Accounr Director

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Randstad UK – is multinational human resources consulting firm specialising in temporary and permanent

recruitment, including contract staffing of professionals and senior managers.

We have a fantastic and unique opportunity for an Account Director to join our expanding Pharmaceutical

division, delivering workforce solutions to a wide range of clients from blue chip to SMEs across the UK and

Ireland. You will lead a 30+ strong account team, including an experienced and capable group of Senior

Account Managers, and will be responsible for temporary workforce of circa 2000. This role can be based anywhere in the UK.

This role, newly created due to business growth, offers the opportunity to continue to grow an already

successful division, managing temporary workforce implementations and delivering innovative solutions for

major players in the pharmaceutical industry. There will also be opportunities to connect with Randstad’s

global account team to deliver locally on global projects.

To be successful in this role you must be established within the recruitment industry, with proven experience

in managing relationships and growing business within “white collar” clients, be comfortable leading an

experienced senior team and have a thorough understanding of the implementation and maintenance of

volume temporary workforce solutions.

This role involves a significant amount of travel across the UK and Ireland and therefore you must be flexible

with travel and overnight stays.

You will be responsible for:

Establishing a relationship with key stakeholders at all levels within client accounts, ensuring that

Randstad delivers value-add at every opportunity and works as a strategic partner with the clients

Writing and delivering on a strategy plan for the division, with a view to exceeding company targets

Instilling a proactive, innovative and customer-focused approach across the division, supporting and

driving a high performance culture

Managing the P&L for the pharmaceutical division, driving profitability

Working with in-house Lean Six Sigma experts to drive continuous improvement both internally and in

our service levels to the client

Presenting the quarterly business review to senior stakeholders within client accounts

Improving and monitoring personnel costs

Establishing and maintaining an effective contact chain, extending our network with our clients,

leveraging your own network to create business opportunities with new and existing clients

Ensuring all people management processes are carried out in line with company policies, managing

performance and behaviour within the pharmaceutical division

Key personal qualities required for this role include:

Strong client facing / relationship management

A strategic partner, innovative, with the ability to produce win/win solutions

A focus on engagement and team development

Comfortable communicating and presenting at all levels of the business, including C-level

Role model behavior, an authentic and professional leader

If you want to join one of the world’s largest recruitment organisations, in a pivotal position working with

some of our largest and most prestigious clients, then please do get in touch today!

Benefits include

• Salary £55k


• Car / Car allowance


• Bonus


• Mobile and Laptop

Randstad values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate

against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome

applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or

additional arrangements as required to support your application