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About Bell Recruitment: FMCG Recruitment Specialists in Northern Ireland, Ireland and United Kingdom

Bell Recruitment was founded in 1999 by Julie Bell with one aim: to be the best FMCG recruiter in Northern Ireland, by combining real FMCG experience with a personal, people-first approach. More than 25 years later, that is still how we work.

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Our story

Built around people. Driven by relationships

From the beginning, the aim was never simply to fill vacancies. It was to understand people, understand businesses and build relationships that last. By combining genuine industry knowledge with a personal approach, Bell Recruitment set out to create a recruitment experience built on trust, integrity, quality and results.

More than 25 years later, that philosophy remains at the heart of the business.

Bell Recruitment has grown through long standing relationships with clients and candidates, many of whom have worked with us for years. We believe that successful recruitment is not about making the quickest placement. It is about making the right connection between the right person and the right organisation.

Today, Bell Recruitment continues to bring together industry expertise, personal relationships and a genuine understanding of people.

Because businesses are built by people.

And at Bell Recruitment, people will always come first.

Julie Bell on a call with a client

Executive Search

For senior, business-critical and confidential appointments

When you’re appointing a Managing Director, Head of Sales, Operations Director or another leader whose decisions will define your next chapter, the best person is rarely browsing job boards. They’re usually doing well where they are and not actively looking.

Executive Search is a retained, research-led service built to find and engage those people.

1The brief

We spend time with you and your leadership team to understand the role, the business strategy behind it, and the culture the right person must fit.

2Mapping the market

We identify the organisations, competitors and adjacent sectors where suitable leaders are working now, across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and beyond.

3Direct, discreet approach

We contact potential candidates personally and in confidence, and present your opportunity in a way that gets serious consideration.

4Rigorous assessment

Candidates are interviewed in depth against the brief, with their track record, motivations and fit tested well before they meet you.

5A considered shortlist

You receive a small number of well-qualified candidates with detailed written reports.

6Through to appointment

We manage interviews, references, offer negotiation and resignation, and stay in touch through onboarding.

Choose Executive Search when

  • The role is senior, specialist or hard to fill
  • Confidentiality matters, for example when replacing an incumbent or entering a new market
  • The cost of getting the hire wrong is high
  • You need access to people who aren’t actively looking

Recruitment

For professional, management and operational roles you need filled well and quickly

Our Recruitment service gives you fast access to good candidates, with the screening and judgement that save your team time.

1The brief

We take the time to understand the role, the team and what good looks like, and can help write the job description if you need one.

2Targeted sourcing

We draw on our established network, our candidate database and targeted advertising to reach the right people.

3Careful screening

Every candidate is interviewed and assessed before you see them, so you only meet people worth your time.

4Interview support

We can provide structured interview questions and coordinate the process from start to finish.

5Offer and beyond

We handle feedback, offers and start dates, and keep in touch once your new hire is in place.

Choose Recruitment when

  • You need a strong shortlist within a short timeframe
  • The role suits active jobseekers as well as passive candidates
  • You’re hiring for sales, commercial, operations, production, technical or support roles
  • You want a trusted partner across several vacancies

Bell Recruitment at a glance

1999
Founded by Julie Bell
25+
Years placing FMCG talent
1000+
Placements
105
Brand partners
Julie Bell, Founder and CEO of Bell Recruitment
Founder & CEO

Julie Bell

Bell Recruitment was launched in 1999 by Founder and CEO Julie Bell, with a clear vision: to be the best FMCG Recruiter by combining her FMCG industry knowledge with a personal, people-first approach.

Now with over 25 years’ experience, the business has grown steadily, built on long-standing relationships with both clients and candidates, and a reputation for quality, integrity, and results.

Before founding the business, Julie spent a decade working within FMCG for brands including Pepsi, 7UP, Ballygowan water and Budweiser, across promotional activity, merchandising, and sales roles – experience that continues to shape the way Bell Recruitment works with clients today.

Julie is also active beyond the business, holding several notable roles:

  • Council Member of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce
  • Committee Member of the Institute of Directors
  • Board Member of the Council for Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment
  • Committee Member of the Grocers’ Benevolent Fund

At Bell Recruitment, people are at the heart of everything we do.

Trusted by Northern Ireland’s leading FMCG brands
Irwin's BakeryPrep HouseHenderson GroupGM MarketingRichmond MarketingThompson's Family TeaWhitesCourtney and NelsonMulrinesCrust & CrumbBlendersExcellenceTS FoodsClandeboye EstateForest FeastBAKO

Let’s talk about your next FMCG hire

+44 28 9031 1211 julie@bellrecruitment.net

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