Job Description:

Senior Recruitment Consultant – Business Development

Southampton / Hampshire & Surrounding Regions | Flexible Base / Hybrid Working

c£35,000–£40,000+ DOE + Monthly Commission + Quarterly Bonus

Full-time | Permanent

Established Client Relationships | New Business Opportunities | Dedicated Resourcing Support | Career Progression

Ready to make your mark?

Are you an experienced recruiter who thrives on winning new business, building relationships and creating opportunities?

We're looking for a commercially driven Senior Recruitment Consultant to help take our South Coast operation to the next level.

Reporting directly to our Managing Partner, you'll have the autonomy to grow an established client base, win new business and explore new markets across Southampton, Hampshire and the surrounding region.

With dedicated resourcing support and the flexibility to base yourself across Hampshire and the surrounding region, you'll have the freedom to focus on business development, while remaining accessible to clients and our Southampton office when needed.

What You'll Be Doing

• Proactively identifying, approaching and winning new clients across the South Coast and surrounding regions.
• Growing and developing our existing client relationships, particularly across logistics, driving and industrial recruitment.
• Identifying opportunities to expand our services, develop new sectors and open up additional markets.
• Building a strong pipeline through networking, client visits and targeted business development activity.
• Working closely with our dedicated resourcing team to ensure excellent service delivery.
• Contributing ideas and helping shape the future growth of the operation.

About You

We're looking for an experienced recruitment professional with a proven track record in business development.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Recruitment experience within logistics, driving, industrial, contract engineering or closely related sectors.
• A successful track record of winning new clients and developing accounts.
• Strong commercial awareness, confidence in negotiating and the ability to build lasting relationships.
• A proactive, entrepreneurial approach and the drive to identify and develop new opportunities.

Experience in temporary staffing would be advantageous, but we're equally interested in successful permanent recruitment consultants from relevant sectors.

What's in It for You?

• c£35,000–£40,000+ basic salary, with flexibility for the right experience.
• Monthly commission and quarterly bonus opportunities.
• Flexible base / hybrid working, with client visits and Southampton office attendance as required.
• Dedicated resourcing support and an out-of-hours team, allowing you to focus on business development.
• Direct access to the Managing Partner and the autonomy to make a genuine commercial impact.
• Career opportunities to suit your ambitions – whether that's progression into management, continuing as a successful senior recruiter or exploring opportunities within our permanent recruitment division.
• The backing of an established recruitment business with over 30 years' experience.

Location & Flexibility

Our office is based in Totton, Southampton, but we're open to candidates based across Hampshire and neighbouring areas, including Portsmouth and the wider South Coast.

A full UK driving licence is essential.

Who Are TLP?

We're a specialist recruitment business built by the people who work here. For over 30 years, we've supported clients and candidates across temporary, contract and permanent recruitment.

We combine the resources of an established business with an entrepreneurial approach, giving our people the support, trust and freedom to succeed.

If you're a commercially driven recruiter looking for more autonomy, a bigger opportunity and the chance to make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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