Scenario
Following a meeting with Nitin Passi (Owner and CEO) the project brief was clear – there would need to be a number of key hires throughout the year to build his board to achieve a £1bn profit by 2020. Nitin didn’t want to compromise on hiring the best in the industry whilst maintaining the company culture that he had built so far.
Solution
For each role, a targeted search list was agreed and candidate pack to highlight Missguided’s brand, ambition and identify where each role sat within Nitin’s 5 year strategic plan.
Outcome
8 hires within the year:
- Chief Customer Officer
- Group Commercial Director
- Merchandising Director – Mennace
- Buying Director – Mennace
- Head of Wholesale
- Buying Manager
- Head of Customer Experience
- Central Planning Director
Statistics
- Average sign off to permanent offer: 8 weeks (2 projects were offered within 4 weeks)
- Average sign off to shortlist: 5 weeks
- Average number of candidates interviewed per project: 3
Client Testimonial
- Nitin Passi Founder and CEO Missguided
- Paul Masters CFO
- Marie Laskowski, Director of Central Planning Missguided
Nicola Wensley
UK and ROI UK