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Early finish on a Friday

Regular incentive trips abroad

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Pure180/270 role with no sales

Working on only retained or exclusive business in the US

Average fee £30,000

Working the US market covering technical, defence and aerospace and Engineering roles.

No sales

This is a very role opportunity to join an established, thriving company where you can earn significant amounts of commission by doing a resourcing role. There is a dedicated team in the US who are BD focussed and win the business for you to fill. All roles are exclusive or retained. You will not be working against any other agencies. The average fee is £30,000 and realistic OTE is £70-£80k with no sales. One employee earned £110k doing this role last year.

If you make 2 placements a month you will easily earn £70k. Contract margins are 55% so your commission will be even more lucrative.

The role would suit an experienced delivery consultant or someone in a 360 role who wants to step away from the sales element of the role. They have roles with clients that will generate sustained and continuous vacancies for may years. The roles are varied, predominantly in engineering and defence and aerospace. They have recently won 50 retained roles for a space client in California.

Must be a good problem solver, driven and have an appetite for wanting to do better. You must be diligent, know your way round LI and know how to network and approach passive candidates. You will be given full LI Licence and all the AI tools to help you succeed.

The role is on a hybrid basis - 3 days in the office and 2 days wfh. Offices are in central Manchester.

Bearing in mind this is recruiting for the US the hours are 10am-7pm Mon - Thursday and 10am-3pm on Friday.

Roles like this are very rare and do not come often so please be quick to apply.

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