Recruitment

Area Manager

£40,000–£50,000 DOE + Uncapped Bonus

Car Allowance: £550/month

Base Location: Huyton

Leading Branch & Logistics Teams Across the Region

About Us

Proman is one of the Top 10 recruitment companies globally, supplying temporary, contract, and permanent workers worldwide. In the UK, Proman continues to expand with a people‑first culture, strong values, and a reputation for outstanding service.

About the Role: Area Manager (Supply Chain)

This is a high‑impact leadership role overseeing Proman’s Merseyside region. You will lead our Branch and Logistics teams, ensuring exceptional operational delivery. However, this role is equally — and intentionally — **50% commercial and sales‑focused**.

You will be accountable for winning new clients, driving profitable growth, and expanding Proman’s footprint across Merseyside. This includes building and managing a strong personal sales pipeline, leading by example in business development activity, and supporting your teams to maximise revenue from existing clients.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management

- Lead, coach and develop Branch Managers and teams.

- Own workforce planning and FTE deployment.

- Drive high‑performance culture and accountability.

Operational Excellence & Service Delivery

- Ensure consistent quality, fulfilment, compliance, and responsiveness.

- Support high‑performing delivery teams while freeing capacity to focus on growth.

Sales, Business Development & Commercial Growth (50% of role)

- Act as the senior commercial lead for the region.

- Build, own and convert a personal pipeline of new business opportunities.

- Identify and win new clients across logistics, warehousing, manufacturing and industrial sectors.

- Support teams and sales colleagues with joint client visits, proposals, tenders and presentations.

- Drive cross‑selling, referrals and expansion within the existing client base.

- Deliver both your own sales target and contribute to overall area growth.

- Demonstrate a proven track record of recruitment sector sales success.

Financial & Commercial Delivery

- Own financial performance: gross margin, profitability, and cost control.

- Use MI to identify margin opportunities and risk.

- Maintain debtor performance and commercial discipline.

Client Management

- Lead structured client reviews and act as senior escalation point.

- Strengthen long‑term client partnerships through service excellence and proactive commercial conversations.

Compliance & Governance

- Ensure legal, regulatory and operational compliance across the region.

- Maintain accurate CRM/ATS records.

About You

- A proven sales performer in the recruitment sector — essential.

- Experienced in winning new business and growing existing accounts.

- Strong multi‑site leadership experience.

- Commercially intelligent with strong MI capability.

- A confident communicator and relationship‑builder.

- Organised, resilient and growth‑driven.

Salary, Bonus & Benefits

- £40,000–£50,000 DOE

- Uncapped bonus (profitability + new business)

- Car allowance: £550/month

- Life assurance (3× salary)

- Enhanced annual leave & enhanced sick pay

- Birthday leave & paid time off for giving blood

- EAP, wellbeing support & counselling

- Online GP service

- Discounted eye care & free flu jabs

- Proman Academy training & development

- Stakeholder pension scheme

- Free parking

Ready to Lead and Drive Commercial Growth?

Apply now or contact us to discuss the role.

Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you!

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