TRAINEE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT - FMCG FOOD / COMMERCIAL

Trainee Recruitment Consultant - FMCG Food / Commercial

Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Competitive salary + benefits and incentives

Clear Edge is a young and ambitious recruitment company operating at mid to senior level, offering a bespoke and specialist approach to clients. Fully focused on the FMCG / Consumer Goods sector, our mission is simple; to provide recruitment solutions that gives both our clients and candidates a clear edge over their rivals. Our business has relationships with many of the leading brands within the consumer goods marketplace such as Muller, McCain, Harbio and Birds Eye, meaning you will probably use some of our clients’ products every day.

Recruitment is an exciting career that has excellent earning potential and can also provide fast track career progression into management positions. In this role you will learn and develop the skills to become a successful recruitment consultant in the future. You will benefit from a full-time in house training department, coupled with a digital Learning Management System (LMS). As a result you will have all the support needed to quickly develop into a successful recruiter. Initially your role will be to support our existing team of consultants and in the process learn key elements of the role so that you can progress into a full consultant role in the future. Your involvement in successful recruitment campaigns will be rewarded through our industry leading commission and bonus scheme.

Reporting into the Business Manager of the Food Team, your key duties will include:

• Deal with both candidate and customer enquiries over the telephone
• Research information on target clients and securing contact details of decision making contacts
• Use online “job-boards” to identify candidates
• Utilise our in-house database to identify and approach candidates
• Identify new candidates and attract them via “headhunting” techniques
• Interview candidates in person and over the telephone
• Carry out business development activities
• Meet key customers

At Clear Edge we recognise that our success is down to our fantastic team of people. We provide an inclusive and rewarding environment that is both fun and professional. We encourage all our colleagues to develop their skills and grow their careers by providing training and support that is unrivalled. To be suited to a career in recruitment you will be a confident communicator and have strong written skills. You must be intelligent, driven and have a strong character who is resilient and tenacious. A target driven environment will suit you and as a result you are likely to have a competitive nature that is well suited to a sales based career.

Please apply below or contact Heather Baylis on 0113 205 4970 or heather.baylis@ceselection.com for further information.