Full job descriptionRole 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)




How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your sales track record and interest in joining Verelogic Recruitment.