Recruitment Manager

Doncasters Group•South Derbyshire, Staffordshire

14h•Remote

About The Position

Doncasters is seeking a Recruitment Manager to lead recruitment across its US and European regions. The position is based remotely in the US and supports hiring across multiple countries; East Coast location is described as ideal because of the need to work flexibly across US and European time zones. The manager leads four direct reports across the US, UK, and Germany, as well as two indirect reports in the US. The role is responsible for coordinating team workloads and recruitment priorities, keeping vacancies moving, and delivering a consistent recruitment service. It uses recruitment data and insights to monitor performance and improve processes, candidate experience, hiring outcomes, and cost efficiency. The role also manages recruitment agency partnerships and the Preferred Supplier List, working to secure value from external partners and appropriate support when hiring demand increases. In collaboration with the Communications team and key stakeholders, the manager helps promote the employer brand and manages the careers site, ensuring vacancies are current, accurate, and engaging. Doncasters is a specialist manufacturer of precision-cast components for aerospace engines and industrial gas turbines. It employs more than 3,000 people across 14 core manufacturing facilities globally. The company describes its values as excellence, commitment, integrity, and teamwork, and states that it is committed to workforce diversity and an inclusive, accessible recruitment process.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of end-to-end recruitment processes and best practice.
Experience supporting recruitment across multiple countries within a global organisation; experience with the UK, US, and Germany is ideal.
Experience managing high-volume recruitment and balancing multiple vacancies and team hiring demands.
Understanding of recruitment metrics and ability to use data to monitor performance and identify improvements.
Experience managing recruitment agencies, supplier agreements, and recruitment costs, including negotiating where required.
Excellent organisational and workload-management skills, with ability to prioritise competing recruitment demands and keep vacancies progressing efficiently.
Strong people leadership, coaching, and team-development skills, including experience leading, supporting, and empowering recruiters.
Excellent attention to detail, commitment to process compliance, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement and process optimisation.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting recruitment across the UK, US, and Germany.
Based on the US East Coast, due to the working hours across US and European time zones.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a recruitment team of four direct reports across the US, UK, and Germany, alongside two indirect reports in the US.
Coordinate people, priorities, and opportunities to deliver a seamless, consistent, and effective recruitment service.
Keep the team motivated, balance workloads, and ensure vacancies progress so the business can hire the right talent at the right time.
Use recruitment data and insights to track performance, identify improvement opportunities, and improve processes, candidate experience, hiring outcomes, and cost efficiency.
Manage recruitment agency partnerships and the Preferred Supplier List, securing value from external partners and suitable support as recruitment demand increases.
Work with the Communications team and key stakeholders to promote the Doncasters employer brand.
Manage the careers site and keep vacancies fresh, accurate, and engaging.