Akkar
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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Akkar is a global leader in placing talented professionals in the world’s leading automotive and motorsport companies. We selectively partner with first-class automotive and motorsport clients who consistently deliver progressive, innovative, and state-of-the-art mobility technology to the international market.
We’re proud to say we’re one of the fastest-growing recruitment businesses in the UK and the fastest-growing in Sussex. We doubled in team size and revenue during the middle of a global pandemic! We’re now in year 3 of our 5-year growth plan with offices in the UK and USA alongside further plans for expansion.
If you are a high-flyer looking to embrace a career in a progressive and supportive environment with the development framework to quickly progress, then we would love to hear from you!
What we offer:
- Uncapped commission structure & unlimited earning potential
- Bonus scheme including quarterly & yearly performance bonuses
- Monthly Top Biller prizes and other fun incentives to hit KPIs (in the past we’ve had Amazon gift cards, cash bonuses, and even extra days off!)
- Deliveroo allowance for lunch every Friday (worth £800+ per year)
- All expenses paid luxury holiday for Top Biller of the year (worth over £8,000)
- Continuous commitment to your learning and development, including an intensive 10-week training course for all new recruiters
- Modern and fun workspace including: a pool table, 2 professional motorsport-grade driving simulators & an in-office gym
- Electric vehicle scheme for qualifying employees
- EMI share scheme for qualifying employees - own part of our business!
- Company pension scheme
- Headspace subscription and ongoing wellbeing support
- 24 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional non-working company event days.
- Flexible working hours & no weekends
- Regular social events including team activities and company trips – such as Goodwood Festival of Speed and selected international F1 Grand Prix
- Casual dress code, no stuffy suits or formal attire
- A Friday afternoon drink on us (alcoholic/non-alcoholic) 😊
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Responsibilities:
- Confidently execute business development activity, pulling jobs from existing and new clients monthly
- Continue to develop commercial awareness of business development processes and strategize business growth within your specialist area with minimal direction from your Team Lead
- Confidently engage in client negotiations (where required) to establish desirable terms with automotive or related clients.
- Consulting with our global clients to provide specialist headhunting services for a variety of complex technical vacancies.
- Successfully run your own 360 recruitment desk by actively building client and candidate networks in your very own niche technical arena.
- Generating new business leads and proactively conduct outbound business development including cold calling and implementing sales techniques.
- Maintaining a highly efficient and organised desk when organising candidate calls, interviews, and new business meetings.
- Conducting active candidate searches using a variety of methods (LinkedIn, Job boards, CRM, and other databases).
- Qualifying candidates’ suitability in line with detailed technical job briefings taken from clients.
- Effectively manage communications between candidates, clients and Akkar to promote a positive experience for all parties.
- Attend international conferences and conduct onsite client visits in order to grow and utilise your business network in person.
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We’re looking for:
- Previous experience in a recruitment/sales environment with an existing understanding of international recruitment processes
- Proven results from business development and client negotiations, having brought new clients on with commercial terms agreed
- Demonstrable billings
- Inquisitive, entrepreneurial, and proactive individuals who are hungry for success.
- The desire to embrace a consultative sales environment with a positive mindset.
- Comfortable working to KPIs at an individual & team level in a high-performance environment.
- High level of personal accountability with a creative “get-the-job-done” and “lead from the front” attitude.
- Excellent rapport building and interpersonal relationship skills to achieve a targeted and consultative approach.
- Clear and concise communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Meticulous approach to day-to-day activities with a great attention to detail.
- The ability to show resilience and bounce back from setbacks with a solution-focused mindset.
- Long-term commitment to a career in recruitment/sales and ambition to progress within this.
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