Recruitment Consultant

Due to a strong 2025 and planned growth for 2026, we’re looking to grow our team with an experienced recruiter. With a combined 40 years’ experience in recruitment, you’ll work with a great team who are experts in their field.

Ensure you read the information regarding this opportunity thoroughly before making an application.

We’re a specialist textile recruitment business, supporting our partners with hiring senior, professional and technical roles, up to and including board level hires.

We focus on building trust, long-lasting relationships, and matching people with businesses that share the same culture and values. Something we take great pride in.

At Bowmay we work collaboratively at every level; we don’t set unachievable KPI’s, we put metrics together that suit you and your style, but that fall in line with our mission.

If you’ve got an edge and think you’d make a good fit with us, read on and apply!

What you’ll get:

* Competitive base salary (DOE)

* Monthly commission + quarterly & annual incentives

* Hybrid working + flexible hours

* 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

* Your birthday off! Who wants to work on their birthday?

* Ongoing training and clear progression

* Pension Scheme

* Online perks + optical care

* Mobile phone and laptop provided

About You

* You’ve got proven experience as a 360 recruiter (perm) or you’re working in a sales roles within textiles or engineering and you’re interested in a recruitment career

* Knowledge of textiles, manufacturing or engineering sectors is a huge plus

* You’re confident building new business on a cold desk

* Strong headhunting skills (our target market is senior and technical roles which means more confidential approaches)

* You’re passionate; you value building and nurturing your own client base

* Ambitious and target driven, both personally and professionally, sharing the same goal as the wider team

* A supportive and collaborative mindset; we share the workload when needed and celebrate wins together

* A good sense of humour, down-to-earth and positive energy

* You love recruitment/sales and take pride in doing it extremely well

About the Role

You’ll develop your own desk, focused on senior, technical and professional roles. xiskglj

* Build a new client base through market mapping and outreach (supported by marketing exec)

* Winning and nurturing long-term client partnerships

* Driving the entire recruitment process while proactively uncovering new leads and maintaining strong market insight

* Effective headhunting projects

* Managing your own pipeline and activity

* Contributing to shared team targets and business growth

About Bowmay

* Independently owned, boutique recruitment company based in Rochdale

* Specialists in recruiting senior, professional & technical talent for the textiles, manufacturing and engineering sectors

* We work hard, back each other, share goals and enjoy a good laugh along the way