Senior Recruitment Consultant - Fashion & Retail

A premier boutique recruitment firm in Australia specializes in connecting top-tier talent with leading brands across highly dynamic, lifestyle-driven niche sectors. The firm's specialist consultants collaborate with prominent brands to facilitate strategic placements across creative, operational, digital, and commercial business functions.

Currently, the team is looking for a dependable and professional Recruitment Resourcer to assist in sourcing, vetting, and pre-qualifying high-calibre talent for active job openings. This role transcends basic administration; with routine data tasks fully automated, the core objective centers on active candidate engagement and the delivery of qualified shortlists. Prioritizing long-term stability and professional growth, the firm boasts an exceptionally high retention rate within its offshore team, with the previous incumbent serving for over three years.

The Role

The client is seeking an experienced agency recruiter with a strong understanding of the fashion, retail, beauty, lifestyle, or e-commerce sector. Working remotely from South Africa, you will manage recruitment assignments, build relationships with clients and candidates, and develop specialist talent networks across our Australian and US markets. We are looking for someone commercially sharp, proactive, and confident managing a recruitment desk. You will bring sector knowledge, strong headhunting skills, and the ability to represent the client professionally with senior clients and candidates. This is an opportunity to become a valued, long-term member of our team, with meaningful responsibility and strong earning potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment assignments from briefing and sourcing through to interviews, offer negotiation, and placement.
• Understand client businesses, role requirements, and hiring priorities, and provide informed recruitment advice.
• Proactively headhunt candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, direct outreach, referrals, and specialist networks.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines across your areas of expertise.
• Assess candidates’ experience, technical capabilities, motivations, and suitability for each opportunity.
• Present well-qualified shortlists with clear, accurate candidate summaries.
• Manage candidate relationships throughout the process, maintaining regular communication and a high standard of service.
• Coordinate interviews, gather feedback, and keep recruitment processes moving.
• Manage your desk, prioritize assignments, and maintain accurate records within the recruitment CRM.
• Identify opportunities to deepen client relationships and secure repeat business.
• Work closely with the wider team across Australian and US recruitment assignments.

Recruitment Specialisms

• Your experience may cover one or more of the following areas: Buying, merchandising, and planning; fashion design, production, and garment technology; e-commerce and digital; marketing and sales; retail operations and head-office functions; senior leadership and executive retail appointments.

Requirements

Essential

• Solid recruitment agency experience, with current or recent experience recruiting within fashion, retail, beauty, lifestyle, or e-commerce.
• A strong understanding of your specialist market, including relevant roles, skill sets, and candidate profiles.
• Demonstrated success managing recruitment assignments and delivering placements.
• Strong headhunting and candidate management skills.
• The ability to build a talent network and manage a recruitment desk with ownership and urgency.
• Commercial confidence and credibility when speaking with senior clients and candidates.
• Practical experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and recruitment CRMs.
• Excellent written and verbal English.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and consistent follow-through.
• The ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Genuine, ongoing availability to work hours strongly aligned with the Australian business day.

Highly Regarded

• Experience recruiting for Australian or US clients.
• International recruitment exposure and confidence working across markets and time zones.
• Experience recruiting senior or executive appointments within fashion and retail.
• An established network within a relevant specialist market.

The person who will thrive here:

You are polished, personable, and commercially astute. You move quickly, communicate clearly, and follow through without needing to be chased. You understand that successful specialist recruitment requires market knowledge, targeted outreach, and strong relationships. You take pride in the quality of your work and want to build a long-term career within a team where your contribution matters.

Benefits

What We Offer

• A competitive South African base salary reflecting your experience and capability.
• A strong commission structure with genuine earning potential.
• Remote work from South Africa.
• Approximately 30 working hours per week.
• Exposure to Australian and US clients and candidates.
• The opportunity to build specialist networks and become an integral member of the client team.