Clients
Talent spotting on your behalf
We are proudly specialist not generalist, and are delighted to be the only recruitment business dedicated to merchandising at all levels and across all disciplines.
When you work with AQUAretail, you get less of an agency-style contact and more of an external recruitment partner. We understand the world you work in, because it’s a world we’ve worked in too. We know the challenges involved in recruiting the Right Person… and the pain of interviewing countless versions of the Wrong Person! We feel the same way and will never waste your time with “fillers”. Our expertise and strong network gives us access to the brightest stars in the industry.
We’ll only take on assignments where we know we can add value. An honest approach is essential, and where we can’t help we’d always prefer to say “no” from the start, than to say “sorry” later on.
When partnering with you we like to meet with your teams to really understand your business, and can then provide a wide range of services including retained search assignments, confidential briefs, contract solutions and consultancy during times of business change.
Client testimonials
“Mary is an absolute delight to deal with, and has been responsible for recruiting dozens of the merchandisers for the business over the years. Whether it’s a Senior or Assistant Merchandiser, a retained executive search for a Head of Merchandising or a fresh graduate looking to become an Allocator – who she knows instinctively will suit the brand perfectly – she always gets it spot on. She has a genuine passion for our business and works with a positivity and integrity that makes her a shining star of the recruitment world.”
“Mary is always my first phone call when it comes to recruiting for my team, and she has found me some fantastic people over the years. Her knowledge of the world of B&M makes her a true expert and the recruitment process smooth and efficient. Her understanding of our business – its culture and challenges – coupled with her professional, personable service makes her my partner of choice and I would highly recommend her.”
“I have always found the level of service from Mary to be of an extremely high standard. She immediately understands the brief, requirements, fit for the business and the speed in which we needed to appoint the right person. She acts quickly, only sends us candidates who she knows will fit the bill and has a knack of distilling a lot of information into exactly the right candidate, which is a fine skill. Her depth of understanding of the retail market, integrity, honesty and passion makes her a pleasure to work with. I have no hesitation in recommending her.”
“Expansion at our company created the need for a bigger, stronger merchandising team. There is always plenty of choice in the recruitment world, but I chose Mary to manage the project. Within little more than a month I had appointed an entire team from Allocators all the way up to a Head Of - including the more challenging channel roles. The process was smooth and the exclusivity arrangement meant that I had their undivided attention. I found her a real pleasure to work with – and she even took the whole team out to celebrate!”