Full job descriptionAre you a strategic recruiter with high volume Industrial experience?

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract (Ideally 6 Months, minimum 3 Months)
Salary: £60,000 per annum (pro rata) + Car Allowance
Location: Hybrid / UK-wide travel required
About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced and commercially focused Senior Recruiter to support a significant growth and operational project across our clients national logistics network.
This is a high-profile, fixed-term appointment designed to lead a large-scale recruitment project, ensuring the business can rapidly attract, recruit and onboard a substantial number of drivers.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in developing and delivering innovative recruitment strategies whilst remaining hands-on in day-to-day recruitment activity.
This role offers the opportunity to work directly with senior leadership and influence business growth through effective workforce planning and talent acquisition.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Recruitment Leadership
*Design and implement a comprehensive recruitment strategy to support business growth and operational expansion.
*Partner with senior stakeholders to fulfil recruitment needs.
*Develop innovative sourcing approaches to attract talent within challenging and competitive labour markets.
*Analyse recruitment performance, identify trends and recommend improvements to attraction and selection processes.
*Present recruitment plans, progress updates and recommendations to senior leadership, including Board-level stakeholders where required.
Recruitment Delivery
*Lead and support high-volume recruitment campaigns across multiple locations.
*Support the management of large volumes of applications and CVs efficiently, ensuring an excellent candidate experience.
*Support the Recruitment Manager & Agency Engagement Manager with recruitment delivery during peak periods.
*Work closely with agency partners, assessing effectiveness and maximising return on investment.
*Ensure recruitment activities are completed within agreed timescales while maintaining quality standards.
Stakeholder Engagement
*Build strong relationships with depot managers and operational leaders across the UK to understand their recruitment needs and challenges
*Collaborate with HR colleagues to align recruitment activity with wider people initiatives.
*Partner with the Head of Marketing to develop creative attraction campaigns and strengthen employer branding.
*Act as a trusted advisor to leadership regarding recruitment market conditions and talent acquisition best practice.
Project Support
*Contribute to wider business optimisation and growth projects.
*Provide recruitment expertise to support workforce planning and operational scaling initiatives.
*Work alongside the Recruitment Manager, who will continue to focus on onboarding, induction and business-as-usual recruitment activity.
Essential Experience
*Proven experience in high-volume, within logistics, transport, distribution
*Experience delivering large-scale recruitment projects within fast-paced organisations.
*Ability to develop and execute recruitment strategies that deliver measurable results.
*Experience working closely with senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making.
*Strong project management and organisational skills.
Working Arrangements
This is a hybrid role with flexibility regarding home location. Travel to depots and operational sites across the UK.