Freight Recruitment Consultant - Permanent Recruitment

Right Now Recruitment; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

Rewards & kickers

Incentive trips

Team socials

25 days holidays

Job summary

Right Now Group is seeking a Freight Recruitment Consultant to join its permanent recruitment team in the UK. You will manage a 360 desk, develop new business, and deliver permanent placements across freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain sectors.

Ideal candidates will have recruitment experience, strong sales skills, and the ability to build client relationships while meeting targets. This role is office-based with a competitive basic salary + uncapped commission.

Qualifications

• Permanent recruitment experience required.
• Strong sales and business development skills.
• Ability to build relationships with new clients.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
• Proactive, able to work independently.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Target-driven with a desire to earn commission.
• Experience in freight forwarding, logistics or supply chain recruitment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify, approach and secure new clients within freight forwarding and logistics.
• Generate permanent vacancies through proactive business development.
• Build relationships with freight forwarding businesses and hiring managers.
• Recruit candidates across air freight, sea freight, road freight, customs and freight operations.
• Source, screen and qualify candidates against client requirements.
• Manage the recruitment process from initial vacancy through to successful placement.
• Arrange interviews, negotiate offers and manage candidate expectations.
• Develop existing client relationships and generate repeat business.
• Maintain an active pipeline of candidates and commercial opportunities.
• Record recruitment activity accurately within Tracker RMS.
• Achieve individual billing and business development targets.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Sales & BD

Client relationships

Communication skills

Independent work

Organisational skills

Target-driven

Freight recruitment

Job description

Freight Recruitment Consultant - Permanent Recruitment

Location: Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey Job Type: Full-time Office-based Salary: Competitive basic salary + uncapped commission

We're growing our Freight Division and looking for a Recruitment Consultant who wants to be part of something exciting!

Right Now Group is looking for a driven and commercially minded Recruitment Consultant to join our specialist Freight Recruitment team.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys the full recruitment process, particularly developing new business, building client relationships and delivering successful permanent placements.

Our Freight Division partners with businesses across freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain, recruiting professionals across air freight, sea freight, road freight, customs and operational management.

We're looking for someone who wants more than just a job. We want someone who takes ownership, enjoys the challenge of recruitment and is motivated by building a successful desk.

The Opportunity

You'll be responsible for managing a 360 permanent recruitment desk, developing new business opportunities and delivering recruitment solutions to clients across the freight forwarding industry.

You'll have the opportunity to build your own client portfolio, develop specialist industry knowledge and play a key role in growing the division.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, approach and secure new clients within freight forwarding and logistics.
• Generate permanent vacancies through proactive business development.
• Build relationships with freight forwarding businesses and hiring managers.
• Recruit candidates across air freight, sea freight, road freight, customs and freight operations.
• Source, screen and qualify candidates against client requirements.
• Manage the recruitment process from initial vacancy through to successful placement.
• Arrange interviews, negotiate offers and manage candidate expectations.
• Develop existing client relationships and generate repeat business.
• Maintain an active pipeline of candidates and commercial opportunities.
• Record recruitment activity accurately within Tracker RMS.
• Achieve individual billing and business development targets.

What We're Looking For

• Previous recruitment experience, ideally within permanent recruitment.
• Strong sales and business development skills.
• Confidence building relationships with new clients.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• A proactive approach and the ability to work independently.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A genuine desire to achieve targets and earn commission.
• Experience within freight forwarding, logistics or supply chain recruitment would be highly advantageous.

Why Right Now Group?

• Highly competitive, uncapped commission scheme.
• Milestone rewards and quarterly kickers.
• H1 European incentive trip and H2 rest-of-the-world incentive trip.
• Regular team socials and celebrations.
• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays and your birthday off.
• State-of-the-art office in Staines.
• Opportunity to develop your own specialist recruitment desk.
• A growing business where your contribution makes a genuine difference.