Recruitment Area Manager

Travail Employment Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the Midlands is looking for a Recruitment Area Manager to lead multiple branches. In this role, you will drive sales growth and support branch teams, fostering a high-performance culture. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a recruitment environment and excellent leadership skills. Flexibility to travel across branches is essential for this position. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a company celebrating its 50th year in recruitment.

Benefits

25 days holiday rising to 30

Pension

Company sick pay

Flexible location working

Employee assistance healthcare

Qualifications

• Demonstrable track record of driving sales growth.
• Experience as Area/Regional Manager or senior Branch Manager.
• Flexibility to travel throughout the region.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support multiple branches for compliance and operational excellence.
• Drive sales growth through proactive client engagement.
• Develop and inspire teams, coaching managers to create high-performance culture.
• Manage performance, tracking KPIs and implementing action plans.
• Champion digital engagement and lead social media strategy.

Skills

Proven experience in recruitment agency environment

Strong commercial awareness

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Job description

Recruitment Area Manager

Location: Midlands (Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Gloucestershire)

Salary: Competitive + Commission + Car Allowance

Benefits: 25 days holiday rising to 30 plus statutory, pension, 35‑hour working week, early finish Friday, Christmas shutdown, company sick pay, employee assistance healthcare and wellbeing scheme, retail discounts, remote GP access, flexible location working and more.

Are you a driven recruitment leader ready to make a real impact?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a recruitment business that has embraced positive change in 2025 and is focused on delivering an ambitious vision for 2026 and beyond. Next year we will celebrate our 50th year in the recruitment industry, we've continually evolved while staying true to what matters most: building strong client and candidate relationships and delivering outstanding service.

We combine the best of traditional recruitment values with modern, innovative approaches. Collaboration, quality, and adaptability are at the heart of everything we do. If you thrive in a hands‑on leadership role and share these values, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be part of a passionate and experienced senior management team that leads our recruiters from the front. We're actively involved, supportive, and committed to developing our people and growing the business together.

As Recruitment Area Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in our success–working closely with branch teams to deliver multi‑sector temporary and permanent recruitment solutions. This is a role for someone who enjoys being visible, leading by example, and driving performance on the ground and knows recruitment inside and out.

The Role

As Recruitment Area Manager, you will:

• Lead and support multiple branches, ensuring compliance, profitability, and operational excellence
• Drive sales growth through proactive client engagement and strategic business development
• Develop and inspire teams, coaching and mentoring managers to create a high‑performance culture
• Manage performance, tracking KPIs, analysing results, and implementing action plans to achieve targets
• Champion digital engagement, leading the development and rollout of a company‑wide social media strategy and training teams to maximise online presence

About You

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience in a recruitment agency environment, either as an Area or Regional Manager, or as a senior Branch Manager ready to step up
• Strong commercial awareness and a demonstrable track record of driving sales growth
• Excellent communication and people leadership skills
• The ability to manage multiple priorities across different locations
• Ideally, experience or knowledge of social media strategy and digital engagement

This role requires regular presence across branches, so flexibility to travel throughout the region and to our Gloucester head office is essential. Occasional overnight stays may be required.

For further information, please apply or contact Michelle Cheetham.

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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