Responsible for attracting, developing career paths and retaining talent into key areas of the Shop Direct Business, particularly Finance, Financial Services, Fulfilment and Operations, previously also IT.I am also tasked with driving change within the organisation looking at areas such as Digital Sourcing, Employer Brand, Assessment and Selection and Talent initiatives helping to make Shop Direct a truly world class organisation.We are constantly looking for talented and experienced professionals. Get in touch if you want to be part of something exciting, a truly world class digital retailer. We have huge ambitions so hopefully you have too! We're always interested in extending our reach, so get in touch for a confidential conversation. I've also been seconded onto a project to look at holistic selection and assessment and options to innovate in this area.Shop Direct has a very clear vision - to make good things easily accessible to more people. With over £1.8 bn in annual sales, we're proud to be the UK's second largest pure play digital retailer.We exist to make good things easily accessible to more people. With our department store range, market leading eCommerce and technology capabilities and unique financial services offer, we’re well placed to deliver on that promise.We're good at what we do but we know we could be better. Our focus is to become a truly world class digital retailer offering our millions of customers the best and most personalised shopping experience they can find, no matter how they choose to shop with us. To achieve that aim we need the very best talent, people who can think big and are as excited about the future of digital retail as we are.

Our mission at Augment is to change the way organisations procure and utilise their most precious asset....their people.There is a great deal of waste and risk involved in the processes of attracting, selecting, recruiting, promoting, organising and exiting people. In short we help organisations with an innovative resourcing strategy.Why tolerate this waste in times of lean thinking?I get a buzz out of solving client talent and resourcing challenges utilising insight, relevant technologies and a weighty dose of common sense (and some Northern honesty)! I have worked with some of the most recognised companies in the UK and Europe. I provided consultancy, advice, technology and bespoke solutions to forward thinking clients who want to innovate for success.

Maddisson Farrell Consulting and Solutions provided advice, consultancy and solutions that addressed Talent Acquisition and Talent Management within a variety of organisations. Following an initial joint venture, the business was spun off in its entirety to supplement Augment Group's capability in September 2009.Improvement in HR processesThe attraction of high quality employeesThe retention of top talentThe development of talent within their organisationEmployer branding towards an employer of choiceOutplacement and Organisational talent restructure

Project managing some Key Accounts across EMEA as well as Recruitment and Executive Search of Senior Sales, Marketing and Directorship positions in the UK and overseas often using my language skills.Developed into Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) with a number of key clients allowing them to reduce their resourcing costs as well as having a positive effect upon retention, attrition and HR budgets amongst other benefits.

Started up and grew the Leeds based Northern office for Specialist Sales Recruitment and Training Consultancy, culminating in a team of 8. Recruited at Executive level and also middle management level for a variety of UK based Blue-Chip organisations, primarily in the Sales, marketing and Commercial functions.

Set up Sales and Marketing recruitment division and grew FMCG, Pharmaceutical and B2B areas.