Recruitment Consultant

Hays Business Support • Permanent • Reading, Reading, England, United Kingdom • £27k - £33k / year • 8h ago

Welcome to Hays!At Hays, we believe in being long-term partners with our people as well as our customers. With over 50 years' experience, Hays operates in 16 countries within 6 core industries and a selection of local specialisms.
Together, we are better together:
We support, celebrate, and share with each other to create stronger outcomes for all.
Launch your career with the world's leading specialist recruitment & workforce solution organisation.

Join the Hays team!
Ready to build a market-leading Procurement desk in one of the UK's most in-demand specialisms?
We're looking for an ambitious individual to join our established Procurement team in Reading. Working alongside experienced leaders and specialist recruiters, you'll focus on the permanent procurement market across the South, partnering with organisations to attract high-calibre professionals across a range of indirect procurement disciplines.
This is an exciting opportunity to inherit a desk with an established pipeline, improving job flow, and significant growth potential.
Your New Role:As a specialist Procurement recruiter, you'll work with clients and candidates across a broad range of disciplines, including:

Category Management
Strategic Sourcing
Supplier Relationship Management
Facilities & Estates Procurement
IT Procurement
Professional Services Procurement
Corporate Services Procurement
Procurement Leadership

What can I expect day to day?
As a recruitment consultant, you will gain exposure to a range of different activities whilst being supported by a structured training and development programme from day one. Some of your main responsibilities may include:

Source, interview, and match high-quality candidates to roles
Identify and proactively partner with new and existing clients through new outreach and business development calls to build better, profitable outcomes by understanding their hiring needs and challenges
Manage the recruitment process by guiding candidates and clients through the full recruitment process, from taking a brief to negotiating offers
Be bold and curious, developing specialist market expertise by actively seeking to understand your customer's market
Take accountability for meeting targets and delivering your monetary goals that contribute to the growth and profitability of Hays
Be part of a vibrant and inclusive culture that cheers on progress by celebrating personal and team performance

Who are we looking for?
You'll be ambitious, pushing outside your comfort zone and willing to experiment. It's not just about who you are, but who you want to become.

Effective communication skills and interpersonal skills, having honest conversations
Customer-centric by understanding clients' needs and delivering tailored solutions
Have a strategic mindset to spot opportunities and drive profitable outcomes
Open to change, being comfortable in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
Develop new business relationships and maintain your network of client companies through business development calls, client visits, networking and entertainment events.
Collaborative in spirit, people focused with a sales-driven mentality.
Be resilient, bold and curious

What you'll get in return - The Hays Deal:

Access to team leadership training
for you to evolve your career
Cutting-edge tools and technology
to enable you to make an extraordinary impact
Flexible work arrangements: Hybrid working policy
Generous leave entitlements to take advantage of parental leave, volunteering days and your birthday off!
Celebrate success:
Culture built on rewarding success with the opportunity to influence your earning potential with an uncapped commission in addition to a base salary
High Performer Incentives including local and international trips. Montenegro 2024, South Africa 2025 and Mauritius this year!
Global career opportunities -
make your mark locally or explore international opportunities with Hays
Thrive in a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone feels welcome
Wellbeing rewards:
Benefit from health, leisure and lifestyle partnership discounts
Employee Resource Groups and Working Groups
for you to connect and collaborate with like-minded colleagues

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