Senior Recruiter

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Kelly is a team of experts driven by our belief that the impact of the right person in the right job is limitless.   

No matter where you are in your career journey you can apply your knowledge and passion to move people, organizations, and communities forward. You’ll have opportunities to grow your expertise and capabilities, both professionally and personally. As a team we celebrate inclusion, caring and collaboration. As a company we value your contribution, we work with integrity, and we always put people first – so your impact really will change lives.

Join our international Recruitment Team immediately for a hybrid assignment in UK, London!

About the Role

KellyOCG is seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter to support the recruitment of professional salaried talent across manufacturing, engineering, operations, supply chain, and corporate functions. This role will serve as a strategic talent advisor to hiring managers, driving full-cycle recruitment efforts from intake through offer while delivering a high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience.

The ideal candidate brings a strong background in professional recruiting, exceptional sourcing capabilities, and the ability to build trusted partnerships with hiring leaders. This individual will manage multiple searches simultaneously, provide market intelligence, and develop recruiting strategies that support business objectives across a fast-paced and evolving environment.

This role is ideal for a recruiter who enjoys solving complex hiring challenges, engaging passive talent, and influencing hiring decisions through consultative partnership and strategic talent acquisition practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process from intake meeting through offer acceptance.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and develop effective recruiting strategies.
• Recruit for professional salaried positions across manufacturing, engineering, operations, supply chain, and corporate functions.
• Source, screen, assess, and present qualified candidates for a variety of specialized and professional-level openings.
• Build and maintain active and passive talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Conduct candidate interviews and evaluate qualifications against business requirements.
• Provide hiring leaders with market intelligence, talent availability insights, and recruiting recommendations.
• Facilitate interview processes, feedback discussions, and offer negotiations.
• Deliver a positive candidate experience through proactive communication and engagement.
• Manage multiple requisitions while maintaining quality, responsiveness, and service-level expectations.
• Maintain accurate recruiting activity and candidate records within applicant tracking systems.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Proven success recruiting professional salaried talent.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, engineering, operations, supply chain, or related business functions.
• Strong sourcing capabilities with experience engaging passive candidates.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with hiring managers and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
• Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and sourcing tools.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.
• Professional level of English.
• Ability to work from the London office 2-3 days/week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within manufacturing, industrial, engineering, or operational environments.
• Experience supporting professional, technical, and leadership-level hiring initiatives.
• Knowledge of engineering, operations, supply chain, and manufacturing talent markets.
• Experience recruiting for organizations with complex hiring needs across multiple business functions.
• Experience supporting both active recruiting needs and proactive pipeline development.

What Success Looks Like

• Builds strong partnerships with hiring managers and business stakeholders.
• Delivers high-quality talent aligned to business needs.
• Creates exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences.
• Effectively manages recruiting priorities while maintaining recruiting quality and speed.
• Provides strategic recruiting guidance and market insights to support hiring decisions.
• Consistently meets hiring goals and recruiting performance expectations.

This position comes with a 1-year fixed-term contract (with the possibility of extension).

Location: London, United Kingdom

Total compensation package including benefits as applicable to the position – understanding that each person has unique professional and personal needs focused on your total well-being.

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, including, but not limited to, race, gender, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, sexual orientation, and gender identity.