National Manufacturing, Engineering & Supply Chain Recruiter
Navigate Search – New York Metro Area | Hybrid or Remote
About the Role:
Navigate Search is expanding its national presence across Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain, and we’re looking for an entrepreneurial, sales-driven recruiter who knows how to build business.
This is not a warm desk. We’re not looking for someone to simply manage a book of existing requisitions. We’re looking for someone who can develop new client relationships, generate new business, expand existing accounts, and/or bring a portable book of clients with them.
You’ll have the platform, resources, recruiting infrastructure, and leadership support to build a highly profitable vertical — but the expectation is that you own the business development and revenue-generation side of the equation.
Whether you have an established network of manufacturing, engineering, or supply chain clients or you’re an experienced recruiter ready to make the transition into a more entrepreneurial role, this is an opportunity to build your own business within Navigate Search.
What You’ll Do:
- Develop new business within Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, and related industrial markets
- Prospect, open, and develop relationships with new clients across the U.S.
- Leverage your existing network and relationships to bring over and expand client accounts
- Identify companies with hiring needs and turn those opportunities into revenue
- Build and grow a book of business within a defined industrial niche
- Own client relationships from initial business development through delivery and account growth
- Partner with our recruiting team to deliver exceptional candidates against the business you generate
- Expand existing accounts by identifying additional hiring managers, divisions, and business units
- Develop a market strategy around areas such as manufacturing operations, engineering, supply chain, procurement, logistics, and plant leadership
- Become a trusted advisor to clients by understanding their workforce challenges, hiring cycles, and talent markets
The Markets:
We specialize in high-value industrial talent markets, including:
- Manufacturing: Plant Management, Operations, Production, Lean/Six Sigma
- Engineering: Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Process, Manufacturing
- Supply Chain: Planning, Procurement, Logistics, S&OP, Operations
- Leadership: Plant Leadership, Operations Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Engineering Leadership
What We’re Looking For:
- 3–5+ years of recruiting experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial, or a related market
- A strong business-development mindset and genuine interest in sales
- Demonstrated ability to develop client relationships and generate new business
- An existing network or portable book of clients is highly valued
- Comfortable prospecting, cold calling, networking, and creating opportunities rather than waiting for them
- Entrepreneurial, self-directed, competitive, and motivated by uncapped earning potential
- Strong understanding of technical, operational, or industrial talent markets
- Ability to build long-term relationships with hiring managers and decision-makers
What We Offer:
- Competitive base + uncapped commission — up to 50% of billings
- Significant earning potential tied directly to the business you generate
- The opportunity to bring over and build your own book of clients
- Recruiting and delivery support so you can stay focused on business development and relationships
- National market opportunity — you are not limited to the NY/NJ market
- Leadership support and mentorship without micromanagement
- Hybrid work model with NY/NJ coworking access
- Opportunity to build and eventually lead your own vertical or practice
- Defined progression into Practice Leadership, Managing Director, or niche subject-matter expertise