Senior Recruitment Consultant

Senior Recruitment Consultant - Business Support Hybrid

Are you a driven recruitment professional ready to take ownership of a high-performing desk and accelerate your commercial career? At Morgan Hunt, we offer the platform, freedom, and market reputation you need to build a lucrative desk, forge influential client partnerships, and reshape how top organisations secure their core business support talent.

We are seeking an ambitious Senior Recruitment Consultant - Business Support to join our team in Edinburgh, UK on a full-time, permanent basis. Operating under a dynamic hybrid work setup, this 360-degree role puts you at the absolute centre of the regional market. You will blend proactive commercial business development with high-impact candidate sourcing, delivering an end-to-end consultative service to expanding businesses while maximizing your own uncapped earning potential.

Key Responsibilities

• 360 Business Development & Account Management:
  Win new client business across Edinburgh and the surrounding area, negotiate robust commercial agreements, and deepen relationships with existing key accounts to expand Morgan Hunt s market share.
• Strategic Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Development:
  Identify, headhunt, and engage exceptional business support candidates using multi-channel sourcing strategies, digital networking, and targeted talent campaigns.
• Consultative Client Leadership:
  Conduct strategic client meetings, provide expert advice on regional salary benchmarks and market trends, and lead continuous workforce planning initiatives.
• CRM & Pipeline Management:
  Ensure complete operational excellence by rigorously managing sales pipelines, candidate tracking, live vacancies, and client engagements within our CRM platform.
• Cross-Divisional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Identify cross-selling opportunities across wider Morgan Hunt teams, leveraging established brand equity to win multi-service client projects.

Required Skills & Experience

• Recruitment & Talent Sourcing Expertise (Critical):
  Demonstrable success executing end-to-end recruitment campaigns, utilizing advanced sourcing methodologies to secure hard-to-find administrative and business support professionals.
• Account Management & Business Development (Critical):
  Proven track record of cold outreach, account growth, and consistently hitting or exceeding billing targets within a professional recruitment environment.
• CRM & Pipeline Management (Important):
  Strong technical aptitude for systematically tracking candidate relationships, sales stages, and commercial intelligence through an enterprise CRM platform.
• Commercial Negotiation:
  Excellent negotiation skills with the confidence to discuss fees, handle objections, and close business with senior stakeholders while preserving commercial margins.
• Relationship Management:
  Exceptional communication skills, capable of turning early-stage commercial conversations into long-term advisory partnerships.

Nice-to-Have

• Specialist knowledge or previous recruitment experience within the Business Support market in Edinburgh or the broader Scottish region.
• Active involvement in local professional networks, corporate round tables, or recruitment industry events.

What We Offer / Why Join

At Morgan Hunt, we cultivate an entrepreneurial culture backed by structure, support, and clear pathways for career progression. You will receive a highly competitive base salary, a market-leading uncapped commission scheme, and the flexibility of our dynamic hybrid working model. Beyond financial rewards, you will be part of a vibrant, collaborative culture that celebrates individual wins and collective success.

Please note:

Applicants must currently possess full, independent right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this role.