Contracting Operations Manager

Benefits

• Lead and shape a growing national contracting division
• Hybrid working with genuine autonomy and influence
• Combine operations, compliance and commercial relationship management
• Work directly with senior leadership to drive growth
• Build meaningful relationships with clients and contractors
• Join a collaborative, high-performing recruitment business

About the Company
Healthcare Professionals Group (HPG) is one of Australia's leading recruitment and workforce solutions businesses, specialising in Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Technology and Clinical Care. With an established national contractor workforce and a strong reputation for quality and service, HPG partners with many of Australia's leading organisations to deliver permanent, contract and temporary recruitment solutions.

As our contracting business continues to grow, we are investing in a leadership position to elevate our contracting operations and further strengthen our capability in temporary workforce solutions.
About the Opportunity This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of HPG's national contracting function. Combining operational leadership with hands-on delivery, you'll lead the end-to-end contracting lifecycle while acting as the business's internal expert on Modern Awards, labour hire compliance and temporary workforce best practice.
Working closely with Recruitment Consultants, Contracting, Payroll and Finance, you'll provide commercial advice, support consultants to confidently grow temporary business and drive continuous improvement across systems and processes.
Importantly, this isn't a purely desk-based operations role. You'll build proactive relationships with our clients and contractors, conduct onsite WHS visits and use everyday conversations to identify opportunities, generate leads and strengthen HPG's client partnerships.

We're looking for someone who combines strong operational and compliance expertise with commercial curiosity. You'll enjoy picking up the phone, building relationships and recognising when a conversation could create an opportunity for HPG – without this being a traditional sales or business development role.

Duties

• Lead the day-to-day operation of HPG's national contracting function
• Manage the end-to-end contractor lifecycle, from onboarding through to offboarding
• Provide expert advice on Modern Awards, labour hire compliance and temporary workforce solutions
• Support consultants with award interpretation, pricing, margins and contractor engagement
• Build proactive relationships with clients and contractors through regular phone and face-to-face contact
• Conduct onsite client and contractor visits, including WHS assessments and ongoing engagement
• Identify leads and commercial opportunities through day-to-day client and contractor interactions
• Drive continuous improvement across contracting systems, processes and compliance
• Partner with Directors and consultants to grow HPG's contracting and payroll solutions

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline (essential)
• Recruitment agency experience within temporary, contract or labour hire recruitment
• Strong knowledge of Modern Awards, employment classifications and labour hire legislation
• Experience managing end-to-end contracting operations within an agency environment
• Strong commercial acumen, with confidence advising on pricing, margins and temporary workforce solutions
• A relationship-led approach, with the confidence to proactively engage clients and contractors by phone and face-to-face
• Commercial curiosity and the ability to recognise leads and opportunities through everyday conversations
• Strong operational mindset with a track record of improving systems and processes
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data and commercial information
• Advanced systems capability across recruitment CRM and contractor management platforms

Culture
Join a collaborative, entrepreneurial business where people are trusted to take ownership and make an impact. HPG offers direct access to decision makers, genuine autonomy and an environment where ideas are welcomed and people are encouraged to challenge how things are done.

We value high performance, accountability and collaboration, while maintaining the agility and personal approach of a privately owned business.

How to Apply Click Apply or contact Laura Longstaff, Director on [0412 122 769](tel:0412 122 769) for a confidential discussion.

About Healthcare Professionals Group Healthcare Professionals Group recruits all positions: executive, permanent, contracting/temp, at all levels, across all areas of healthcare – Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Medical Technology and Clinical Care.
Medical Affairs & Life Sciences Recruitment – Clinical Research, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Quality, Data Management, Regulatory Affairs, Scientific
Commercial Recruitment – Marketing, Sales, Analytics, Government and External Affairs
Business Operations & Infrastructure Recruitment – Administration, Customer Service, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, IT, L&D, Legal, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Warehouse
Clinical Care Recruitment – Allied Health, Aged Care, General Practice, Medical Imaging, Medical Management, Medical Specialties, Nursing

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