Thorn Baker’s Industrial division is looking for a motivated and ambitious Permanent Recruitment Consultant to grow our permanent recruitment offering.

Specialising in warehouse, manufacturing and industrial recruitment, you’ll fill permanent vacancies for our established client base while taking our services to market and building relationships with new businesses. This is an opportunity to combine candidate recruitment, client relationship management and business development within a successful, supportive team.

• Managing the permanent recruitment process from taking a detailed vacancy brief through to placement and follow-up.

• Working with our existing client base to understand their permanent hiring needs and identify opportunities to support them.

• Sourcing, attracting and assessing high-quality candidates for warehouse, manufacturing and industrial roles.

• Presenting suitable candidates, coordinating interviews and managing feedback, offers and acceptance.

• Proactively approaching new businesses to introduce Thorn Baker’s permanent recruitment services.

• Developing new business through targeted calls, outreach, networking and client meetings.

• Building a strong pipeline of vacancies, candidates and prospective clients.

• Working alongside our wider Industrial team to identify and develop permanent recruitment opportunities.

• Maintaining accurate records and keeping clients and candidates informed throughout the hiring process.

• An ambitious, commercially minded individual with a genuine desire to build a successful recruitment career.

• Confidence in approaching businesses, starting conversations and developing new relationships.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to understand both client requirements and candidate motivations.

• A proactive approach to sourcing candidates and identifying business opportunities.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage several vacancies at different stages.

• Resilience, drive and a positive attitude towards working in a target-driven environment.

• A team player who takes ownership of their work and follows through on commitments.

• Previous experience in permanent recruitment, business development or sales would be an advantage.

• An established client base with opportunities to develop permanent recruitment business.

• A supportive, collaborative team environment where you’ll be set up for success from day one.

• Structured training, ongoing coaching and mentoring from experienced recruitment professionals.

• Regular target-driven incentives, including holidays, hotel breaks, activity days and shopping vouchers.

• Health and wellbeing benefits.

• Team socials, summer events and Christmas celebrations.

At Thorn Baker, we invest in our people. You’ll join an established Industrial division with a strong reputation and long-standing client relationships, giving you a solid foundation to grow your permanent recruitment business.

If you enjoy connecting people with opportunities, winning new business and helping employers make successful permanent hires, we’d love to hear from you.

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