Recruitment Consultant (Sales-Focused / Business Development)

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