James Parker
Eastbourne,East Sussex
Summary
Experienced Recruitment Consultant specialising in the driving, industrial and logistics sectors. Responsible for managing client relationships, developing new business, coordinating recruitment activity and delivering against sales and service targets. Experienced in candidate attraction, interviewing and selection, managing temporary workforce requirements, resolving client and worker issues, and ensuring contractual and compliance requirements are met. Strong communicator with experience supporting and coaching colleagues, managing competing priorities and maintaining high standards of customer service in a fast-paced environment.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work history
Recruitment consultant
The Best Connection
Eastbourne, East Sussex
2024.02 - Current
- Manage end-to-end delivery of recruitment projects, ensuring client requirements, contractual obligations and service expectations are consistently met.
- Build and manage strong client relationships, acting as a key point of contact and resolving issues to maintain service quality and business relationships.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities, negotiate commercial rates and manage existing accounts to achieve growth and revenue targets.
- Coordinate multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, managing high volumes of candidates, client requirements and operational activity simultaneously.
- Tripled the size of my desk, driving significant growth in both client base and revenue.
- Lead candidate attraction, assessment and selection processes, ensuring resources are effectively matched to client requirements.
- Coach and support colleagues to improve performance.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiency and customer experience.
Retail worker
Asda
Eastbourne, East Sussex
2020.12 - 2022.12
- Managed inventory levels effectively to minimise out-of-stock situations.
- Demonstrated strong knowledge of products by answering customer queries effectively.
- Received deliveries and stocked goods on shelves efficiently for easy accessibility.
Education
Level 3 Extended Diploma - Sport Science
Bexhill College
BexhillGCSEs - Maths
St Catherines College
EastbourneGCSEs - English Language
St Catherines College
Eastbourne, East SussexGCSEs - English Literature
St Catherines College
Eastbourne, East SussexGCSEs - Science
St Catherines College
Eastbourne, East SussexGCSEs - Computer Science
St Catherines College
Eastbourne, East SussexGCSEs - Geography
St Catherines College
Eastbourne, East SussexSkills
- Target-Driven mindset
- Communication proficiency
- Product knowledgeability
- Technical sales understanding
- Patient relationship building
Timeline
Recruitment consultant
The Best Connection
2024.02 - Current
Retail worker
Asda
2020.12 - 2022.12
Level 3 Extended Diploma - Sport Science
Bexhill College
GCSEs - Maths
St Catherines College
GCSEs - English Language
St Catherines College
GCSEs - English Literature
St Catherines College
GCSEs - Science
St Catherines College
GCSEs - Computer Science
St Catherines College
GCSEs - Geography
St Catherines College