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Recruitment Consultant

Do you have excellent relationship building skills and wish to start your career in recruitment with a respected brand leader?

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and self-driven Recruitment Consultant to join the team in our Northern Hub office in Bradford BD1. This position plays a key role in maintaining Driver Hire’s reputation for delivering reliable and quality drivers, whilst also ensuring the office stays compliant with our internal and industry standards.

Our Bradford Operations hub, based within the Group Headquarters, has over fifteen recruiters and support who work closely together, priding themselves not only on the service they deliver to our clients, but the support they give each other. A close and friendly team of individuals with a common goal of service improvement and creating a great place to work. Integrity, transparency, and a passion for what we do, is at the core of our environment ethos.

What are we offering?

By joining us in the Recruitment Consultant role, you can expect an attractive benefits & rewards package including:

* A competitive salary up to £35,000 p.a. + simply structured monthly commissions

* Transparent route to OTE circa £70k plus (uncapped)

* Additional cross department referral bonuses

* Hybrid working (optional 3 days in the office + 2 days WFH)

* Mapped Career & Financial Progression

* Free onsite parking

* Contributory pension scheme

* Healthcare cash plan (post-probation)

* 33 days of holiday (including Bank Holidays)

* Birthday day off and an optional paid day off every year to volunteer in your local community

* Development opportunities and learning from the best and most experienced in the transport & logistics industry

What does the role involve?

As our new Recruitment Consultant, on a daily basis you will be responsible for managing the expectations and needs of both clients and candidates alike. Your tasks will involve managing the whole recruitment cycle, including:

* Visiting clients to discuss supply

* Advertising Roles, Recruiting and registering candidates

* Personal Marketing

* Collation of timesheets for payroll team

* Rate Agreements

* Ensuring all records are up to date and correct.

As a new Recruitment Consultant, you will be supported through an induction and training period which will focus on allowing you to learn the skills and knowledge that will become an essential part of your role within the team.

What do you need to be successful?

A key part of your success in the Recruitment Consultant role will be your:

* Ability to grow the branch through exceptional service delivery

* Ability to handle the responsibility of autonomy

* Ability to follow a process, and compliance

* High level of attention to detail

* Good organisational and time management skills

* Ability to build strong relationships with candidates and customers

* Full, UK driving licence

Experience of sales, recruitment, driving or logistics would be advantageous, but more important to us is an aptitude to learn and a positive attitude.

What support will you be given?

* You will be working within a supportive team of fifteen

* You will have an “in the field” Sales Manager attracting new business

* National Brand Marketing Team & Local Attraction Team

* Payroll Team, to do the weekly process

* National Accounts Team, to assist local engagement of national contracts

* Ongoing training, expert mentoring and coaching

Why work for Driver Hire?

Our staff are important to us, so we regularly benchmark ourselves against our competitors. In our most recent staff survey (December 2023), 98% stated they are ‘proud’ or ‘very proud’ to work for Driver Hire.

In 2023 we celebrated our 40th anniversary year, we have also been reaccredited by the leading independent business culture assessment organisation, ‘Investors in People’. Driver Hire was first accredited in 1995 and maintained its marque for nearly 30 years. Last year we’re ahead of the overall industry average benchmark scores.

So, if you believe that this Recruitment Consultant role is for you and you want to join business with a positive culture, please apply today!

We will review all applications, and you will be contacted within 14 days of your application if you have been shortlisted