Delivery Consultant (180) – Procurement, Supply Chain & Commercial

1st Executive Ltd; Cape Town; Remote; ZAR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

1st Executive Ltd in Cape Town is seeking a Delivery Consultant (180) to join a remote SA team serving UK/European clients. You own the candidate side end-to-end while UK consultants handle client relationships.

Core duties include sourcing candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter and boards, headhunting passive talent, writing concise candidate profiles, shortlists, and guiding candidates through interviews to offers. CRM maintenance is essential.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in recruitment, sourcing or resourcing, ideally on a 180 or delivery desk.
• Experience recruiting for UK or international clients is a strong advantage.
• Excellent written and spoken English, confident talking to senior professionals.
• Able to work independently from a home office with reliable internet.

Responsibilities

• Source candidates for live UK and European roles using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards and CRM.
• Head hunt passive candidates, screen by phone and video, and qualify motivation, salary and notice period.
• Create tight shortlists and well-written candidate profiles for the UK team.
• Maintain candidate engagement through interviews to offer stage.
• Keep the CRM clean and up to date.

Skills

Recruitment experience

UK/International recruitment

English proficiency

Independent working

Job description

Delivery Consultant (180) – Procurement, Supply Chain & Commercial

Fully remote, South Africa | UK working hours

1st Executive is the largest specialist recruiter in Procurement, Supply Chain and Commercial in the UK. We place permanent, interim and executive talent with corporate and public sector clients across the UK and Europe.

We're building our delivery team in South Africa. This is a 180 role. Our UK consultants own the client relationships, and you own the candidate side: finding, engaging and shortlisting the people who get placed.

The role

• Source candidates for live UK and European roles using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards and our CRM
• Headhunt passive candidates, screen them by phone and video, and qualify their motivation, salary and notice period
• Put together tight shortlists and well‑written candidate profiles for the UK team
• Keep candidates engaged through interviews to offer
• Keep the CRM clean and up to date

What we're looking for

• 1–3 years in recruitment, sourcing or resourcing, ideally on a 180 or delivery desk
• Experience recruiting for UK or international clients is a strong advantage
• An understanding of procurement, supply chain or commercial roles is a real bonus
• Excellent written and spoken English, and confidence talking to senior professionals
• Comfortable working on your own, organised and quick to turn things around
• A reliable home office with a strong internet connection and back‑up power
• You must be a South Africa based recruiter as you will be employed via our South African employment partner,we will not consider candidates from other locations apart from possibly the UK

What you get

• Fully remote working, with hours that line up closely with the UK
• Direct exposure to a specialist UK and European market
• Training and ongoing support from an established UK team, including our in‑house research function
• Recognition and quarterly high‑performer awards alongside the wider team
• A long‑term role in a growing international team