Recruiter/Personalberater – Cologne

Location:

Region: Cologne
Country: Germany

Role:

  • Industry: Recruitment
  • Job Type: Consultant
Salary: €34000 - €37000 per annum

Application Details:

Expiry Date: 20/10/2025
Job Reference: CS – Cologne_1758545247

Recruiter/Personalberater – Cologne

Recruiter/Personalberater - Cologne

We are excited to announce the launch of our new office in Cologne and are seeking ambitious professionals to join us as we expand our presence in the DACH region. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-performing team working with leading SMEs and global organizations in Industrial Automation and Machinery Automation.

About g2 Recruitment GmbH

g2 Recruitment GmbH is part of the G2V Group, an award-winning international staffing specialist with over 20 offices across the UK, EU, and USA. We partner with SMEs & large multi-nationals in industries such as Industrial Automation and Machinery Automation supplying skilled Engineers & Developers across Germany and the rest of Europe. Our continued growth is driven by a commitment to hiring and developing exceptional talent.

Why Join Us in Cologne?

Our Cologne office will be led by Lewis Pettitt, one of g2's top-performing consultants. Having played a key role in the success of our Munich office, Lewis is now spearheading this new venture, demonstrating the rapid career progression and leadership opportunities available at g2.

What We Offer

  • Competitive Base Salary - €34,000 (no degree), €35,000 (Bachelor's degree), €37,000 (Bachelor's + B2-level German)
  • Uncapped Commission Structure - Year 1 OTE: €45,000-€55,000, Year 2 OTE: €70,000-€80,000, Year 3 OTE: €90,000-€100,000
  • Structured Training Programme - 10-week in-house training combining classroom learning and one-on-one coaching
  • Merit-Based Career Progression - Clear promotion pathways and leadership development
  • Collaborative Culture - Regular team events, monthly socials, and individual performance incentives

Your Role as a Recruiter

  • Business Development: Proactively identify new business opportunities, pitch recruitment solutions, and win new clients.
  • Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with existing clients, ensuring repeat business and long-term partnerships.
  • Candidate Acquisition: Source, engage, and qualify top-tier candidates using a variety of tools and techniques.
  • Sales Strategy Execution: Meet and exceed sales targets through consultative selling and market intelligence.
  • Market Expansion: Drive growth in your niche market by understanding client needs and delivering tailored recruitment strategies.

What We're Looking For

  • Fluent English speaker (essential, our Cologne office operates in English)
  • German language skills are a plus, but not essential
  • Must possess the right to work in Germany (g2 Recruitment are not able to provide VISA sponsorship for non-EU citizens)
  • Based in Cologne or planning to relocate (within 40 minutes of Neumarkt)
  • Strong communicator with a proactive, sales-oriented mindset
  • Driven by goals, personal growth, and success
  • Resilient, ambitious, and eager to learn

Be Part of Our Next Chapter

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to the growth of a new office in one of Germany's most dynamic cities, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Calum Stuart at for more information.

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Meghan Mcloughlin
Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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