Recruitment Consultant

IRD Recruitment are growing. We’re a fast growing, small, nimble agency based in Bedfordshire looking to hire our next superstar into the business.

The opportunity

IRD Recruitment has spent over a decade placing drivers and warehouse staff across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Luton and Dunstable, and we've just launched into construction recruitment too. Now we're opening a new office in Bedford, & we need someone to build the desk that goes with it.

This isn't a role where you inherit a book of business and keep it warm. There's no existing desk to take over. You choose the market, industrial, warehouse, driving or construction, & you build it in your way, with the support of the team here at IRD behind you.

It’s a great opportunity for a recruiter who perhaps wants more autonomy, more freedom & more excitement in their career & wants to be part of a growing business where they really can make an impact & make a difference.

You’ll no doubt come from an agency background already in a market you know very well & you’re no doubt keen to build a presence from the ground up within a business with undiluted support & resources behind you.

If so, this is for you.

What you'll be doing

● Choosing your market & building a client base from scratch across Bedford & the surrounding area

● Running the full 360 process: business development, candidate sourcing, interviewing, placing & account management

● Setting the tone for what IRD looks like in a brand new territory

● Working closely with the wider IRD team, but without someone looking over your shoulder telling you how to do it

● Building relationships that turn into repeat business, not one-off placements

What we're looking for

● Proven 360 recruitment experience, ideally in industrial, warehouse, driving or construction, but we'll listen to a strong case from elsewhere

● A genuine track record of winning new business, not just working leads that were handed to you

● Comfortable with ambiguity. There's no script here, & no one else's desk to copy

● Financially motivated & honest about it. This role pays well because it's built for people who want to earn well

● Based within commuting distance of Bedford

What's in it for you

● Full autonomy over which market you build, and how you build it

● Minimum £30,000 p/a plus a commission structure that will never penalise you for growth; genuinely no ceiling on what you can earn

● Backing from an agency with over 10 years of credibility already established in the region

● The chance to build something that's genuinely yours, not a desk that already has someone else's fingerprints on it

● A direct line to the business owner, not five layers of management between you & a decision. We’re nimble, we’re small & we’re keen to grow.

Sound like you?

If you've been waiting for the chance to build a desk on your own terms, this is it. Apply now & one of the team will be in touch to talk with you further. We can’t wait to talk with you
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed