Purchasing Professionals Ltd

Recruitment Manager - Interim London (Zone 1) - Hybrid Working 2-3 days per week in the office £500 per day (via Umbrella) Contract We are seeking an experienced Recruitment Manager to lead a busy organisation through a period of high-volume and complex recruitment activity. This hands-on role requires someone who can operate both strategically and operationally, ensuring recruitment processes run efficiently while maintaining a high-quality candidate experience. Key Responsibilities Manage end-to-end recruitment across high-volume vacancies. Lead recruitment activity for complex, specialist, and senior-level roles . Work closely with hiring managers to define role requirements and recruitment strategies. Oversee agency relationships and ensure effective use of external suppliers. Drive efficient recruitment processes, ensuring roles are filled in a timely manner. Monitor recruitment pipelines and provide updates on progress and key hiring metrics. Ensure best practice in candidate experience, compliance, and selection processes . Support workforce planning and prioritisation of critical hires. Identify underperformance and take proactive steps to elevate team performance quickly . Requirements Proven experience as a Recruitment Manager or Senior Talent Lead . Strong experience managing high-volume recruitment environments . Ability to manage complex or specialist hiring campaigns . Excellent stakeholder management with senior leaders and hiring managers. Experience improving or streamlining recruitment processes. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment . Sector & Recruitment Performance Experience Public sector experience is highly relevant, particularly for candidates who are familiar with: Working within strict budget constraints Data-driven performance cultures and metrics reporting Target-focused, delivery-led environments Experience in optimising recruitment performance is essential, including: Managing service catalogues and service activity metrics Increasing the number of offers made Enhancing LinkedIn sourcing and candidate search activity Boosting interview volumes Driving overall team output and consistently achieving hiring targets The Hiring Manager is looking for a leader who will tackle underperformance decisively and quickly elevate team performance . Working Arrangement Hybrid working - 2-3 days per week in a London Zone 1 office £500 per day via umbrella Immediate or short-notice availability preferred