Recruitment Consultant FMCG

Recruitment Consultant / Recruitment Manager - Executive Search | Food & Drink & FMCG

Remote / Hybrid / Flexible Working
Office access available across the Midlands and Yorkshire

Salary: Up to £60,000 DOE + Uncapped Commission + Bonuses
Realistic OTE £100,000+ with multiple consultants already exceeding this.
No micromanagement. No pointless KPIs. Just quality recruitment, strong client relationships, and exceptional earning potential.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a highly successful executive search and recruitment business with an established reputation across the Food & Drink, FMCG and Manufacturing sectors.

With significant investment and ambitious growth plans, the business is looking to appoint experienced Recruitment Consultants and Recruitment Managers who want to work in a mature, professional, relationship-led environment where performance is recognised and rewarded.

You'll inherit access to longstanding client relationships, strong repeat business and warm introductions, allowing you to focus on developing revenue rather than constant cold business development.

What's on Offer?

• Basic salary up to £60,000 DOE
• Uncapped commission structure with genuine £100k+ earning potential
• Existing client relationships and repeat business opportunities
• Average placement fees exceeding £20,000
• Hybrid, remote and flexible working options
• Clear progression from Consultant to Leadership level
• International client base with opportunities for overseas travel
• High-performing, collaborative team environment
• Full autonomy to build and develop your market
• No restrictive KPIs or unnecessary micromanagement

The Role

Working within the executive search division, you'll recruit senior leadership and executive-level professionals across the Food & Drink and FMCG sectors.

Typical assignments include:

• Manufacturing & Operations Leadership
• Supply Chain & Procurement
• Engineering & Technical Management
• Quality & Food Safety
• NPD & Product Development
• Commercial & Sales Leadership
• Director and Board-Level Appointments

This is a consultative recruitment role focused on building long-term partnerships with clients and candidates rather than high-volume transactional recruitment.

You'll be joining a business where individual consultants regularly generate between £200,000 and £600,000+ in annual fees, demonstrating the quality of the market, client base and opportunity available.

About You

We're keen to speak with:

• Experienced Recruitment Consultants, Senior Consultants or Recruitment Managers
• Proven 360 recruiters with a track record of successful billing
• Recruiters who enjoy relationship-led, consultative sales
• Individuals comfortable engaging with senior decision-makers
• Recruiters seeking higher-value assignments and improved earning potential
• Professionals looking to move into Executive Search
• Ambitious recruiters wanting genuine career progression

Experience within Food & Drink or FMCG recruitment would be advantageous but is not essential.

Who This Role Would Suit

This opportunity is ideal for recruiters currently working within professional, technical, engineering, manufacturing, industrial, commercial or specialist recruitment markets who are looking for:

• Higher fees and increased earnings
• Access to established client relationships
• Greater autonomy and flexibility
• A mature, professional recruitment environment
• Executive search and senior-level recruitment exposure
• Long-term career progression into leadership

Please note: Applicants must have previous recruitment agency fee-earning experience to be considered.

Apply Today

If you're an ambitious recruiter looking to maximise your earnings, work with established client relationships and build a long-term career within executive search, we'd love to hear from you.

Alternatively, connect with Michelle Waterworth Recruitment on LinkedIn to keep up to date with future recruitment opportunities across Manufacturing, Food & Drink, FMCG, Engineering and Executive Search.