Senior Recruitment Consultant - Leicester

Posted 21 January 2026
Salary 26000-30000
LocationLeicester
Job type Internal
Discipline Commercial
ReferenceSENCONLEIC

Job description

Senior Recruitment Consultant – Leicester

Quest Employment is on the lookout for a dynamic Senior Recruitment Consultant join our thriving Leicester team..!

Reporting directly to our Branch Manager, you’ll step into a vibrant role with a warm desk, collaborating with existing clients and candidates while cultivating your own client base - this is a heavy sales based role.

Key Details:

  • Basic Salary; £26,000 - £30,000 plus a very competitive bonus

  • Working hours; Monday – Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm

What’s in it for You:

  • Competitive salary

  • Uncapped commission structure

  • Pension

  • Birthday day off

  • Club Quest benefits

  • Yearly company events

  • Option to buy 5 extra days annual leave per annum

  • Staff recognition program including annual awards, competitions, and incentives

  • On-going training and development

  • Reduced Christmas hours

  • Extra holiday length of service

  • Childcare vouchers

Your Role as an Industrial Recruitment Consultant Involves:

As a Recruitment Consultant, you’ll have the freedom to do things differently, supported by colleagues with a wealth of experience empowering you to learn and grow. No day is the same..!

  • Sell recruitment business solutions over the telephone and face to face - for the first 6 months, this will be 70% of your day to day to try and grow your client base

  • Gathering competitor information through resources

  • Identify and manage own portfolio of prospect target accounts

  • Cultivating strong client and candidate relationships

  • Meeting and exceeding targets

  • Recruiting, screening and selecting high quality applicants

  • Matching the best candidates to the best jobs

  • Updating all internal systems

What You Need to Succeed:

  • Must have a proven track record in Industrial sales for the Leicester area

  • Proven track record in sales

  • Proven account management skills

  • Driving Licence and own vehicle is essential.

We are one of the Midlands leading employment agencies, covering the Industrial, Commercial and Technical sectors. We have been trading since 1993. Significantly grown year after year and have 11 profit centres located throughout the Midlands, East Anglia, and Home Counties.