Strategic Relationship Manager - Cleaning

COREcruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Greater London seeks a professional to enhance long-term client relationships and lead early-stage partnership and pre-sales engagement. The successful candidate will support strategic contract delivery and drive growth across a national portfolio while collaborating internally to drive performance. Strong relationship-building and commercial awareness are essential. This role includes supporting sales conversations and representing the agency at various events.

Qualifications

• Ability to engage senior stakeholders confidently.
• Experience in partnership development or pre-sales engagement.
• Capability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships across key client accounts.
• Support early-stage sales conversations.
• Collaborate with internal teams on proposals.
• Represent the business at meetings and events.

Skills

Strong relationship-building skills

Experience in client management

Commercial awareness

Proactive and collaborative approach

Strong communication skills

Job description

My client is seeking an individual who can enhance long-term client relationships while leading early stage partnership and pre sales engagement. In this role, you’ll act as a trusted bridge between external stakeholders and internal teams, supporting strategic contract delivery, uncovering new opportunities, and ensuring partners and clients fully understand the value of our offering.

You will be key in upholding service excellence, contributing to solution development, and driving growth across a national portfolio.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong relationship-building skills with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
• Experience in client management, partnership development, or pre-sales engagement.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to manage multiple priorities and conversations.
• A proactive, collaborative approach with strong communication and organisational skills.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and develop relationships across key client accounts and potential partners.
• Support early-stage sales conversations, helping stakeholders understand capabilities and identifying opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to shape proposals, improve service delivery, and drive performance.
• Represent the business at meetings and events while maintaining accurate activity and pipeline records.

Joe at COREcruitment dot com