Junior Buyer to Recruitment Consultant

Move from Buyer to Recruitment Consultant: Accelerate Your Earning Potential

At Archer Recruitment, we are specifically hiring Junior Buyers and Purchasing Assistants who want to pivot their skills into a high-earning, fast-paced recruitment career.

If you are tired of saving your company thousands in procurement just to get a pat on the back, it’s time to use those exact negotiation skills to line your own pockets.

How Your Buyer Skills Map Perfectly to Recruitment:

• Chasing Lead Times to Managing Candidates: You already know how to keep multiple moving parts on track, prevent deal slippage, and maintain urgency.
• Vetting Suppliers to Screening Niche Talent: You can read a technical spec, evaluate capabilities, and spot a quality fit instantly.
• Supplier Relations to Client Management: You are already comfortable holding tough commercial conversations with demanding corporate stakeholders.

Why Pivot to Recruitment at Archer?

• Direct Pay for Performance: Trade rigid corporate salary bands for limitless commission. Your direct output dictates your earnings.
• No More Waiting for Promotions: Our career path is 100% transparent and merit-based. Move up by hitting clear targets- no waiting for a Senior Buyer to retire.
• Full Training Provided: We teach you how to run your own recruitment desk like a business owner. No prior recruitment experience needed.What You Need to Transition:

• Experience: 2+ years of experience as a Junior Buyer or Purchasing Assistant.
• Mindset: A resilient, high-energy drive to hit targets, and a preference for building face-to-face or phone relationships over hiding behind emails.
• Eligibility: Valid EU Passport or Stamp 4 Visa.

The Earnings Potential (Base + Bonus + Commission -Uncapped)

• Year 1 (Average Comp):€47,000+ (€38k starting base & bonus, + monthly commission)
• Year 2 (Average Comp):€75,000+
• Year 3 (Average Comp):€100,000+Ready to make the switch? Contact saoirse.lawton@Archer.ie or call +353 (0)1 649 8517.