Recruitment Consultant

Pertemps Crawley is looking for an enthusiastic and confident Recruitment Consultant to join the Permanent Division at our offices in Central Crawley.
Pertemps is a leading player in the recruitment industry, starting life as an independent family-run business and growing into one of the largest providers of staffing solutions in the UK. With over 60 years of experience, we specialise in connecting talented individuals with top-notch opportunities, fostering career growth, and building lasting partnerships with our clients.
We are proud to be an independent permanent recruitment consultancy that has achieved 12th place in the Best Companies to Work For in the UK. Our expertise spans the commercial, technical, and construction sectors, where we've earned a reputation for excellence, innovation, and unparalleled service.

What's in it for you:

• Working hours: 8:30am - 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 5pm Fridays.
• Salary of £30,000 - £35,000pa DOE
• Uncapped monthly commission
• Company car fuel card after qualifying period
• 24 days holiday per year (+ bank holidays) increasing for every year of service
• Support to achieve professional qualifications (REC / IRP)

As a Recruitment Consultant with Pertemps you will have an engaging communication style to build enduring relationships with our clients, candidates and colleagues to match people to permanent roles, providing expert support and advice and ensuring the best possible service is always delivered.
The role requires an enthusiastic and proactive outlook with excellent communication and negotiation skills, providing tactical and strategic solutions on service delivery and inclusive talent attraction strategies.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Build and maintain ongoing business relationships with new clients to engage at all stages of the recruitment process and always provide a consultative recruitment service.
• Meet or exceed forecasted individual and branch targets through proactive service delivery to clients and candidates.
• Match clients and candidates' suitability for roles to successfully meet their requirements.
• Complete relevant quality processes and checks to ensure all ethical and legal compliance is adhered to, whilst maintaining an exceptional level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Requirements:

• Proven experience, ideally within recruitment, or sales-focused environment interacting with a wide portfolio of customers, whilst demonstrating the ability to communicate with the public.
• Understand and apply the principles of negotiation with clients, to maximise service delivery, sales, revenue, and profit.
• Understand agreed job-related minimum performance standards and how they will be assessed and measured. (vacancies taken, sales/service calls, client visits, ratios of shortlisting to interviews to offer and hire, etc.)
• Understand employee rights and responsibilities including equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully manage and maintain working relationships across all levels.
• Good written and verbal command of the English language.
• Experience in a customer-facing role.
• A positive outlook with the drive to succeed in a rewarding career.
• Preferably hold a valid date UK Driving licence.

We're committed to giving you great training and we'll make sure you have everything you need to thrive in this role. Don't miss out on this great opportunity!! Apply here or contact Lauren Cox in the Crawley office.