PARTNERWISE
PartnerWise is a specialist Global Executive Search, Talent Advisory and Interim Recruitment Partner Firm for Brands and Retail.
A proven, AI driven and highly connected specialist in rapidly accessing and matchmaking diverse and exclusive talent to positively impact customer challenges and aspirations at C suite and functional level within growth sectors and functions.
Customers range from large organisations to high growth start-ups and disruptors across a diverse range of cultures and an ever-expanding number of countries.
Our reach is fully global. Since the brand’s inception 10 years ago over 900 candidates have been placed. 32% within customers in Continental Europe, 28% The Americas, 24% Asia and 16% UK.
Commercially you will find us very agile. Creating and delivering fully personalised solutions that are exactly fit for purpose, full of robust and automated unbiased assessment, quick to shortlist, and comprehensively value for money.
However perhaps where PartnerWise differs most is through how our brand, people, style, and culture which mirror that of our customers and importantly our customer’s customer.
From the beginning, our ethos has been that it is only when you invest time to understand the customer, their people, their culture, their values, their challenges and their aspirations that you can deliver outstanding experiences that positively impacts the talent agenda.
Unique experiences and incredible collaborations differentiated by being individual and personalised. All brought about through a blend that has resulted in most clients being with us for many years. And why most refer to us as extensions of the team.
SECTOR & Functional SPECIALISTS
MAKING IT HAPPEN
26 YEARS A GLOBAL SPECIALIST
PERSONALISATION is at the heart of everything we do
Bringing you the Leaders of Tomorrow : Today
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Executive search remains the most comprehensive and highest quality of recruitment solutions.
However, and although the fundamentals are the same Executive Search has changed. At least it has here at PartnerWise.
The change being the fusion of all the precision and thoroughness of traditional search with the greater reach and speed provided by technology.
The combination has morphed the historical solution with the talent requirements of the modern era, without any loss of the proven quality and robustness associated with the product and service.
Traditionally search was powered by research. The map of targets and prospects at country, territory, or global level. It was a thorough process of collecting active and passive prospects that took time – often weeks.
Today using automated technology and particularly AI driven methodologies that we possess here – it’s completed in a matter of a day!
With the foundation complete, and although technology has enabled a rapid conversion of approach to interest, verbal attraction to position the opportunity fully, qualify and overcome objections at the first touch point remains the most effective method with the highest scores of customer experience.
With the long list of interested candidates in place, the robustness of selection has always been a given. Add in all the advancement of assessment tools available today and the process is more thorough than ever before.
The combination of technology, assessment and human judgment providing the greatest level of certainty of performance in role.
Over and above the change in timescale to shortlist of tech driven executive search solutions its usefulness to a talent expert have also been extended. Although still the go to solution for senior level vacancies the now rapid process can be applied to a wider range of challenges. Challenges that are generally regarded as difficult to fill or business critical in nature and particularly if the role is private and confidential in nature often use executive search to create solutions.
Like with any quality product or service price architecture the costs and fees associated with executive search are relatively expensive in comparison. However due to the robustness, thoroughness, speed to shortlist and greater certainty of performance of candidate in role fees charged are far outweighed by the return on investment.
What has changed is how fees are charged. Today there is a greater divergence of payment structures than ever before. Most remain quite rigid. An approach that’s quite alien and the opposite of how we view things at PartnerWise and the personalised world we live in!
Executive Search will continue to evolve. Driven by technology, the changing business landscape and customer’s demands to hire competitively enhancing talent wherever it is located across the globe.
MAPPING FUTURE
TALENT
TALENT PIPELINING
TALENT & SUCCESSION PIPELING
A strategic talent management service.
The multi-application service designed to support clients in their continual pursuit of enabling continuous growth through the only real differentiator
PEOPLE AND THEIR TALENTS. AS ITS TALENTED PEOPLE THAT CREATE AND DRIVE COMPETITIVE DIFFERENCE
The service delivers to clients a framework that can stand alone or integrate.
Raising the talent bar to enhance business competitiveness
Managing the business risk and impact of leavers
Demand for freshness, newness and greater diversity
Need for speed in finding new hires or replacing leavers
Traditionally top companies have developed various talent management models and processes. The most robust and thorough identifying potential talent nationally, territorially, and globally and through a process of uniform assessments, calibration and discussion ultimately plotting everyone within a talent grid or similar with axis’s comparing performance and potential. Others have gone further and included values and behaviours in the axis.
With the grid completed for C suite and each function and at agreed levels an internal pool of talent succession is established with the criteria ready now, ready in one year placed against everyone in the pool.
Although the internal model satisfies certain aspects for growth and protection, it is limited as it is insular. It solely relies on the capability of the talent that currently resides within the company. It also rarely delivers the new, fresh and diversity talent requirement that brings new thinking.
Until recently, external talent succession pipelining to provide bigger, wider, and deeper talent pools and options using a similar process to that expressed above were regarded as costly and a luxury. The combined internal and external talent frameworks being seen only in best-in-class companies.
However, the thinking is rapidly changing. Change driven by dynamic market conditions. Post Covid rebuilds and re organisations have resulted in a vast War for Talent. A War through which talent will determine winners and losers. Attracting and hiring such talent or conversely preventing such talent from walking out the door being key dynamics.
Merging internal and external talent mechanisms is what forward thinking companies are doing to position themselves to win.
External talent succession pipelines are built using the same comprehensive and robust assessment techniques and methodologies seen in executive search. The process completed on a private and confidential basis.
New AI driven 24/7 Sourcing Technologies providing the foundation to access new, fresh, exclusive game changing talent quickly.
Mirroring the internal mechanism for consistency each candidate is assessed, calibrated and plotted into a talent grid and placed in an external talent pool and titled ready now, ready in one year.
The results of such a collaborative, objective and strategic approach are numerous. The most significant being there will be a broader, wider, and diverse talent pool to select from. There is also a notable reduction in time to hire.
SPECIALIST PROVIDER FOR BRANDS & RETAIL
INTERIM SOLUTIONS
INTERIM SERVICE
We are a specialist UK, territory, and global provider of interim and contractor solutions at C suite and senior functional level for brands and retail.
Our Service Delivers
- Quick access to interim and contingent (contractor) talent to fulfil your immediate requirements
- A unique, portal based and fast IR35 role determination process with full indemnity given once completed
- A payroll service for both interims (Inside IR35) and contingent workers (outside IR35)
Sourcing Interims and Contingent Contractors
Our AI driven resourcing capability and extraordinary connectivity and network within retail, brands and wider sectors and specific functions brings you rapid accessibility to the interim or contractor talents you require when you need them most.
Interim and contingent workforce resourcing is fast paced as there is often an immediate need or for a significant strategic project.
Our rapid, automated, and portal based solution and associated tools puts you in control and your business in an advantageous position. You can access, review, and select your interims or contractor from our portal at any time.
Experts in IR35.
We embraced the IR35 challenge through investing in a proprietary automated solution that through its robustness removes all the significant risks associated with getting a role determination wrong.
And through using our quick portal-based tool will you and your contingent worker have access to a unique indemnity underwritten by Zurich Insurance.
The tool fused with the indemnity is a game changer as it provides the entire contingent worker supply chain, yourselves, the contingent worker, their limited company and PartnerWise complete peace of mind in the IR35 minefield.
Who IR35 Affects?
The IR35 reform came into effect in the private sector in April 2021 and makes it the duty of medium and large firms to determine the IR35 status of their contractors. Those businesses shown not to demonstrate robust assessment processes will face liability from HMRC.
This applied to those businesses:
• With a contingent workforce of interims (contractors)
• Using interim (contractors) of British nationality based in or outside the UK
• Operating a UK subsidiary
• Paying directly to the interim or contractor
The Role Determination Assessment Tool & Indemnity Process
1. Our tool uses a series of assessment criteria input into a secure, online portal. The portal automatically and quickly determines whether the role is inside or outside IR35.
2. Once assessed we locate the required contractor quickly, set up their contract and administer the payroll (should you wish).
3. With the above in place, we are then able to fully indemnify the entire supply chain, your Brand, the Interim including their LTD company and Ourselves if we are the paymaster.
Signing Up
The solution applies automatically to those who instruct our Interim team to find an Interim or Contingent Worker (Contractor)
For all clients the service can be applied for all interims or contractors assigned directly and at the point their contract comes up for extension.
Start Removing Your Risk Today
As a next step and given its importance, let us help. Please give me a call/ complete the form to tell us:
• Are you a UK company or do you have a UK subsidiary?
• Approximately how many UK national interims or contingent workers are currently in your business globally?
• What Role Determination Tool do you use currently?
• Who is paying your UK national contractors?
With the above we will immediately be able to estimate your level of risk.
Whatever the outcome. Moving to our solution and tool means you are a phone call away from dramatically reducing your risk.
Our Partners.
100 combined years of international recruiting for brands & retail quote-icon
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IAN WILLIAMS
Managing Partner & Founder
Previously a Retail Director and one of the founders of PartnerWise, My commercial, leadership and executive career spans 31 years with a myriad of ups and downs, experiences and learnings. The last 19 years of which I have been truly fortunate to work with some of the most renowned global brands, retailers and people assisting them with challenging roles, territory expansion and strategic moves in the UK, Europe, the Gulf, US and Asia.
Although I am a believer in work/life balance and encourage my team to live such a value, personally I am never far from thinking about how we can do things better. When I do get chance, my interests as a passionate Welshman are rugby (any code!), golf and over the last 3 years distance running where I have completed numerous road races for our chosen charity across the UK.
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KIRSTY DUFFY
SENIOR Partner
I am one of the founding members of PartnerWise and a stakeholder in the company. Following graduating in languages at the University of York and an early career in retail and commercial radio, I went straight into search. That was in 2011 and I can safely say my feet have rarely touched the ground since.
I head up our fashion/lifestyle team and specialise at the senior end of all Commercial and Operations disciplines. Having been fortunate enough to build up vast knowledge of my space and travel frequently, I have global candidate connectivity and a broad client base all over the world.
Outside of work my young son keeps me on my toes! I also love live music, baking and have recently taken up floristry.
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JENNY DODDS
Partner
10 years a retail recruiter and now a Partner and one of the founding members of PartnerWise. I am all about the relationship to such an extent I would say some of my candidates (who are also my clients), I like to think of as friends.
Professionally I am known for my extensive work within the Global Travel Retail market and in HR where I have specialised placing candidates all over the world. Personally, I love travelling and to see and experience differing cultures. During time out, I have completed two world tours and I am particularly lucky that my passion dovetails with the role I do.
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John Chatwin
PARTNER
After graduating with a Sports Science Degree from the University of York St John. I entered the world of recruitment, and eighteen years later, I’m still here, and, of course, still running.
My recruitment journey has seen me work with some leading global brands across the sports and fashion arena, food retailers, the hospitality and leisure sector as well as smaller, founder-run organisations where we’ve played a key role in the growth of the company.
The early days of phone calls and face-to-face meetings taught me the importance of honesty and integrity. As a runner, I know that nothing replaces the training-hours and miles; there are no short-cuts. Relationships are an integral part of my business and many span the length of my career and I’ve been privileged to work with some amazing people across all levels and disciplines.
Away from ‘the office’ my passion for running goes from strength to strength with an ambitious goal of competing for England in my age category keeping me focused on my training. -
ABIGAIL LUCAS
Associate Partner
I was recently called a ‘Veteran’ on social media! I suppose with over 15 years in the search and interim industry qualifies me for such an accolade?! Coincidentally, I love what I do and thoroughly get a buzz out of assisting my customers when they need me most and placing candidates into their perfect role.
I specialise and place candidates at various levels across a broad range of areas, in differing forms and lengths of contracts, with marketing, digital/e-commerce, Technology and HR being particular sweet spots. Outside of work my two small boys keep me very busy. When I am not running round after them I love to bake and enjoy ‘date nights’!
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DAVID PICKLES
My strong personal passion for the beauty and Luxury Goods sectors combined with an extensive Retail background dovetails perfectly into my area of focus and role at PartnerWise.
My desire to invest time, truly learn about a brand, its DNA, its people, its challenges and through such understanding, connectivity and tenacity confidently match talent whilst bringing my own personality and style to the sector I am trusted within.
Outside I am quite traditional – family, friends and my two dogs! At weekends, you will generally find me shopping bags in hand; all in the name of market research of course.
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Georgina mason
Having had a real personal passion for the beauty industry which began as a teen, this led me to complete a degree in Media makeup where I went on to work with top global cosmetic brands, from customer facing roles to supporting brands at prestige events such as London Fashion Week. Through this journey I soon discovered a spark for managing retail sales and employee’s.
Now with over a decade’s worth of global beauty industry knowledge, from their products and sales to their staff and consumers. I’m ready to invest my extremely transferable skills in recruitment, within that same sector.
I believe a combination of my experience teamed with my natural flare and enthusiasm for the industry will enable me to have an excellent understanding of brands, allowing me to engage on a higher level with their people, with a desire to learn about their companies including the ethos, challenges, successes and goals to ensure I can provide a tailored service to find the best possible fit. -
nikki magson
partner
With many years of experience in a leadership role for a global facilities services organisation I bring a wealth of operational, financial and commercial expertise to ensure we continue to innovate, challenge norms and grow our capability to support our customers across the globe.
Having worked with Ian and some of the originating Partners here many years ago I am delighted to be re-joining the family!
Outside of work I love interior design, home renovation and architecture, along with shopping and where possible I try to combine the two! I enjoy travelling and love nothing more than a city break where I can shop, sightsee and sample the culinary delights.
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LIBBY RAGAN
ASSOCIATE PARTNER
Having worked within the recruitment industry for almost 20 years now, I have undertaken and supported on so many varied and interesting assignments on behalf of a wide variety of interesting and prestigious clients. I still enjoy every element of recruitment as much as I did when I first started out all those years ago and I take a real pride in my dedication to the brief, understanding the exact requirements and needs of both the client and the candidate in order to reach a successful hire.
My expertise lies within Executive Research/Headhunting, appointing top level senior hires, mid-level hires, talent pipelining for future hiring needs and market intelligence/benchmarking analysis.
I bring solid experience and knowledge to an assignment whilst always maintaining a very open mind and adopting an adaptable and often creative approach.
Outside of my work I have 2 young boys and an energetic Goldendoodle who all manage to keep me very busy!
Customers For Life
Long Term Customer Relationships Are Our Passion quote-icon
Client
Candidate
THE SHOWROOM.
SPECIALIST.
KNOWLEDGE.
EXPERIENCE.
OUR APPROACH
OUR APPROACH
Our core commercial values are focused solely on delivering exceptional customer experiences be they our clients or candidates.
We like to start with a face-to-face client meeting and if possible, time spent within your business, meeting various leaders and those networked to the role, gaining an understanding of the company, the brand and particularly the culture. Often finding candidates with the correct brand, culture and network fit is the hardest part of all.
Therefore, in our view, having a recruiting partner that is not only a sector specialist but whose DNA shares the ethos of the brand and culture is more likely to present the opportunity to potential candidates in a way more akin to that of a colleague.
During this time together we will discuss all aspects of the role, the challenge and the profile required in detail. We will share relevant experience, discuss targets, solutions and personalise them specifically to your requirement. Once agreed, we will create a unique visual assignment presentation that will act as a key part of attraction following initial approach and top line qualification.
In our experience the more time we invest in gaining a clear understanding directly relates to the speed and quality of the result and the overall customer experience.
To continuously grow, evolve and differentiate we benchmark ourselves against the global search companies. We also constantly take, listen and act on feedback provided by our customers – both clients and candidates.
Considerable investment in proprietary AI solutions enable us on behalf of our customers to search 24/7 and much wider, deeper, and quicker than ever before. Search processes that use to take weeks now takes days and delivers the most diverse and often exclusive range of candidates to select from. Mixing a series of assessment, reference mechanisms and objective testing with portal access to such data and shortlisted profiles puts our clients in control to review and select.
Although we use every modern method of sourcing, connection, and assessment we have not forgotten the best of the past. Verbal approaching remains the best way of attracting very high calibre and ‘exclusive’ candidates to your shortlist. Game changes expect to be contacted and market statistics back it up. Only using the tried and tested techniques of approaching, will you achieve a 4 in 5 better chance of hiring a truly exceptional talent. As a by-product, you are also able to overcome any concerns at the first touch point.
All candidates are initially screened electronically, interviewed personally and ‘risk assessed’ and back referenced with balanced notes written and further investigation areas highlighted. Hogan personality and behavioural testing is also available should you wish to attain an even more in-depth assessment.
Unlike many of our competitors, we are also happy to share along the route full details of our research in a candidate map/ tracker format. The map/tracker is a part of the information shared on your portal. The map is the baseline for finding talent. However, it also provides insight around competitors, their structures, salary levels and perceptions of your employer brand and role in question.
Over and above the rigorous assessment conducted, a significant element of successful talent acquisition requires sensitivity and personal consideration. We see it as a balance of identifying, attracting, qualifying, and assessing whilst also taking the time to carefully manage the emotional journey of the candidate, and often their partner, when they are considering making a life-changing career decision.
Accepting a new role often involves personal change of circumstances. In all cases we are attracting a candidate who will be highly regarded by the company they currently work for. There also may be other family factors involved such as relocation and re-schooling within a country or overseas. Personal aspects that need careful navigation alongside the financial fundamentals of package, tax levels and associated standards of living comparatives that we also support our customers with.
Over and above fully supporting you in finding, attracting, and assessing the best talent. We pride ourselves on balancing all the hard and softer elements and interactions during the journey to deliver an exceptional customer experience and successful hire.
24/7.
AI DRIVEN.
TALENT FINDERS.
OUR DIFFERENCE
our DIFFERENCE
Our difference comes via a fusion of technology and our people.
The latter a diverse team of partners. Some with a blend of industry and global recruiting experience from within the specialist sectors they now recruit into. Others who have worked in-house in Talent Acquisition and Management.
Through our people and from customer insights we developed our vision and values for our brand that would challenge perceptions and do things ‘infinitely different’.
The cornerstone of the difference being that we would place the customer at the heart of everything we do.
Below is a top line summary of how we have brought our vision to life and why a number of our customers regard our brand and partner interactions as refreshingly different and in a number of instances extensions of their team.
Unlike many of our competitors all our partners have been purposely selected for brand fit with the sector, customers, company, market, and cultures they work within. Moreover, they are all specialists in function and sector with full global reach, candidate network and connectivity.
All our people view their role in finding, attracting, and selecting the right profile of candidate for a specific role or delivering an external pipeline as part of a talent management programme as an enabler and brand ambassador.
Therefore, the cultural fit of the recruiting partner with the brand, market, and the candidates they engage with is essential to ensuring an outstanding customer experience.
We also believe you cannot be great at everything! Therefore, our specialist approach is purposely narrow, 5 specialism and several functions, deep, in understanding, expertise, candidate network and connectivity and wide, global in reach and unusual for a boutique. The combination designed to locate and access talent quickly and provide you will a certainty that you will be introduced to and hire the very best.
Continuously evolving our levels of engagement and customer experience we have invested heavily in proprietary world class technology. AI driven systems and processes that now enable 24/7 sourcing, portal-based ease of access and a level of assessment automation that drives speed to and quality of candidates.
Unlike most others we have also layered in proactively built unique candidate databases. Diverse pools of game changing talents differentiated by skills, experience, language, and nationality.
Our family of customers range from global brands and retailers to disrupters and other high growth start-ups. However, we purposely don’t have many!
Our philosophy being that to build long lasting repetitive relationships you need to invest time. Time to really get to know you and your colleagues. Time to understand your internal networks, the how things work around here! The cultural dynamics, the thinking, the challenges, and the aspirations. And if there is an in-house team in place time to establish how we can collaborate at a level that delivers the very best.
From such an investment in time we personalise and deliver each solution to individual client’s needs. There is no one size fits all thinking here.
Customers feedback suggests there is no one reason why we achieve such a high percentage of repeat business. Therefore, we believe it’s the blend of what we provide. All we know is that we enjoy what we do, and we are delighted customers think so as well.
ENGAGED.
COLLABORATIVE.
PARTNER.
OUR VALUES
OUR VALUES
Our DNA is founded and guided by a set of values and traits that touch everything we do. They characterise the brand, underpinning how we work and what it’s like to work with and for us.
Pace
Being quick are key differentiator in most things, particularly where competition exists. Speed driven by personal characteristics such as desire, a will to win and tools in the form of world class enablers such as technology. The fusion of mechanical and human creating an unstoppable force that wins the race for the signatures of the very best talent. Talent that today determines future performance.
Accountability
Doing what you say, taking accountabilities for all such actions and behaviours and consistently delivering to promise in want ever context you consider are pillars of building trust and delivering outstanding personal or customer experiences. Trust is at the very heart of all relationships. And relationships are core to any successful individual or business.
Collaboration
Our philosophy is that ‘two minds are better than one’ in trying to solve a challenge for the benefit of all. In everything we do we seek to be inclusive, to work together, support each other, share honest thoughts and ideas all with the purpose of enhancing our bonds and each other’s performance. With shared thinking partnerships will grow and strengthen over time. It’s at the heart of why our team of Partners and a large number of our customers have been working with us for a very long time.
Engagement
We are an engaging brand be it within or with our customers across the globe. Engagement is the glue that makes us feel great, perform better, understand each other, and stay together. In a business with a partner longevity of over 5.7 years something must be right! Likewise with customers as over 90% of them work with us continually.
921 PLACEMENTS OVER 10 FUNCTIONS.
SALES
SALES (WHOLESALE)
President EMEA, based London, Global Lifestyle & Sports Brands – £300k base
VP EMEA, based London, Sports Lifestyle brand -£200k base
VP EMEA, based London, Fashion Lifestyle brand – £220k base
European Commercial Director based France, Global Lifestyle Brand – €250k base
International Sales Director based Germany, Global Denim Brand – €200k base
VP Sales & Operations, based UK, Global Accessories Brand – £175k base
Managing Director Turkey, Global Lifestyle & Denim Brand – TR 380k base
Strategic Sales Director Europe, based Switzerland, CHF 180k base
Sales Director, based North America, Fashion Brand, $200K base
Sales Director Germany & Austria, Global Footwear Brand – €180k base
Global Sales Director, based US, Global Beauty Brand – $152k base
Sales Director Iberia, based Spain, Global Denim & Lifestyle Brand – €120k base
Sales Director UK, London based, Travel Retailer -£120k base
Sales Director UK, London based, Fashion Brand – £145k base
Sales Director Europe, London based, Jewellery Retailer – £150k base
Country Manager Germany, Global Denim Brand – €150k base
Country Manager France, Global Denim Brand – €150k base
Country Manager UK & Ireland, London based, Denim and Lifestyle Brand – £120k base
Strategic Key Accounts Manager Germany– Global Outerwear Brand – £90k base
Strategic key Accounts Manager UK – Lifestyle brand – £60k base
Sales Manager Germany , Global Sportswear Brand – €100k base
Sales Manager Northern Europe, Global Sportswear Brand- £90k base
Sales Manager Non-Subsidiary markets – Lifestyle footwear brand – €60k
Sales Manager Europe, based Switzerland, Jewellery brand –CHF 120K base
Sales Manager Northern Europe, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £90k
Sales Manager Ladies RTW, based London, Accessories Brand – £80k base
Sales and Brand Manager, based London, Beauty Brand – £60k base
Sales Manager, based Latin America, Fashion Brand – BRL 420k base
Sales Manager ASPAC, based Hong Kong, Jewellery Brand – HKD 750k base
Key Accounts Manager based Hong Kong, Retail Development Company – HKD 800K base
Key Accounts Manager, based London, footwear brand- £ 55k base
Account Executive Travel Retail, based London, Accessories Brand – £47k base
Franchise Director Europe, based Switzerland, Global Lifestyle Brand – CHF250k base
Head of Franchise (non- subsidiary countries), based Switzerland, Global Denim Brand – CHF200K base
Business Development Director, based Hong Kong, Global Travel Retailer – HKD 1.8m base
Business Development Director, based Hong Kong, Heritage Retailer – HKD 1.9m base
Business Development Manager, based Hong Kong, Global Travel Retailer – HKD 1.2m base
Business Development Director, based USA, Global Travel Retailer – $250k base
Business Development Director Europe, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 180k base
Head of Business Development, based Switzerland, Global Airport Retailer – CHF190k base
International Director, based UK, Global Department Store – £150k base
Business Development Manager Eastern Europe, Lifestyle Accessories Brand – £60k
Customer Services Omni Channel Director, based London, Global Lifestyle Brand £110k base
Head of Customer Services EMEA, based London, Lifestyle Brand -£110k base
RETAIL
Retail
European VP Retail, based Switzerland, Global denim & lifestyle brand – CHF 280K base
Global COO, based France, Jewellery retailer – €200k base
GM North Asia, based China, Global Retailer – £170k base
VP Retail, based Middle East, Drugstore Retailer –63k KWD base (TAX FREE)
Retail Director EMEA, based Germany, Global Lifestyle brand – €220k base
Retail Director Europe, based Benelux, Denim Fashion Brand – €140k base
Retail Director European, based Madrid, Accessories brand – €150k base
Retail Director Europe, based Italy Lifestyle fashion brand – €170k base
Retail Director DACH, based Germany, Accessories Retailer – €175k base
Retail Director Northern Europe, based Holland, Accessories Retailer – €140k base
Retail Director Iberia, based Spain, Accessories Retailer – €110k base
Retail Director, based London, Global lifestyle Accessories Brand – £150K base
Retail Director EMEA, based Germany, Global Lifestyle Brand – €220k base
Retail Director Europe, based Benelux, Denim Fashion Brand – €140k base
Retail Director Europe, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £170k base
GM Sri Lanka, global retailer – 15.6m LKR
Head of European Retail, London based, Jewellery Retailer – £120k base
Head of Retail Europe, based Germany, Denim brand – €130k base
Head of Retail Europe, based Holland, Young Fashion – €140k base
Head of Retail Outlets, based Switzerland, Global Lifestyle Brand – CHF 200K base
Regional Manager Continental Europe, based Germany, Global lifestyle brand – €93k base
Regional Manager Scandinavia, based Stockholm, Ladies fashion brand – €90k base
Regional Manager UK, Based London, Lifestyle Brand – £83k base
Concessions Manager Northern Europe, Based London, Accessories Brand – £60k base
Area Manager, based Midlands, Lingerie Retailer – £55k base
Area Manager based North, Gift retailer – £55k base
Area Manager based South, Gift retailer – £60k base
Area Manager UK, based London, Fashion Lifestyle Retailer – £65k base
E-COMMERCE
E COMMERCE
CEO, based Amsterdam, Disrupter – €230k base
Managing Director, based North, Global Online Retailer – £175k base
Marketing Director, based London, Online Retailer – £150k base
Head of E Commerce, based Benelux, Department Store – €130k base
E Commerce Director, based London, Bricks and Clicks Fashion retailer – £150k base
E Commerce Director, based London, Bricks and Clicks retailer – £150k base
DIGITAL MARKETING
DIGITAL MARKETING
VP Digital Marketing, based Belgium, Global Fashion Brand, €180k base
VP Digital Marketing, based Switzerland, Global footwear brand, CHF 220k base
VP Digital Marketing, based Switzerland, Global Accessory brand, CHF 220k base
Digital Marketing Director, based Belgium, Global Accessory Brand, €180k base
Global Head of Digital, Speciality Retailer, £95K base
Online Marketing Manager, London based, Footwear Retailer – £65k base
Online Marketing Manager, based France, Sports/ Lifestyle brand – €70k base
Online Marketing Manager, London based, Fashion Retailer – £65k base
COMMUNICATIONS
Brand Communications
Marketing Director, based Switzerland, Outdoor brand – CHF 225k
Communications Director, based London, Lifestyle brand – £150k base
Interim Marketing Director, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £110k base
Marketing Director, based London, Online Retailer – £150k base
PR and Communications Director, based London, Fashion Retailer – £125k base
Marketing Manager, based London, Jewellery retailer – £55k base
Marketing Manager based Germany, Premium Lifestyle Brand – €75k base
Trade Marketing Manager, Premium Lifestyle Brand -£50k
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/ DESIGN
VP Fashion, based Hong Kong, Global Premium fashion Retailer – HKD 2m base
European GMM, based Switzerland, Global Lifestyle brand – CHF 300k base
Product Director, based Sweden, Global Lifestyle brand –
Product Director EMEA, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £120k base
Product Innovation Director, based Switzerland, Sports brand – CHF 150k
Head of Product Development Apparel, based Switzerland – CHF 150k base
International Design Director, London based, Department store – £150k base
Head of Design, London based, Jewellery retailer – £120k base
Head of Design based Germany, Department Store – €150k base
Design Manager based Belgium, Denim brand – €100k base
BUYING
BUYING/ SOURCING
Head of Sourcing, based Shanghai, Fast Fashion Retailer – 1.42m CNY
Head of Perfumery & Cosmetics, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 170K base
Head of Liquor, Wine & Tobacco, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 180K base
Head of Jewellery and Watches, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 160K base
Head of Negotiation, based France, Global Airport Retailer – €130K base
Head of Perfumery, based Hong Kong, Department Store Retailer – HKD 1.2M base
Head of Category Asia Pacific – based Singapore, Global Airport Retailer – SGD 180k base
Head of Perfumery, based London, Department Store – £120k base
Head of Buying Menswear, based London, Heritage Menswear retailer – £95k base
Interim Head of Buying, based London, Fashion Value Retailer – £120k base FTC
Senior Perfumery Buyer, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 130K base
Senior Buyer LRTW, based London, Accessories Brand – £80k base
Senior Buyer Knitwear, based London, Heritage Menswear retailer – £70k base
Retail Buying Manager, based Switzerland – Lifestyle Brand – CHF 120,000 base
Retail Buying Manager EMEA, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £65k base
Confectionary Buyer, based London, Department Store – £55k base
Product Merchandise Manager EMEA, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £60k base
Product Merchandise Manager based Switzerland – Lifestyle Brand – Base CHF 90k
PLANNING
PLANNING/ ALLOCATION
Merchandising Director, Interim, based Italy, Department Store – €250k FTC
Merchandising Director, based Switzerland, Accessories Brand –CHF 200k base
Head of Merchandising, based Switzerland, Accessories Brand –CHF 130k base
Head of Merchandising, based Holland, Fashion retailer -€90k base
Head of Merchandising ladies, based London, Department Store – £110k base
Head of Merchandising Accessories, based London, Department Store – £110k base
Head of Merchandising Menswear, based London, Department Store – £110k base
Head of Merchandising Ladieswear, based Holland, Value Retailer – €90k base
Integrated Planning Director, based London, Global Brand – £110k base
Head of Demand, based London, Global Brand – £85k
Head of Planning and Allocation, based Switzerland, Lifestyle Brand – CHF 220K base
Head of Inventory, based Belgium, Denim Lifestyle brand – €120k base
Retail Planning Manager based Switzerland– Premium Lifestyle Brand – CHF 100k base
Retail Planning Manager based Switzerland – Lifestyle Brand – Base CHF 120k base
Retail Planning Manager based Switzerland – Outdoor Lifestyle Brand – Base CHF 120k base
Retail Planning Manager EMEA, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £75k base
Senior Merchandiser Ladieswear, based London, Department Store – £65k base
Senior Merchandiser Menswear, based London, Department Store – £65k base
OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS
Global Chief Operating Officer, based USA, Global Airport/ Travel Retailer – $450k base
Central Retail Operations, European Operations Outlets, based London – £60k base
Central Retail Operations Manager, based London, Global Lifestyle Brand – £80k
Central Retail Operations Manager, based Milan, Global Accessories Brand – €100k
Finance and Operation Manager DACH, lifestyle brand €100k base
Finance and Operations EMEA, based London, Sports Brand – £75k
Finance & Operations Manager DACH, Global Lifestyle Brand -€100k base
Brand Protection Manager, based Switzerland, Lifestyle brand – CHF 110k base
HR
HR/ SPECIALISTS
Global VPHR, based USA, Global Retailer -$350k base
Global HRD, based Singapore, Global Travel Retailer – $300 SGD base
HRVP, based North America, Airport Retailer, $210k base
Global HRD, based Iberia, Accessories Retailer – €150k base
HRD APAC, based Singapore, Speciality Retailer – $220K SGD base
HR Director Switzerland, Accessories Retailer – CHF 150k base
HR Director Spain, Accessories Retailer- €120k base
Head of HR EMEA, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 150K base
Head of HR APAC based Hong Kong – 1.4m HKD base
Global Head of HR Operations, based Iberia, Accessories Retailer – €110k base
HRBP Europe, based Switzerland, Global Lifestyle Retailer – CHF 110K base
HRBP Europe, based Holland, Global Lifestyle brand – €110k base
HRM Benelux, based Belgium, Young Fashion retailer – €70k base
Head of Training & Development, based Switzerland, Global Denim Brand – CHF 120k base
Head of Talent, based Switzerland, Global brand – CHF 140k base
921 PLACEMENTS ACROSS 26 COUNTRIES.
16%
OF TOTAL
PLACEMENTS.
UNITED KINGDOM
UK
Retail Director Europe, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £170k base
Retail Director Europe, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £150k base
Head of European Retail, London based, Jewellery Retailer – £ 120k base
Central Retail Operations, London based, lifestyle brand -£80k base
Central Retail Operations, European Operations Outlets – £60k base
Regional Manager UK, Based London, Lifestyle Brand – £83k base
Concessions Manager Northern Europe, Based London, Accessories Brand – £60k base
Area Manager, based Midlands, Lingerie Retailer – £55k base
Area Manager based North, Gift retailer – £55k base
Area Manager based South, Gift retailer – £60k base
Area Manager UK, based London, Fashion Lifestyle Retailer – £65k base
President EMEA, based London, Global Lifestyle & Sports Brands – £300k base
VP EMEA, based London, Sports Lifestyle brand -£200k base
VP EMEA, based London, Fashion Lifestyle brand – £220k base
VP Sales & Operations, based UK, Global Accessories Brand – £175k base
International Director, based UK, Global Department Store – £150k base
Sales Director UK, London based, Travel Retailer -£120k base
Sales Director UK, London based, Fashion Brand – £145k base
Sales Director Europe, London based, Jewellery Retailer – £150k base
Country Manager UK & Ireland, London based, Denim and Lifestyle Brand – £120k base
Sales Manager Northern Europe, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £90k
Sales Manager Ladies RTW, based London, Accessories Brand – £80k base
Sales and Brand Manager, based London, Beauty Brand – £60k base
Strategic Key Accounts Manager, based London, Lifestyle brand – £60k base
Business Development Manager Eastern Europe, Lifestyle Accessories Brand – £60k
Key Accounts Manager, based London, footwear brand- £ 55k base
Account Executive Travel Retail, based London, Accessories Brand – £47k base
Finance and Operations EMEA, based London, Sports Brand – £75k
Head of Customer Services EMEA, based London, Lifestyle Brand -£110k base
Product Director EMEA, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £120k base
Head of Perfumery, based London, Department Store – £120k base
Head of Buying Menswear, based London, Heritage Menswear retailer – £95k base
Interim Head of Buying, based London, Fashion Value Retailer – £120k base FTC
Retail Buying Manager EMEA, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £65k base
Senior Buyer LRTW, based London, Accessories Brand – £80k base
Product Merchandise Manager EMEA, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £60k base
Senior Buyer Knitwear, based London, Heritage Menswear retailer – £70k base
Confectionery Buyer, based London, Global Department Store – £55k base
International Design Director, London based, Department store – £150k base
Head of Design, London based, Jewellery retailer -£120k base
Head of Merchandising ladies, based London, Department Store – £110k base
Head of Merchandising Accessories, based London, Department Store – £110k base
Head of Merchandising Menswear, based London, Department Store – £110k base
Senior Merchandiser Ladieswear, based London, Department Store – £65k base
Senior Merchandiser Menswear, based London, Department Store – £65k base
Retail Planning Manager EMEA, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £75k base
Integrated Planning Director, based London, Global Brand – £110k base
Head of Demand, based London, Global Brand – £85k
Managing Director, based North, Global Online Retailer – £175k base
Communications Director, based London, Lifestyle brand -£150k base
Interim Marketing Director, based London, Lifestyle Brand – £110k base
Marketing Director, based London, Online Retailer – £150k base
E Commerce Director, based London, Bricks and Clicks retailer – £150k base
E Commerce Director, based London, Bricks and Clicks Fashion Retailer – £150k base
PR and Communications Director, based London, Fashion Retailer – £125k base
Global Head of Digital, based London, Speciality retailer – £95k base
Online Marketing Manager, based London, Footwear Retailer £65k base
Online Marketing Manager, based London, Fashion Retailer £65k base
Marketing Manager, based London, Jewellery retailer – £55k base
Trade Marketing Manager, based London, Premium Lifestyle brand – £50k base
IT Director, based London, lifestyle brand – £110k base
IT Director, Global Brand – £130 base
Head of Programme Delivery, Value Retailer – £185k base
32%
OF TOTAL
PLACEMENTS.
EUROPE
EUROPE
European VP Retail, based Switzerland, global denim & lifestyle brand – CHF 280K base
CEO, based Amsterdam, Disrupter – €230k base
Global COO, based France, Jewellery retailer – €200k base
Retail Director EMEA, based Germany, global Lifestyle brand -€220k base
Retail Director Europe, based Benelux, Denim Fashion Brand – €140k base
Retail Director Europe, based Italy Lifestyle fashion brand – €170k base
Retail Director Europe, based Spain, Accessories brand – €150k
Retail Director DACH, based Germany, Accessories Retailer – €175k base
Retail Director Northern Europe, based Holland, Accessories Retailer – €140k base
Retail Director Iberia, based Spain, Accessories Retailer – €110k base
Head of Retail Europe, based Germany, Denim brand -€130k base
Head of Retail Europe, based Holland, Young Fashion -€140k base
Head of Retail Outlets, based Switzerland, Global Lifestyle Brand – CHF 200K base
Regional Manager Continental Europe, based Germany, Global lifestyle brand – €93k base
Regional Manager Scandinavia, based Stockholm, Ladies fashion brand – €90k base
Franchise Director Europe, based Switzerland, Global Lifestyle Brand – CHF250k base
Head of Franchise (non- subsidiary countries), based Switzerland, Global Denim Brand – €200K base
Business Development Director Europe, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 180k base
Head of Business Development Italy, based Italy, Global Airport Retailer – €130k base
Managing Director Turkey, Global Lifestyle & Denim Brand – TR 380k base
European GMM, based Switzerland, Global Lifestyle brand – CHF 300k base
Head of Liquor, Wine & Tobacco, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 180K base
Head of Jewellery and Watches, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 160K base
Product Director EMEA, based Sweden, Outdoor brand – €150k base
Head of Negotiation, based France, Global Airport Retailer – €130K base
Head of Perfumery & Cosmetics, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 170K base
Retail Buying Manager, based Switzerland – Lifestyle Brand – CHF 120,000 base
Senior Perfumery Buyer, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 130K base
Product Merchandising Manager based Switzerland – Lifestyle Brand – Base CHF 110k base
Merchandising Director, Interim, based Italy, Department Store – €250k FTC
Merchandising Director, based Switzerland, Accessories Brand –CHF 200k base
Head of Planning and Allocation, based Switzerland, Lifestyle Brand – CHF 220K base
Head of Merchandising, based Switzerland, Accessories Brand –CHF 130k base
Head of Merchandising, based Holland, Fashion retailer -€90k base
Retail Planning Manager based Switzerland– Premium Lifestyle Brand – Base CHF 100,000 base
Retail Planning Manager based Switzerland – Lifestyle Brand – Base CHF 120,000 base
Retail Planning Manager based Switzerland – Outdoor Lifestyle Brand – Base CHF 120,000 base
Head of Inventory, based Belgium, denim lifestyle brand – base €120k base
Head of Design based Germany, Department Store – base €150k base
Head of Product Development Apparel, based Switzerland – CHF 150k base
European Commercial Director based France, Global Lifestyle Brand -€250k base
International Sales Director based Germany, Global Denim Brand – €200k base
Strategic Sales Director, based Switzerland, Global Footwear brand – CHF 180k
Sales Director Germany & Austria, Global Footwear Brand – €180k base
Sales Director Iberia, based Spain, Global Denim & Lifestyle Brand – €120k base
Country Manager Germany, Global Denim Brand – €150k
Country Manager France, Global Denim Brand – €150k
Strategic Key Accounts Manager Germany– Global Outerwear Brand – £90k base
Sales Manager Germany , Global Sportswear Brand – €100k base
Sales Manager Northern Europe, based London, Global Sportswear Brand- £90k base
Sales Manager Non-Subsidiary markets – Lifestyle footwear brand – €60k
Sales Manager Europe, based Switzerland, Jewellery brand –CHF 120K base
VP Digital Marketing, based Belgium, Global Fashion Brand, €180k base
VP Digital Marketing, based Switzerland, Global footwear brand, CHF 220k base
Marketing Director, based Switzerland, Outdoor brand – CHF 225k
Marketing Manager based Germany, Premium Lifestyle Brand – €75k base
Head of E Commerce, based Benelux, Department Store – €130k base
Online Marketing Manager, based France, Sports/ Lifestyle brand – €70k base
Finance & Operations Manager DACH, Global Lifestyle Brand -€100k base
Brand Protection Manager based Switzerland – Lifestyle Brand – CHF 110k base
Global HRD, based Iberia, Accessories Retailer – €150k base
HR Director Switzerland, Accessories Retailer – CHF 150k base
HR Director Spain, Accessories Retailer- €120k base
Head of HR EMEA, based Switzerland, Global Travel Retailer – CHF 150K base
Global Head of HR Operations, based Iberia, Accessories Retailer – €110k base
HRBP Europe, based Switzerland, Global Lifestyle Retailer – CHF 110K base
HRBP Europe, based Holland, Global Lifestyle brand – €110k base
HRM Benelux, based Belgium, Young Fashion retailer – €70k base
Head of Training & Development, based Switzerland, Global Denim Brand – CHF 120k base
Head of Talent, based Switzerland, global lifestyle brand – CHF 140K base
Head of Facilities Europe, based Holland, Sports lifestyle Retailer -€100k base
Head of Construction Europe, based Holland, Sports lifestyle Retailer -€120k base
24%
OF TOTAL
PLACEMENTS.
ASIA
ASIA
VP of Business Development, based Hong Kong, Global Travel Retailer – HKD 1.8M base
GM North Asia, based China, Global Retailer – £170k base
VP Retail, based Middle East, Drugstore Retailer –63k KWD base (TAX FREE)
GM Sri Lanka, Global Retailer – 15.6m LKR
Business Development Director, based Hong Kong, Global Travel Retailer – HKD 1.8m HKD base
Business Development Director, based Hong Kong, Heritage Retailer – HKD 1.9m base
Business Development Manager, based Hong Kong, Global Travel Retailer – HKD 1.2m base
Global HRD, based Singapore, Global Travel Retailer – $300 SGD base
HRD APAC, based Singapore, Speciality Retailer – $220K SGD base
Head of HR APAC, based Hong Kong – 1.4m HKD base
Global HRD APAC, based Hong Kong – 1.4m HKD base
Sales Manager ASPAC, based Hong Kong, Jewellery Brand – HKD 750k base
Key Accounts Manager based China, Retail Development Company – HKD 850k base
Head of Sourcing, based Shanghai, Fast Fashion Retailer – 1.42m CNY
VP Fashion, based Hong Kong, Global Premium Fashion Retailer – HKD 2m base
Head of Perfumery, based Hong Kong, Department Store Retailer – HKD 1.2m base
Merchandise Manager, based Hong Kong, Fashion Retailer – HKD 1.2m base
Head of Category, based Singapore, Global Airport Retailer – SGD 180K base
28%
OF TOTAL
PLACEMENTS.
AMERICAS
Americas
Global Chief Operating Officer, based USA, Global Airport/ Travel Retailer – $450k base
Global VPHR, based USA, Global Retailer -$350k base
Managing Director, based North America, Fashion brand, $350K base
HRVP, based North America, Airport Retailer, $210k base
Sales Director, based North America, Fashion Brand, $200K base
VP Sales, based North America, Beauty brand, $200k base
Business Development Director, based North America, Global Airport retailer, $200k base
Business Development Director, based North America, Global Airport retailer, $200k base
Franchise Director, based North America, Fashion Brand $200k base
Global Sales Director, based US, Global Beauty Brand – $152k base
Head of Innovation, based US, Global Retailer – $200k base
Sales Manager, based Brazil, Jewellery Brand – BRL 400k base
Sales Manager, based Latin America, Fashion Brand – BRL 400k base
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