BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE – RECRUITMENT


Company:	Elite Personnel Ltd
Salary:	Competitive, dependant on experience.
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	17 Sept 2026
Closing date:	17 Oct 2026

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Summary

Are you an experienced recruitment professional who loves winning new business, but no longer wants the day-to-day responsibility of running a recruitment desk?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Executive to join an established recruitment business based in North Birmingham This is a pure business development role – NOT a Recruitment Consultant position.

The Role

Your focus will be simple – bring new business into the agency for our recruitment team to fill.

You will be responsible for:

Proactively identifying and approaching potential new clients

Winning temporary and permanent recruitment vacancies

Making outbound business development calls

Networking attending events

Building relationships with businesses across a variety of sectors

Speaking confidently with contacts at all levels, from hiring managers and HR teams through to Directors and business owners

Following up leads and identifying new recruitment opportunities

Re-establishing relationships with previous and dormant clients

Arranging meetings and introducing the agency’s recruitment services

Negotiating and agreeing terms

Working closely with the recruitment team, who will take responsibility for sourcing and filling the vacancies you bring in

Working towards agreed new-business targets and KPIs

What’s On Offer?

Full-time or part-time hours considered

Immediate start available

22 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays

Business closed over Christmas

Workplace pension

Sutton Coldfield location

Support from an experienced recruitment team

An opportunity to focus on sales and business development without having to manage a recruitment desk

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If you have worked successfully within recruitment and are looking for a role where you can concentrate on what you do best – winning new business – we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV to sue@elitep.co.uk

Please note: We aim to respond to successful applicants within 48 hours. As part of our recruitment and compliance process, successful candidates will be required to provide a copy of their UK Right to Work documentation, a selfie for identification purposes, and complete an Elite Personnel application form.

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