Resourcing Business Partner in Northampton

Role

Resourcing Business Partner – Northampton (Hybrid – 3 days in office, 2 days from home)

Pay & Benefits

Pay Range: £30k‑£35k (depending on experience) + £3k car allowance + bonus

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of Managed Services for key clients, ensuring service excellence, continuous improvement and alignment to client objectives.
• Partner with key stakeholders within the client business to understand workforce priorities, forecast demand, identify risks and support effective recruitment planning.
• Oversee recruitment service delivery in line with best practice, using data, market insight and stakeholder feedback to improve attraction, delivery and hiring outcomes.
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across recruitment processes, supplier performance, stakeholder experience and service delivery.
• Ensure seamless integration of activities managed onsite at the client premises with outputs from dedicated client teams offsite.
• Act as the first point of contact for service issues, ensuring challenges are identified early, owned through to resolution and used to inform future improvements.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, presenting insight and recommendations to support decision‑making, service improvement and long‑term partnership value.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing end‑to‑end recruitment campaigns from both client and candidate perspectives.
• Strong understanding of recruitment best practices and market‑leading principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to partner with key figures within client businesses.
• Confidence using recruitment systems, MI and data reporting to support insight‑led decision‑making and continuous improvement.
• Attributes such as result‑driven, analytical, solution‑oriented, clear communication, influential, collaborative, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Resilient to challenges with a strong desire to learn and succeed in meeting activity and financial targets.

EEO Statement

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.