As Head of Talent I am the lead conduit of talent into Switch Consulting. I am responsible for spearheading a campaign to increase the number of heads in the business to 50+ by 2020, part of Switch Consultings' business strategy. Responsible for all sourcing, attracting, recruiting, interviewing, and on-boarding of employees, and ensuring the ongoing and future business talent demands are met, exceeded, and measured.My role involves developing marketing initiatives, branding campaigns, and referrals.Key functions are as follows:• Manage all external recruitment;• Develop the recruitment strategy.;• Job posting optimisation, recruiting marketing channel development, job board procurement, digital and non-digital employment marketing; comprehensive recruitment campaign planning; talent planning, etc…• Identify and source appropriate talent for current open roles within Switch Consulting;• Identify future talent needs and proactively recruit and source; develop talent pool or social engagements;• Manage the recruitment process and life-cycle, including initial assessments, interviews, and offers;• Advise the candidate on salary, benefits, and working environment;• Use network, referral, headhunt, Linked In, social media, job boards, Internet sourcing, and other technical means to source candidates;• Manage and guide development of business employment resource;• Manage applicants through the selection phase through to on-boarding.For an informal & confidential conversation about a career with Switch Consulting, please feel free to contact me on Linkedin or email ana@switchconsulting.co.uk.

As a Senior Consultant at Switch Consulting my expertise lies in the recruitment of Head Office professionals into Retailers and Importers of Consumer Goods. Each brief is carried out on a Search basis targeting specific individuals or job roles from relevant businesses, rather than relying on an historical database. I specifically recruit roles within the following areas: Buying & Merchandising; Category Management; Product Development; Quality Assurance; Visual Merchandising; E-commerce; Marketing; Sales; International; Human Resources; Information Technology; Customer Services; Property and Finance.If you are looking to source the best candidates into your business or you would like some confidential advice on your own career, please contact me via Linkedin or email me: ana@switchconsulting.co.uk

2007 – 2011As a Senior Consultant on the Buying & Merchandising team my key focus was to invest time building and developing strong relationships with my clients and candidates, working on an exclusive basis in many cases and generating repeat business. I was particularly focused on penetrating the non-food market from independent retailers to large multi-channel retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers across the whole of the North of England and Midlands areas. The product areas included homewares (soft & hard), general merchandise, garden centres, toys, stationery, home entertainment, gifts, DIY, electrical, furniture, outdoor sports, and fragrance.In addition, I acted as an Independent Assessor/Interviewer for Clients who required support for their own internal interview processes.2003 - 2007A Retail Consultant recruiting Retail Operations Managers from Department Managers to Retail Directors across the North West of England. Organised and ran numerous Assessment Centres for Clients.