Recruitment Business Developer – Engineering, Manufacturing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Africa.

📋 Description

• Identify and engage with new clients in the UK engineering and manufacturing industries.

• Create new business opportunities through proactive outreach via calls, emails, LinkedIn, and targeted campaigns.

• Establish new accounts and expand territories within design engineering, project engineering, and related technical sectors.

• Develop relationships with hiring managers, business owners, and senior decision-makers.

• Effectively qualify job briefs, comprehending the technical requirements and commercial opportunities.

• Introduce the company’s recruitment services to prospective clients and establish the business as a specialist recruitment partner.

• Keep precise records of client interactions, pipeline activities, and business development progress.

• Utilize recruitment tools such as campaign platforms, market mapping software, phone systems, LinkedIn Recruiter or Sales Navigator, and top job boards to assist with outreach and market research.

• Collaborate closely with the leadership team to formulate target lists, campaign strategies, and account development plans.

• Provide support in candidate resourcing when necessary, although the primary focus of the role will be on business development and acquiring new clients.

• Continuously strive towards revenue goals, meetings, and new business targets.

⛳️ Requirements

• Prior experience in recruitment is essential, preferably within engineering, manufacturing, technical, or IT sectors.

• Experience in engineering or manufacturing recruitment would be highly beneficial.

• Proven business development experience with a track record of generating leads, scheduling meetings, and acquiring new clients.

• A phone-first approach with confidence in making regular outbound calls.

• Strong resilience, tenacity, and comfort with facing rejection.

• Commercially driven, target-oriented, and motivated to maximize earnings through performance.

• Ability to grasp technical roles, client needs, and the functioning of products, projects, or engineering teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational skills and capability to manage a sales pipeline effectively.

• Comfortable utilizing recruitment technology, CRM systems, LinkedIn, job boards, and outreach tools.

• Must have access to a reliable laptop, stable high-speed internet, and a quiet, professional working environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Commission structure to be discussed and aligned with market expectations.

• Access to a robust recruitment technology stack, including campaign tools, phone systems, market mapping platforms, LinkedIn tools, and leading job boards.

• Opportunity to collaborate with a specialist UK recruitment business during an exciting phase of national growth.

• Supportive leadership team that values initiative, commercial acumen, and long-term success.

• Clear opportunity to make a significant impact by contributing to the opening of new markets and territories.