Senior Recruiters / Managers in Manchester

Career Opportunity: Experienced Permanent Recruiters up to Management level

Salary from £35,000 DOE Plus Strong Commission Structure

Either Hull | Heywood | Trafford Park, Manchester

A little about us:

Whilst Winsearch has been an established recruitment brand across Europe for more than 30 years, our UK growth story is only just getting started.

Backed by Proman, one of the world's leading workforce solutions businesses, we have the financial strength, infrastructure and ambition to challenge the market and continue expanding our UK presence.

This means you get the best of both worlds: the stability and backing of an established international business, combined with the energy, opportunity and influence that comes with being part of a growing UK operation. You'll have a genuine opportunity to shape the future of the brand, build your market and leave a lasting impact as we continue our growth journey.

Most importantly, you'll be joining a team that is ambitious, supportive and completely ego-free. We work hard, celebrate success and genuinely enjoy building something together.

About the role and what we are looking for:

This isn't about taking orders and filling vacancies. We're looking for someone who can partner with clients, challenge thinking where needed, provide real market intelligence and deliver talent solutions that create value. You'll utilise your networks, industry knowledge and consultative approach to uncover opportunities, engage high-calibre professionals and help businesses make informed hiring decisions. It's a genuine 360 role, combining candidate engagement, client partnership, market mapping, talent intelligence and business development in a specialist permanent recruitment environment.

We're looking for commercially minded recruiters who want the opportunity to build and grow a successful specialist desk, with a genuine pathway to developing and leading a team in the future. You'll have the backing of an established UK sales function, an experienced leadership team, and the resources of a global business behind you.

We're particularly interested in speaking with recruiters who can contribute to the continued growth of our established FMCG, Chemicals and Specialist Construction divisions. However, we're an entrepreneurial business at heart and are equally open to individuals with a strong proposition, market expertise or sector specialism that can add something different to our existing offering.

This role offers full UK market coverage, giving you the freedom to build client relationships and develop opportunities nationally rather than being confined to a traditional regional patch.

We've invested heavily in providing our consultants with the right platform to succeed, including a modern technology stack, market-leading recruitment tools and the operational support needed to focus on what you do best: building relationships, providing expert market insight and delivering exceptional recruitment solutions.

Combined with the backing of Winsearch's 30-year European heritage and the global strength of Proman, this is an opportunity to join a business with genuine ambition and play a key role in shaping its continued growth in the UK market.

What will you be doing?

This is a genuine 360 recruitment role with a strong emphasis on business development, market expertise and relationship-led recruitment.

You'll be empowered to build your own specialist market, develop long-term partnerships and establish yourself as a trusted advisor within your sector.

• Build and grow a specialist desk, developing a strong reputation within your chosen market
• Win new business through consultative sales activity, networking, referrals and relationship building, supported by an experienced leadership team and wider UK sales function
• Partner with clients to understand their hiring challenges, providing talent insights, market intelligence and recruitment solutions rather than simply filling vacancies
• Develop and nurture long-term client relationships, becoming a trusted extension of their hiring strategy
• Leverage your network, industry knowledge and proactive approach to identify, engage and secure high-calibre talent
• Manage the full permanent recruitment process, delivering an outstanding experience for both clients and candidates
• Attend industry events, networking functions and market-specific forums, with both the autonomy and backing to raise your profile within your sector
• Continuously develop your market presence, personal brand and professional network across the UK

Our approach:

Let's be honest, this is a sales role and we're proud of that.

We're looking for recruiters who enjoy developing relationships, creating opportunities and growing a successful business within their market. However, we're not a business obsessed with call statistics, activity trackers and arbitrary KPIs.

We recognise that the best recruiters all have different styles and approaches. Some win business through networking, some through referrals, some through market expertise and some through relentless relationship building.

What matters to us is outcomes, delivering a great service, creating long-term partnerships and generating results. We provide the support, tools and freedom for you to develop a way of working that plays to your strengths.

Who are we looking for?

We're interested in speaking with experienced permanent recruiters who are passionate about building specialist markets, developing lasting client relationships and becoming recognised experts within their sector.

You’ll ideally bring:

• A proven track record in 360 permanent recruitment
• Strong business development skills and a consultative approach to winning and growing client relationships
• The ability to influence, advise and add value through market intelligence, talent insights and sector expertise
• Experience identifying, engaging and managing high-calibre candidates within specialist markets
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with a focus on creating long-term partnerships rather than transactional recruitment
• A commercial mindset, entrepreneurial attitude and the drive to build and grow a successful desk, division or team
• A professional, organised and compliance-focused approach to managing the recruitment process
• Experience within FMCG, Chemicals, Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction, Technical, Operational or other specialist professional markets would be advantageous

Our Culture:

This is an adult environment built on trust, accountability and results.

We don't believe great recruiters are created by micromanagement, rigid KPIs or measuring activity for activity's sake. Whilst this is absolutely a sales role, we recognise that the best recruiters all have different ways of achieving success.

Some build exceptional networks. Some become true market specialists. Some win through referrals and long-term relationships. Others thrive through proactive business development.

What matters to us is the outcome.

We're looking for recruiters who take ownership, deliver exceptional service, build genuine relationships and consistently create opportunities for themselves and the wider business.

In return, you'll have the autonomy to run your desk your way, supported by an experienced leadership team, established divisions, best-in-class technology and the backing of both Winsearch's 30-year European heritage and Proman's global infrastructure and investment.

What’s on offer?

• Uncapped, zero-threshold commission scheme from day one
• Clear and transparent career progression, tailored to your ambitions and agreed from the outset
• Opportunities across Hull, Heywood and Trafford Park, Manchester
• Hybrid working as standard, built around trust and flexibility
• A market-leading employee value proposition and benefits package
• The freedom to develop clients and candidates across the UK, supported by established networks across the wider Winsearch and Proman businesses throughout Europe
• Full backing from an experienced leadership team and wider UK sales function committed to helping you succeed
• A modern tech stack, industry-leading recruitment tools and infrastructure designed to maximise your effectiveness
• A genuinely collaborative, no-ego culture with regular incentives, team events and company trips (most recently Marrakech)
• The opportunity to help shape and grow the UK presence of Winsearch, a specialist recruitment brand with over 30 years of European heritage, backed by Proman, a global workforce solutions leader operating across 18 countries with revenues exceeding €4.6bn
• The best of both worlds: the backing, investment and security of a global organisation combined with the autonomy, influence and opportunity that comes with being part of an ambitious growth journey

Why might this be the right move for you?

Perhaps you've outgrown your current environment.

Maybe you're frustrated by office politics, excessive KPIs, micromanagement or feeling like just another number in a large business.

Perhaps you've built a successful desk but don't have a genuine pathway to progression, leadership or the opportunity to shape the future of the business you're helping to grow.

Or maybe you're simply looking for a business that trusts good recruiters to do what they do best.

At Winsearch, you'll find the backing, investment and infrastructure of an established international organisation, combined with the autonomy, influence and opportunity that comes with joining a growing UK business. We value expertise, relationships and results over activity metrics, giving you the freedom to build your market in a way that plays to your strengths.