Recruitment Business Developer - Engineering & Manufacturing

Remote Recruitment is hiring a Recruitment Business Developer – Engineering & Manufacturing for a growing UK-based recruitment business specialising in engineering and manufacturing recruitment, with a strong focus on design engineering and project engineering roles.

The business has built a strong reputation in its market and is now expanding its reach across the UK. To support this growth, they are looking for a driven, commercially minded Recruitment Business Developer who thrives on opening doors, building relationships, and creating new business opportunities.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with recruitment experience who enjoys the business development side of recruitment, is confident on the phone, and has the resilience to turn cold conversations into long-term client relationships. You will be supported with a strong recruitment tech stack, leading tools, and a leadership team committed to giving you the resources needed to succeed.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and approach new clients across the UK engineering and manufacturing sectors.
• Generate new business opportunities through proactive outbound calls, emails, LinkedIn outreach, and targeted campaigns.
• Open new accounts and territories within design engineering, project engineering, and related technical markets.
• Build relationships with hiring managers, business owners, and senior decision-makers.
• Qualify job briefs effectively, understanding the technical requirements and commercial opportunity.
• Introduce the company’s recruitment services to prospective clients and position the business as a specialist recruitment partner.
• Maintain accurate records of client conversations, pipeline activity, and business development progress.
• Use recruitment tools such as campaign platforms, market mapping software, phone systems, LinkedIn Recruiter or Sales Navigator, and leading job boards to support outreach and market research.
• Work closely with the leadership team to develop target lists, campaign strategies, and account development plans.
• Support with candidate resourcing where required, although the main focus of the role will be business development and new client acquisition.
• Consistently work towards revenue, meeting, and new business targets.

Requirements

• Previous recruitment experience is essential, ideally within engineering, manufacturing, technical, or IT recruitment.
• Experience in engineering or manufacturing recruitment would be highly advantageous.
• Strong business development experience, with a proven ability to generate leads, book meetings, and win new clients.
• A phone-first approach with the confidence to make regular outbound calls.
• Strong resilience, tenacity, and comfort with rejection.
• Commercially motivated, target-driven, and eager to maximise earnings through performance.
• Ability to understand technical roles, client requirements, and how products, projects, or engineering teams operate.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a sales pipeline effectively.
• Comfortable using recruitment technology, CRM systems, LinkedIn, job boards, and outreach tools.
• Must have access to a reliable laptop, stable high-speed internet, and a quiet professional working environment.

Benefits

• Commission structure to be discussed and aligned with market expectations.
• Access to a strong recruitment technology stack, including campaign tools, phone systems, market mapping platforms, LinkedIn tools, and leading job boards.
• Opportunity to work with a specialist UK recruitment business during an exciting national growth phase.
• Supportive leadership team that values initiative, commercial drive, and long-term success.
• Clear opportunity to make a measurable impact by helping open new markets and territories.