Senior Recruitment Consultant

Yolk Recruitment; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Recruitment Consultant in Cardiff/Hybrid to join their team. The role involves business development, client consultation, and engaging candidates within engineering and technical sectors. Successful candidates will have a proven background in recruitment, strong negotiation skills, and a passion for their specialism. This position offers an industry-leading salary, uncapped commission, and exceptional benefits including flexible working hours and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Industry leading salary

Uncapped commission

Clear career progression

Hybrid working with flexible hours

Private medical healthcare

Charity days for CSR initiatives

Qualifications

• Successful experience in recruitment within engineering, manufacturing or technical sectors.
• A drive to achieve and a commitment to your goals.
• Genuine passion and interest in your specialism.
• Comfortable working with new technology and tools.
• Demonstrates integrity, resilience, and positivity.

Responsibilities

• Conduct business development activities to win new business.
• Consult with clients on strategies for their recruitment needs.
• Identify, attract, and engage candidates for client roles.
• Negotiate rates and outcomes with clients.
• Support clients and candidates through the interview process.

Skills

Business development

Candidate engagement

Negotiation

Client consulting

Recruitment in engineering

Job description

Overview

Recruitment Consultant / Senior / Principal / Executive Cardiff/Hybrid + flexible hours. £30,000 - £50,000 + leading bonus + extensive benefits. Yolk Engineering & Technical work with industry leading employers across the UK and Ireland, partnered with start ups, scale ups, established businesses and enterprise clients across a diverse manufacturing and engineering landscape. We solve recruitment challenges in advanced and emerging markets in high demand and talent-short fields. We recognise the value of exceptional people. We offer the best basic salaries in South Wales and believe in rewarding our staff generously with exceptional commission rates, a comprehensive benefits package and clear promotion pathways. We invest in the best tech, tools and training to help Consultants achieve their highest ambitions in a culture that embodies high standards, where everyone wins and celebrates success together. This is what you\'ll be doing as a Recruitment Consultant at Yolk: Sound like you? Reach out here or get in touch with our Engineering & Technical Director for a confidential chat

Responsibilities

• Business development activities to win new business and enhance existing relationships
• Consult with clients to recommend the best strategies for their challenges and needs
• Identify, attract and engage candidates, develop and nurture your candidate network and build genuine relationships with care and integrity
• Negotiating rates and outcomes
• Interview candidates to understand their requirements and assess suitability for your clients needs
• Meet with clients to understand their requirements and assess suitability for your candidates
• Supporting both candidates and clients through the interview and offer stage
• Providing a thorough aftercare service to both client and candidate
• Work as an integral member of a team by motivating colleagues and communicating effectively

Qualifications

• Successful experience in the recruitment industry within engineering, manufacturing or technical sectors.
• A drive to achieve and committed approach to achieving your goals
• A genuine passion and interest in your specialism
• Collaborative spirit - we\'re head down in our own worlds but there\'s overlap and we work together to win and deliver.
• You'll need to be comfortable working with new technology, we invest in the best tools available to help you
• Integrity, resilience and positivity

Benefits

• Industry leading salary and uncapped commission
• A clear career progression/promotion pathway
• A training programme tailored to your experience level
• Hybrid working with flexible business hours between 7 am - 7 pm Monday to Friday
• Free on site parking
• Additional holidays - Christmas shutdown on us and birthday off
• £1000 a year in discounts and savings towards everyday expenditure
• Referral scheme of up to £1500 for helping us build the best business
• Charity days to support our CSR initiatives
• Great social events throughout the year, quarterly adventures and all expenses paid AGM afterparties
• Private medical healthcare plan including on-demand GP, Optical and Dental cover
• Financial advice from our expert at St James Place