At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive new business development and build strong client relationships in engineering and finance.
- Company: Dynamic recruitment firm focused on sales and growth.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, uncapped commission, flexible working, and career progression.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with ongoing training and support for top performers.
- Why this job: Join a high-energy team and make an impact in the recruitment industry.
- Qualifications: Proven sales experience and a passion for client acquisition.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly driven, sales-focused Recruitment Consultant to join our growing team, with a strong emphasis on new business development.
This role is built for a natural salesperson, someone who thrives on winning new clients, building a pipeline, and converting opportunities into long-term accounts.
Candidate delivery is part of the role, but your primary focus will be growing revenue through proactive sales activity.
The ideal candidate will have a strong sales or business development background, ideally within recruitment, and an interest in developing expertise within the engineering or finance markets.
Key Responsibilities
- New Business Development
- Proactively identify, target, and win new client accounts within engineering and finance sectors
- Build a strong, sustainable pipeline of prospective clients
- Negotiate terms of business and commercial agreements with new clients
- Track and report on sales activity, pipeline progress, and conversion rates against targets
- Account Growth & Client Relationships
- Convert new client wins into long-term, repeat-business accounts
- Identify opportunities to cross-sell and upsell additional recruitment services
- Build trusted relationships with key decision-makers and hiring managers
- Provide market insights, salary benchmarking, and hiring advice to win client confidence
- Recruitment Delivery
- Manage the recruitment process for your own clients from brief to placement
- Source and engage candidates to fulfil client requirements
- Coordinate interviews and lead offer negotiations to successful close
- Work closely with resourcers/support staff to ensure roles are filled efficiently
- Required Skills & Experience
Essential
- Proven track record in a sales, business development, or new client acquisition role
- Demonstrable success meeting or exceeding sales targets and KPIs
- Excellent negotiation, influencing, and closing skills
- Confident, persuasive communicator, comfortable with high-volume outbound activity
- Resilient, with the ability to handle rejection and stay motivated
Desirable
- Experience in a 360 recruitment consultant role, ideally in engineering or finance
- Existing network of client contacts within target sectors
- Experience using CRM systems to manage pipeline and sales activity
- Personal Attributes
- Highly competitive and target-driven
- Confident, persistent, and comfortable picking up the phone
- Commercially sharp with a hunter mentality for new business
- Self-motivated with strong personal accountability for results
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary with an uncapped, sales-weighted commission structure
- Accelerated career progression for top sales performers
- Ongoing sales and negotiation training
- Fast-paced, high-performing, target-driven team culture
- Flexible working options (if applicable)
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Recruitment Consultant (Sales-Focused / Business Development) in Swindon employer: Verelogic
Verelogic is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth, offering a competitive £6K car allowance, flexible hybrid working options, and generous holiday entitlement. Our collaborative work culture fosters innovation and teamwork, making it an ideal environment for those passionate about leading HVAC service delivery in High Wycombe. Join us to advance your career while contributing to a company that values expertise and compliance in the air conditioning sector.
