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Ward Personnel is a successful and fast-growing recruitment agency with offices in Cork and Dublin in Ireland and Internationally in Denmark and Poland. We specialise in the Construction and Mechanical and Electrical sectors, and we are recognised as one of Ireland’s largest agencies in these industries. As part of our continued expansion plans, we are looking to recruit for the following role:

Experienced Business Development Executive – Dublin & Leinster region

The role, which reports directly to the Head of Business Development is Dublin based and will be focused on growing sales within our existing customer base and developing new clients in the region.

Our clients include the majority of Ireland’s largest building contractors and mechanical and Electrical companies, and over the last 14 years we have developed an excellent reputation as a quality supplier of all types of construction and mechanical and electrical workers (including both blue collar and white-collar staff).

The key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Increase sales and orders in the region by developing relationships with new/existing clients.
• Work closely with our operations team regarding orders, ensuring that our clients are updated as appropriate to ensure an excellent level service is always provided.
• Conduct a mixture of site visits to existing clients and potential client’s sites and follow up with CRM calls to build key client relationships.
• Complete all administration duties relating to the sales process, including but not limited to the following – order processing, pricing information, margin analysis and weekly metrics linked to site visits, CRM calls & orders processed.
• Build and promote the Ward Personnel brand by expanding our client base through service delivery, attending networking events, and working with the digital marketing team.
• Building and maintaining outstanding relationships with our clients to ensure that Ward Personnel is their recruiter of choice for construction workers in the region.

The successful candidate will:

• Have at least 3 years business development/sales experience – ideally in recruitment and/or the construction sector.
• Have a relevant third-level education and/or have significant industry experience.
• Be a dynamic individual with an outgoing personality and excellent communication and people skills showing an ability to build relationships with customers and team members.
• Have strong computer skills, including MS Office Suite applications, sales database skills, and must have good organisation and presentation skills with a very strong attention to detail.
• Be ambitious and have strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills with a proven track record in meeting targets and must also be a result focused team player.
• Full clean driving licence.

An excellent induction and training program is in place to support this new hire.

This role offers fantastic opportunities for career growth and progression. A competitive salary package is on offer, including strong base salary and commission structure. If interested, please send your CV to asavage@wardpersonnel.com or contact Anthony Savage directly on 087 475 7511. Ward Personnel is an equal opportunities employer.