Principal Recruitment Consultant

Food People is a specialist executive search and recruitment partner to the food industry across the Middle East and Africa. We work with ambitious, growth‑driven businesses and place senior and executive talent that genuinely moves organisations forward.

The Role

As a Principal Recruitment Consultant, you are a senior operator in the business. You own client relationships, lead complex senior mandates, and consistently deliver results at the highest level. This is a performance‑driven role for someone who wants to be recognised as the go‑to recruiter in the food industry. You will build meaningful, trusted client partnerships, work on high‑value assignments, and run your desk like a business. You are competitive with yourself, obsessed with standards, and driven by being number one.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently meeting and exceeding monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue targets
• Building deep, trusted relationships with clients and becoming their first call for executive and C‑suite hires
• Growing revenue within existing and new accounts by elevating relationships from transactional to strategic
• Delivering shortlists that are commercially sharp, well assessed, and aligned to client objectives
• Being recognised internally and externally as a market leader.

Role Specific Responsibilities

Qualifications

IMPACT Values

Performance, Reward, and Environment

At Food People, performance is rewarded, autonomy is trusted, and results genuinely matter.

Here is what that looks like :

This is not about hype. It is about creating an environment where elite recruiters can perform at their best and be recognised accordingly.

If you are a recruiter who wants to raise the bar in 2026, let’s talk.

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