage and develop a team in tech recruitment. This role involves driving billing performance and fostering a high-performance culture. Candidates should have a proven track record in recruitment management and strong business development skills. Enjoy competitive salary, performance bonuses, and career progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience managing a recruitment team, ideally in tech/engineering.
• Track record of exceeding billing and margin targets.
• Experience in scaling a recruitment team in a high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the billing performance and revenue growth of Manchester Tech operations.
• Lead and develop a mixed team of recruitment consultants.
• Identify key scalable markets within the tech sector.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Business Development

Data-Driven Decision Making

Team Management

Job description

Talent Acquisition and Trainer at Fruition Group & Enablis

Looking to hire and train the best Recruitment Talent across Leeds, Manchester and Ireland.

About Fruition

At Fruition Group we embrace our values of Pride, Energy and Perseverance and our colleagues embed them as the foundation of their work. Our colleagues are proud to work for Fruition Group, they are pro‑active with high energy to maintain our market‑leading status. With a diverse team we recognise that no two people are the same and we focus on results rather than unachievable KPIs and work collaboratively to achieve our goals whilst having fun along the way!

We are a high‑growth organisation who work with a huge range of technology and advanced engineering employers throughout the UK, Ireland, EU and USA and as a business we re‑invest profits to ensure we are leading in recruitment innovation in our marketplace and equipping our colleagues with the best environment, tools and training to help them succeed.

Role Overview

You will be pivotal in owning the billing performance, revenue growth and margin delivery of Fruition’s Manchester Tech recruitment operations. You’ll lead and develop a team of recruiters specialising in contract and permanent placements, embed scalable processes, build sustainable pipelines, and help define how Fruition wins and operates in the Manchester market across Tech. You’ll work closely with other Billing Managers across tech in both Leeds and Ireland to identify cross‑selling opportunities to support your growing team.

Key Responsibilities

• Building relationships with existing and future clients within the Tech Sector in a recruitment agency environment
• Identify key scalable markets within the tech sector (UK and EU)
• Lead, mentor and manage a mixed team (contract & permanent) of recruitment consultants, setting targets (billing, margin, conversion, productivity) and holding consultants accountable whilst coaching and mentoring
• Recruit, onboard, train and integrate new team members as we scale in Manchester
• Develop and embed best practices across the full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing leads, winning mandates, market mapping, candidate engagement, offer negotiation, contract billing and post‑placement support
• Work with our consultancy Enablis to identify sales opportunities/ statements of work
• Work closely with Fruition’s BD/sales teams to identify new clients, expand existing accounts and cross‑sell across contract/perm streams
• Monitor and analyse key metrics (pipeline health, conversion rates, margin leakage, revenue forecasts, consultant performance) and course‑correct proactively
• Feed local market insights (rates, demand trends, competitor activity) into Fruition’s broader strategy
• Embed and champion systems, CRM/ATS and performance dashboards to support efficient scaling and visibility
• Foster a high‑performance, collaborative culture aligned with Fruition’s values of pride, energy and perseverance

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience (2+ years) managing a recruitment team, ideally in tech / engineering / digital sectors
• Demonstrable track record of exceeding billing and margin targets in both contract and permanent markets
• Experience scaling or growing a recruitment team in a high‑growth environment
• Strong commercial acumen and business development experience: able to win mandates and manage clients at senior levels
• Deep understanding of contract vs permanent recruitment dynamics (rates, compliance, renewals)
• Excellent communicator, stakeholder influencer and coach
• Data‑driven: comfortable with dashboards, using metrics to guide decision making
• Prior experience in a recruitment or staffing scale‑up environment
• Experience in tech / engineering recruitment verticals
• Network in UK/EU Tech
• Familiarity with Fruition’s sectors or methodologies

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary, team‑performance bonus, equity options
• Opportunity to build, lead and influence Fruition’s tech recruitment presence in Manchester
• Lucrative commission – no thresholds!
• Ongoing training with in‑house L&D and external courses
• Clear and structured career progression
• Bi‑annual winners trip to European destinations such as Marbella, Barcelona & Amsterdam
• Flexible working offer between the office and home
• Quarterly lunch clubs for top achievers
• Quarterly team socials
• Access to Fruition’s brand, market insights, systems and support infrastructure
• A culture rooted in collaboration, support and high energy
• Friday early finish

For further information please email [e-mail]

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Staffing and Recruiting