Browns Fashion
An Introduction
Here today… Tessa Woodhead Senior Consultant Call: 0203 805 7001 Email: tessawoodhead@castuk.com • •
Graduated from the College of London – Buying and Merchandising 5 years in Fashion Buying for businesses such as River Island, Burberry and Hobbs
Hannah Rahimi Consultant Call: 0203 805 7005 Email: hannahrahimi@castuk.com • •
Graduated from Leeds University in Fashion Design Worked in Merchandising for Pretty Little Thing
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Trusted by:
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Russell and Bromley Fenwick Radley Reiss Anya Hindmarch Selfridges Moss Bros TM Lewin Oasis Warehouse Mint Velvet Ann Summers
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About us We are an award winning professional level recruitment agency, with offices in Manchester, London and Birmingham. We work within very specific sectors so we know your market inside out:
Human Resources
Procurement & Purchasing
Buying & Merchandising
Supply Chain
Logistics & Transport
Warehousing & Distribution
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Why work with Cast UK Our industry experience and market insights mean we have an appreciation of specific challenges facing the sector:
• Cast UK is an award winning recruitment consultancy • Our industry background ensures that we fully understand the roles we work to fill • We work in partnership with our clients • We understand that cultural fit is just as important as skill set • We listen and build trust by always being personable in our approach • We’re here to help and support you • We never over promise or under deliver
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Our Services We work with a cross section of visionary SME’s and FTSE 500’s, delivering results working as partners with business leaders. We recognize that there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution. That’s why we have dedicated divisions for specific services:
Interim Recruitment
Permanent Recruitment
Contract Recruitment
Working on the role exclusively ensures: • Quicker delivery • Candidates are more bought in
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Executive Search
NED Recruitment
•ׇBetter quality candidates • Saves time and it is more efficient
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We’ve got the EDGE, have you?
Our premium service bundle includes: Specialist expertise to make your recruiting assignment as efficient as possible, ensuring you don’t miss out on the best talent on the market. A dedicated consultant & senior consultant overseeing the assignment from start to finish, providing a project plan, salary benchmarking and video job briefs. All shortlisted candidates are pre-screened & referenced. We carry out all first stage interviews as required, using our video conferencing software BroadCAST so you can view all shortlisted candidates in one place.
EDGE – Quick overview • • • • • • • • • • • •
Dedicated Consultant Salary Benchmarking Project Plan Video Interview Targeted Headhunt Full Pre-screening Dedicated Webpage Branded Advertising Branded Emails Social Media Adverts Personality Profiling Vocational Training
Employer Branding, Social Media promotion, and Psychometric Testing. Edge also comes with an extended 12 week rebate period.
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We believe that video interviewing is crucial for recruitment and that’s why we launched our BroadCAST online video interviewing facility. We’re all about forward thinking, we’re always striving for better and we never stand still. That’s why we offer our video interviewing and conference call facilities to clients.
Contact us to set up a demonstration of our industry leading software
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Our approach Due to our unrivalled access to the UK’s leading HR, procurement, buying, supply chain and logistics professionals, we are able to access the best candidates, regardless of their current status. We never send an inappropriate candidate, just to make up the numbers.
Our Values Okay is not okay, We go the extra mile.
We don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk.
Always striving for better, we never stand still.
Confident never arrogant, personal yet professional.
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Learnings • • • • • • • • •
Timings are key (Speed is crucial) Transparency from the start (From both sides) Candidate engagement Candidates lost from the process Package sought (Disclosed from the start) Pre-closing with full package Personal circumstance (Reasons for moving) Candidate job search Process is planned in advance with pre-scheduled interview slots to ensure maximum efficiency • Line manager contact is essential • Reasons to invest in process • Culture and experience… retail grapevine
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Testimonials Cast UK has recently assisted me with in recruiting for a role that proved to be particularly difficult. They took time to establish our needs as a business and positively took on the challenge. They genuinely understood our brand, culture and where we fit in the marketplace. I found them to be very efficient, well organised, strong communicators, always available, extremely professional and a pleasure to deal with. Kate Stonard HR Manager at Russell & Bromley Ltd Cast UK was an excellent help in my job search and really dedicated to helping me find the next step in my career. Would highly recommend Cast UK in your search! Calvin Baillie Buying manager at Urban Revivo Cast UK have worked on a few Merchandising roles for Oasis over the past few months and it's been a pleasure working with them – they are really friendly and really helpful. Their knowledge of the industry really pays off, and provided us with high-calibre candidates who are a great brand fit every time. Cast UK 's level of support and attention is just right, which is important for me and my colleagues who are in generalist roles - they showed great understanding that we are often the middle-men with our hiring managers, and sometimes we struggle to get hold of them. I would definitely recommend Cast UK and look forward to working with them again! Lucy O'Donnell HR Advisor at Oasis Fashion
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Cast UK are an absolute pleasure to work with and I thoroughly recommend them. I found their communication skills first class, always keeping me up to date and checking in to see how I was progressing too. Above all they are positive and very pleasant and helpful to work with! Simon Dawes Merchandising Director at Mountain Warehouse Cast UK were supportive and engaging throughout my job search. They took time to understand my skills and requirements and built up a good rapport. They have a great understanding of the jobs they recruit for and were particularly helpful when preparing for interviews. Overall, I felt they were an excellent recruitment choice and I would be very happy to work with them again. Steve Ashton Merchandise Planner at Wyevale Garden Centres
Cast UK are truly fantastic to work with. Attentive, supportive and good judges of character, which gave me confidence knowing that they would find the most suitable role for me. Cast UK are extremely diligent and knowledgeable about their field and I can’t recommend them highly enough. Chris Archer Senior Buyer at Pretty Green
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0161 825 0825
0121 222 6444
020 8185 5200
Manchester
Birmingham
London
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We’re here to help enquries@castuk.com
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