Recruitment Consultant – National Distribution
Full Time | OTE £34,000 per annum
Working Hours – 40 hours per week – Core hours: 08:30 – 17:30
Additional out-of-hours escalation support required for Nightline operations
Weekend cover required during peak periods
Keep the Nation Moving with Pertemps – At Pertemps, we don’t just fill jobs we power some of the UK’s biggest distribution networks with exceptional people, operational expertise, and innovative workforce solutions.
We’re now looking for a highly organised, commercially minded, and people-focused Planning & Compliance Consultant to join our National Distribution team at PRDC. This is a fast-paced, high-impact role where no two days are the same. If you thrive on problem-solving, building relationships, and delivering operational excellence, this could be your next career move.
Why Pertemps?
Pertemps is one of the UK’s largest independently owned recruitment businesses, with over 60 years of success delivering workforce solutions to leading brands across the UK.
We believe in investing in our people giving you the tools, training, support, and career pathways to succeed.
What you’ll get:
✔ Competitive salary + annual commission scheme
✔ Clear progression and development opportunities
✔ REC qualifications and professional development support
✔ A collaborative and supportive team environment
✔ The chance to work with nationally recognised logistics operations
✔ Exposure to large-scale workforce planning and compliance operations
The Opportunity
You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring operational delivery across a major national distribution contract and you’ll be the vital link between drivers, clients, compliance, and operational teams — ensuring workforce plans are fulfilled, compliance standards are met, and service levels consistently exceed expectations.
This role combines:
Workforce planning
Driver engagement
Client relationship management
Compliance coordination
Payroll support
Operational problem-solving
You’ll need to be proactive, resilient, highly organised, and confident communicating with people at all levels.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Resource and coordinate weekly driver plans against client forecasts
- Monitor driver availability and identify risks to supply
- Support fulfilment targets, ensuring exceptional service delivery
- Work closely with recruitment teams to address resourcing gaps
- Act as the first point of contact for drivers
- Manage queries relating to pay, hours, availability, and compliance
- Build strong working relationships with both clients and candidates
- Support driver welfare, retention, engagement, and performance
- Support driver compliance, licence checks, and legal governance
- Assist with incident and post-accident processes
- Maintain accurate records across internal systems and reporting tools
- Ensure all workers remain compliant within Joined Up and Jaama systems
- Support weekly payroll processes and hours reconciliation
- Liaise with clients to resolve missing hours and payroll issues
- Produce reports, dashboards, and management information
- Analyse trends and recommend operational improvements
What We’re Looking For
✔ Organised and solutions-focused
✔ Commercially aware and customer-driven
✔ Calm under pressure in a fast-moving environment
✔ Confident managing multiple priorities
✔ Passionate about delivering exceptional service
Experience & Skills
- Experience within recruitment, logistics, planning, compliance, or customer operations is desirable
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills
- Ability to manage stakeholders at all levels
- Good understanding of operational KPIs and service delivery
- Strong attention to detail and administrative accuracy
- Proactive mindset with excellent organisational skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, operational environment
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you’re looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact, develop your career, and be part of a high-performing operational team, we’d love to hear from you.
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