Nicholas Alexander
EXECUTIVE SEARCH
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Retail Executive Search & Leadership Solutions
PARTNERING WITH RETAILERS TO BUILD EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS FOR OVER 25 YEARS
Nicholas Alexander Executive Search specialises in identifying and recruiting top-tier executive talent for the retail sector. We combine deep retail industry expertise with proven search methodologies to deliver exceptional leadership solutions.
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WHAT WE DO
Elevating Retail Leadership Through Expert Search & Consulting
Nicholas Alexander Executive Search specialises in senior appointments for the retail sector, offering a premium search service in the UK and internationally. Our business is built on the solid foundations of extensive retail industry experience combined with more than 25 years of extensive search expertise. As retailers ourselves, we are passionate about the sector and delivering an impeccable quality of service. Hard work and outstanding results have earned us a highly respected reputation.
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Find the ideal Retail Executive. We conduct targeted searches for senior-level retail professionals across the UK, Europe, and the Far East.
Ensure continuity and growth. Our Retail Succession Planning services future-proof your organisation's leadership pipeline.
Uncover Hidden Retail Talent. We identify and map potential candidates in the retail industry, giving you a competitive edge in building your team.
Maarten Jonckers has been a key business partner of us for more than 7 years. Maarten and his team have delivered an outstanding service year after year, being efficient, pro-active and bringing real added value to our organisation in each of the recruitment processes.
Alain Harfouche – CEO, l’Occitane
Robin Terrell – Chief Digital Officer, House of Fraser
Having dealt with Maarten Jonckers for nearly 10 years, it was no surprise that Nicholas Alexander Executive Search executed and delivered a high profile and challenging search with great success. Not only did they introduce very competent candidates, they took great care in making sure there was a good cultural fit for both parties. A difficult job well done!
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Maarten and the team have again delivered some great talent into the business with roles placed both overseas and here in the UK. With great communication to us and the candidates throughout, the process was quick, efficient and most of all delivered with their usual passion for placing the right people into the organisation.
Kevin Rusling – International Director, Monsoon Accessorize
The team at Nicholas Alexander were an absolute pleasure to work with. They delivered a number of quality candidates that met the brief and were definitely right for the business. Their attention to detail, professionalism and ability to work at the right pace for a retail environment was exceptional.
Jennifer Crampton – Senior HR Business Partner, Monsoon Accessorize
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Maarten demonstrated an exceptional ability to thoroughly understand both the specific requirements of the role and the broader needs of the business. This ensured a strong alignment across culture, capability, resources, and the company's growth objectives. The process was very smooth and well organised throughout and the time taken to dive deep into the business at the start really led to a perfect fit. Would highly recommend.
Andrew Nowell – CEO, PitPatPet
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Having known Maarten Jonckers for nearly 10 years, we used Nicholas Alexander to help us find and attract suitably high calibre individuals for four positions – critically important to our pan European growth and expansion plans. Not only did we find the service, communication throughout and the introduced candidates of a very high standard, we also found the team at Nicholas Alexander easy to deal with and the process efficient, quick and responsive. I can highly recommend them as a recruitment partner.
Andrew Dixon – Managing Director, Burt's Bees Europe
Nicholas Alexander Executive Search presents "Scaling Retail Leadership" as a strategic blueprint designed to empower mid-sized retail businesses in navigating growth amid challenging economic times. We address the unique hurdles these companies face in attracting and retaining top executive talent, particularly in an industry undergoing rapid transformation. Our approach focuses on actionable strategies to overcome resource constraints, balance tradition with innovation, and embrace digital transformation. By fostering strong corporate culture, promoting diversity and inclusion, and adapting to trends, we aim to help mid-sized retailers secure the transformative leaders needed to drive innovation and achieve sustainable growth.
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ABOUT NICHOLAS ALEXANDER
Delivering Exceptional Retail Talent
As retailers ourselves, we understand the challenges you face. This gives us a unique insight into your requirements regarding skillsets and most importantly, team fit - allowing us to deliver an impeccable quality of service.
Our customer’s feedback reflects that what sets us apart is our professionalism and commitment to both clients and candidates. Our rigorous and proven recruitment process means we are integral to our clients’ strategy and our candidates’ career progression.
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The Perfect Fit
A successful hire depends upon the right fit of culture and personality, rather than simply the correct skill sets. That is why understanding the company culture and team dynamics is so important.
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Everyone is a Client
We treat everyone we work with as a client, including our candidates. Many of the candidates we work with, give advice to, or place, go on to become clients themselves because they have been impressed with our quality of service.
Maarten Jonckers
Founder & CEO
WHO WE WORK WITH
Driving Growth & Transformation for Mid-Market D2C & Retail Organisations
At Nicholas Alexander our client roster includes many well-known brands, from l'Occitane to Screwfix, The Body Shop to Papa John's - and many, many more.
It is in organisations where we can work closely with the Board where we really excel in identifying and recruiting individuals of a calibre that the client finds hard to attract by themselves.
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