Recruitment Consultant - Preston Business Support Temps

Reed is the most recognised recruitment brand in the UK, with a rich history and reputation for improving lives through work, for over 60 years. Delivering recruitment solutions with many household brands throughout the UK and globally, we find new jobs and careers for people from many different backgrounds across multiple business sectors.

We look for people who enjoy an inclusive and collaborative environment, who strive for performance and celebrate team success, in a rewarding career.

Pay Range

Salary: £27,500 to £37,000 DOE + Uncapped Bonus

Job Description

Recruitment Consultant - Reed Preston (Business Support Temps)

Location: 81 Fishergate, Preston PR1 2UH
Driver: Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle essential
Hybrid Working: 4 days in the office and 1 day per week working from home after the induction and probation period
Salary: £27,500 to £37,000 DOE + Uncapped Bonus
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Full Time, Permanent

The Role

Reed Preston is looking for an ambitious Recruitment Consultant to join our successful Business Support division, managing a warm and busy temporary recruitment desk across Preston and the surrounding areas.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a well-established desk that has previously billed around £200,000 annually and offers significant growth potential. You'll recruit for a variety of Business Support roles, building relationships with both clients and candidates while developing new business opportunities across the local market.

The desk currently has strong existing activity and has been jointly managed by the team, creating an excellent platform for someone who wants to make an impact, rebuild client engagement, and develop a highly successful market of their own.

Whether you're an experienced recruiter, a graduate looking to start your career, or a sales professional from a fast paced environment such as estate agency, full training and support will be provided.

What You'll Be Doing

Growing Your Client Base

• Building relationships with new and existing clients across Preston and the surrounding areas
• Winning new business and re engaging previous clients
• Meeting clients to understand their hiring needs and provide tailored recruitment solutions
• Developing a profitable and sustainable desk through proactive business development

Finding and Engaging Talent

• Sourcing, interviewing, and managing candidates for temporary opportunities
• Writing engaging job adverts and utilising multiple sourcing channels
• Managing the recruitment process from vacancy brief through to placement
• Building strong candidate networks within the local market

What's In It For You?

• Award Winning Training & Development
• Structured Career Progression with opportunities for pay rises and promotions up to every six months based on performance
• Uncapped Bonus Scheme
• Hybrid Working
• Paid Sabbatical Every 5 Years
• Health Cash Plan
• Eco Friendly Commuting Incentives
• High Achievers Club with exclusive holidays, trips, events, and rewards
• Reed Discount Club
• Annual Golden Ticket Event with the chance to win holidays, lifestyle prizes, and even a luxury electric vehicle

Who Will Thrive in This Role?

• Experienced Recruitment Consultants looking to develop an established desk
• Sales professionals who are confident building relationships and winning business
• Individuals from fast paced environments such as estate agency, business development, or customer facing sales
• Motivated people who want to maximise their earnings through uncapped bonus
• Resilient and proactive individuals who are comfortable picking up the phone and creating opportunities

If you're looking for a rewarding career where your success is recognised, your earning potential is uncapped, and you'll be supported by an experienced and successful team, we'd love to hear from you. Join Reed Preston and help businesses find exceptional talent across the region.

Feel what it’s like to truly belong…
All job offers are subject to satisfactory references and compliance with vetting requirements applicable to the job role. Reed is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. We are a Mindful Employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. As a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, we welcome applications from ex-services personnel, reservists and cadets and offer a guaranteed interview for applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

Why work here?

We’re never afraid to ask, “What’s next?”

Inspiration comes from knowing the work you do really matters and, as trailblazers in our field, the value of what we do every day is obvious. We are a family business with a rich history and a purpose of improving lives through work, for people and organisations worldwide.

Our inclusive and collaborative approach, combined with an unwavering belief in our long-standing core values, means that we genuinely trust and work hard for each other. We have built a dynamic culture where individual achievement is celebrated and succeeding as a team is revered. A supportive environment, where careers are developed and futures are forged.

Feel what it’s like to truly belong.

About Us

Our story
In the early 1960s, Reed pioneered specialist recruitment in the UK. Seven decades on, we have become the world’s largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, USA, the Middle East and East Asia.


With access to the UK’s largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.