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Recruitment Consultant - Merchants

Simon Acres GroupHigham Ferrers, Northamptonshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 28 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£27k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Sourcing

Job Description

Salary: £27,000 £30,000 DOE + Uncapped Commission
Hours: Monday Friday, 8:30am 5:00pm

Ready for a career change?

If you have experience in a Plumbers Merchant, Builders Merchant or similar trade environment, this is your opportunity to turn your industry knowledge into a career in specialist recruitment.

Working closely with our National Account Manager, you ll support recruitment for key clients across the UK. No recruitment experience needed, we ll provide full training, dedicated mentoring and everything you need to succeed.

Whether you re a Trade Counter Assistant, Internal Sales Advisor, Sales Consultant, Designer or similar, if you re great with people, driven and ready for your next challenge, we d love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

  • Working closely with our National Account Manager to recruit for key merchant clients.
  • Sourcing candidates through job boards, LinkedIn and our database.
  • Speaking with candidates to understand their experience and career goals.
  • Using your merchant industry knowledge to identify the right people for our clients.
  • Building relationships with candidates and clients.
  • Managing candidates through the recruitment process, from initial conversation through to placement.
  • Working towards personal and team targets.
  • Learning the recruitment process and developing your career with us.

What we're looking for:

  • Experience within a Plumbers' Merchant, Builders' Merchant or similar
  • Confident communication and a natural ability to build relationships
  • Commercially minded and target-driven
  • Organised, proactive and keen to learn
  • A genuine interest in developing a career in recruitment

What we offer:

  • Uncapped commission
  • Full recruitment training and ongoing support
  • Opportunity to complete a Level 2 Recruitment Resourcing Apprenticeship if you wanted to
  • Clear opportunities for progression
  • The chance to use your existing merchant knowledge in a completely new career

You know the merchant industry. We'll teach you recruitment.

If you're ready to take the next step, we'd love to hear from you.

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