Recruitment Business Partner in Milton Keynes

Hybrid | 2 days per week onsite in Milton Keynes | Permanent

Be the trusted recruitment partner behind a high-volume workforce programme. Are you a recruitment professional who thrives on building strong stakeholder relationships, influencing hiring decisions and delivering results in a fast-paced environment? We're looking for a Recruitment Business Partner to join our team, supporting a major UK client programme. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working consultatively with stakeholders, managing supplier partnerships and driving workforce planning activity at scale. The role combines operational delivery with strategic influence, making it ideal for someone who operates beyond transactional recruitment and is a true business partner.

What you'll be doing:

• Take ownership of recruitment delivery across a high-volume hiring programme, working closely with hiring managers, suppliers and internal delivery teams to ensure hiring demands are met efficiently and effectively.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and become their go-to recruitment advisor.
• Manage and develop supplier partnerships to drive quality, performance and delivery.
• Support workforce planning and forecasting activities to ensure future hiring requirements are met.
• Oversee high-volume recruitment pipelines and ensure recruitment activity remains on track.
• Provide market insight, recruitment expertise and recommendations to support hiring decisions.
• Drive governance, compliance and risk management across recruitment activity.
• Identify opportunities to enhance recruitment services and improve customer outcomes.
• Champion innovation and technology to continuously improve ways of working.

What we're looking for:

• Experienced recruitment professionals ideally from MSP, RPO, workforce solutions backgrounds who can demonstrate strong stakeholder and supplier management skills.
• Experience managing recruitment activity within a high-volume environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Knowledge of contingent workforce programmes.
• VMS platforms such as Fieldglass experience desirable.
• Experience managing supplier relationships.
• Workforce planning, forecasting or recruitment planning experience.
• A consultative approach with the ability to provide recruitment and workforce insights.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to be seen as a trusted business partner and build credibility quickly.
• Natural curiosity and always looking for ways to improve processes.
• Commercial and strategic thinking, not just operationally.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and change.

Why join us?

Alongside the opportunity to help shape and support a high-profile high impact programme, you'll benefit from a flexible rewards package and at Lorien (part of Impellam/Headfirst Group) you'll join a collaborative and supportive team where you'll be empowered to make an impact.

Impellam Group is one of the world's leading workforce and STEM talent solution providers, operating across nearly 80 countries. With an innovative, people-first culture, Impellam delivers inclusive, future-focused workforce solutions that help organisations secure mission-critical skills and achieve long-term growth.

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