Operations Manager

Are you an experienced recruiter or talent acquisition professional? Have you worked in account management or an internal talent acquisition role? Are you looking for an opportunity to utilise your expertise, build strong client relationships and make a real impact?  

At STR Group, we’re looking for an experienced recruitment professional to join Insignis, one of our specialist brands, working on a key Recruitment RPO account focused on Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality. This is a fixed-term contract with the potential to become permanent, offering an exciting opportunity to develop your career within STR Group. 

You’ll work closely with hiring managers and key stakeholders to understand their recruitment needs, source and secure specialist talent and deliver an exceptional recruitment experience. Acting as an extension of our client’s talent acquisition team, you’ll take ownership of recruitment delivery, build trusted relationships and help ensure hiring objectives are met. Whether your experience comes from agency recruitment, internal talent acquisition or account delivery, we’re looking for someone who is proactive, commercially aware and passionate about delivering results in a specialist technical recruitment environment. 

Location

Portsmouth

Salary

£26,000 - £31,000

FTC

6-12 months/ Permanent

Working at STR:

STR Group is an international workforce and project solutions consultancy specialising in high-tech facilities, life sciences, engineering and technology, marine and automation. Since our inception in 2000, we have continued to evolve alongside our clients and the STEM industries we support. Our approach begins with understanding what a client is trying to achieve. We diagnose the challenge, evaluate the available options and design a solution aligned with the client’s commercial and operational objectives. 

What you'll be doing:

• Managing the end-to-end recruitment process for a key RPO client, focusing on roles across engineering, manufacturing and quality. 
• Partnering with hiring managers and key stakeholders to understand recruitment requirements, workforce plans and hiring priorities. 
• Proactively sourcing, engaging and assessing specialist candidates through a variety of recruitment channels. 
• Building and maintaining strong talent pipelines to support current vacancies and future hiring requirements. 
• Coordinating interviews, managing candidate feedback and supporting the offer and onboarding process to ensure a seamless recruitment experience. 
• Acting as a trusted recruitment partner, providing market insights, candidate updates and advice on recruitment best practices. 
• Managing multiple vacancies effectively, ensuring recruitment activity is aligned with agreed service levels, KPIs and hiring deadlines. 
• Delivering an exceptional candidate and client experience while continuously identifying opportunities to improve recruitment processes and delivery. 

What we're looking for:

• Previous experience in recruitment, talent acquisition or delivery ideally within an RPO, agency or internal recruitment environment. 
• Experience managing the end-to-end recruitment process, from sourcing and screening through to offer management. 
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers and key decision-makers. 
• A proactive approach to candidate sourcing, talent pipelining and identifying specialist professionals. 
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities. 
• Comfortable working towards recruitment KPIs, service level agreements (SLAs) and hiring deadlines. 
• A solutions-focused mindset, with the ability to overcome recruitment challenges and adapt to changing client requirements. 

We are all inclusive

STR commits to offering those with disabilities an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job vacancy. 

If this sounds like you, and you want access to STR’s award-winning inhouse training, then apply today. 

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What we are offering you

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements, subject to business requirements. 
• A 3pm finish every Friday. 
• Modern, state-of-the-art offices with breakout areas. 
• Daily breakfast provided. 
• 23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for the contract duration). 
• The option to purchase up to five additional days of annual leave, subject to eligibility. 
• Your birthday off. 
• Healthcare cash plan and optional private healthcare, subject to eligibility. 
• Company pension scheme. 
• An active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion board. 
• Annual Awards, Summer Party and Christmas Party. 
• Employee recognition and reward initiatives. 
• Free on-site parking. 
• Cycle-to-work scheme, subject to eligibility. 
• Employee Referral Programme. 
• The opportunity to work with a specialist recruitment brand, supporting a key RPO client across Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality. 
• A fixed-term contract with the potential to become a permanent opportunity.