Key Account Manager / Recruitment Consultant Permanent Positions & Executive 80–100% (m/f/d) | Zurich | Healthcare

About the job

At VOKUS, you take on a central role in expanding our permanent positions and executive recruitment business area. You combine key account management, recruitment consulting, business development, and recruiting, actively shaping further growth. We are looking for an entrepreneurial-minded individual with experience in recruitment consulting, recruiting, key account management, executive search, or B2B sales.

Key Account Manager / Recruitment Consultant Permanent Positions & Executive 80–100% (m/f/d) | Zurich | Healthcare

Job Description

Your Responsibilities

Permanent Positions & Executive

• Building and further developing the permanent positions business area

• Strategic development of the existing executive business

• Managing and acquiring demanding mandates

• Establishing a sustainable business area with long-term growth potential

Key Account Management

• Managing and expanding existing key clients

• Building long-term customer relationships and strategic partnerships

• Advising HR managers, executive boards, nursing directors, and other decision-makers

• Conducting personal client meetings and needs analyses

Acquisition & Business Development

• Actively acquiring new clients and mandates

• Identifying new business opportunities in the Swiss healthcare sector

• Developing and implementing acquisition and sales strategies

• Expanding our network in healthcare and nursing

• Negotiating terms, offers, and framework agreements

Executive Search & Recruiting

• Managing demanding specialist and executive mandates

• Developing suitable recruiting and search strategies

• Identifying and directly approaching suitable candidates

• Selecting and presenting qualified specialists and executives

• Supporting candidates until successful contract conclusion

Market & Development

• Monitoring the Swiss labour and healthcare market

• Recognising trends and new business potentials

• Developing new services and business areas

• Close collaboration with recruiting and talent acquisition

Requirements Profile

Ideally, you bring:

• Several years of experience in recruitment consulting, personnel placement, recruiting, key account management, business development, or executive search

• Experience in B2B sales and client acquisition

• Experience with permanent placements, direct placement, or executive recruitment

• Ideally experience in executive search

• An existing network in the Swiss healthcare sector, nursing, or HR environment is an advantage

• Proven success in new client acquisition and client development

• Strong negotiation and sales skills

• Professional and convincing client presence

• High initiative and entrepreneurial thinking

• Strong closing and success orientation

• Independent, structured, and solution-oriented working style

• Fluent German and Swiss German

• Additional language skills are a plus

• Enjoyment of networking, client contact, acquisition, and recruiting

What We Offer

Your benefits at VOKUS

• Lots of creative freedom in building and further developing the business area

• High personal responsibility and short decision-making paths

• Attractive, performance-based remuneration model

• Flexible working options with home office and a modern workplace in Zurich

• Established client and candidate network in the Swiss healthcare sector

• Modern working environment with professional tools and a well-coordinated team

• Long-term development perspective with the opportunity to expand responsibilities