Training: the best investment opportunity we have.

Attend a Job Fair at a College or University and you’ll wait a long time before you meet a student who wants to pursue a career in Recruitment! It’s a Cinderella sector, graduates will consider high profile sectors like Marketing or Fashion, Accountancy or Law but Recruitment is not on the radar. Yet, according to the ONS, the Recruitment sector is twice as large as Marketing and only fractionally smaller than the Legal and Accounting sectors combined! As an industry we need to work extra hard to attract the best and brightest people. One of the ways to do that is to offer a comprehensive and professional training programme.

For over 35 years Just Recruitment have been actively training recruitment professionals. Both through in-house programmes and by supporting consultants achieve their professional qualifications with the REC. Many of those trainees are still with us, indeed Emma, our Operations Director, joined as a trainee. Recently we have completely re-designed the training programme, partly to incorporate the latest technology that we have been investing in but primarily to meet the requirements created by years of sustained growth.

The training has been designed by our founder, Jenny Wrightson, and is being delivered by both in-house experienced staff and Subject Matter Experts from our partner companies. The programme covers every aspect of the recruitment process and continues beyond initial training. Just has always believed in Continuous Professional Development and, since we became an Employee Owned Company, is now ingrained in our culture.

If the UK economy is to prosper in a post Brexit world then companies will need to hire and develop the best talent. We firmly believe that professional Recruitment Consultancies have a major role to play which is why we are investing time, money and effort to develop our people.

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Jobs currently available

Sales Negotiator (9-month contract)

About the role

Just Recruitment is working with a well-regarded, market-leading business on the outskirts of Colchester that is seeking a Sales Negotiator to join its stable team.

The key purpose of this role is to achieve and exceed sales conversion targets from quotations, whilst maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and engagement.

You will be responsible for the accurate updating of CRM and pricing systems too.

Key duties include:

Contacting clients by phone or email to follow up on quotations with a view to securing orders for the business.
Ensuring internal systems are updated accordingly with accurate and current information.
Negotiating with customers — listen to objections, understand requirements, and provide appropriate solutions.
Developing relationships with key customers, influencers, and decision-makers within the industry.
Using the bespoke pricing software to review and amend quotations in line with company processes.
Performing other tasks and duties as reasonably requested by the Sales Office Manager.

Role requirements include:

Professional and confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
Diligent and proactive in following up on quotations and capturing feedback.
Positive, “can-do” attitude and solution-oriented mindset.
Reliable, self-motivated, and able to work methodically under pressure.
Reasonable level of computer literacy, including Microsoft Office Suite; training provided for in-house systems.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise and remain organised.

Please note that, due to the company location, you must have access to your own transport.

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Sales Negotiator

About the role

Just Recruitment is working with a well-regarded, market-leading business on the outskirts of Colchester that is seeking a Sales Negotiator to join its stable team on a full-time, permanent basis.

The key purpose of this role is to achieve and exceed sales conversion targets from quotations, whilst maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and engagement.

You will be responsible for the accurate updating of CRM and pricing systems too.

Key duties include:

Contacting clients by phone or email to follow up on quotations with a view to securing orders for the business.
Ensuring internal systems are updated accordingly with accurate and current information.
Negotiating with customers — listen to objections, understand requirements, and provide appropriate solutions.
Developing relationships with key customers, influencers, and decision-makers within the industry.
Using the bespoke pricing software to review and amend quotations in line with company processes.
Performing other tasks and duties as reasonably requested by the Sales Office Manager.

Role requirements include:

Professional and confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
Diligent and proactive in following up on quotations and capturing feedback.
Positive, “can-do” attitude and solution-oriented mindset.
Reliable, self-motivated, and able to work methodically under pressure.
Reasonable level of computer literacy, including Microsoft Office Suite; training provided for in-house systems.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise and remain organised.

Please note that, due to the company location, you must have access to your own transport.

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.