2. About Us
Who we are
Berwick Partners is a division of Odgers Berndtson operating in the senior leadership recruitment market. We operate a 100% retained search model within the £70,000-£120,000 basic salary bracket and believe we stand out in a congested market by offering a quality and client-led service.
This is a market which we believe is poorly serviced by the contingent players with their volume based approach, and traditional search firms with their focus on board positions.
We are a national firm with offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. We collaborate and work closely with Odgers Berndtson, benefiting from their brand and reputation. We share a database, offices, events and away-days. We also benefit from their brand, reputation and work. This relationship means that for business development purposes, we are not a cold call environment.
What we offer
At Berwick Partners, we have created a mature and “grown-up” culture, one where you are trusted to deliver without weekly targets and sales incentives. We provide our consultants with a huge amount of support to enable them to be as effective as possible. Support comes in the form of:
Dedicated PA
In-house Research Team
Events Executive
Marketing Executive
Client Development Team
How we work Berwick Partners has built an excellent reputation for filling senior management and executive positions across a number of different sectors. We have split our market into three main areas, Commerce & Industry, Public Sector and Functions. This split lays the foundation for our 18 different practices and we are always open to expanding into new areas. We believe that this structure offers clients the opportunity to tap into sector specialists and functional experts as the mandate dictates.

3. The
Opportunity
Berwick Partners has built an excellent reputation in the market based on the quality of the searches we have delivered within Retail. Going forward, we have ambitious plans for growth and now seek to recruit an experienced consultant to join our Retail Practice.
The mandates we handle are the “hard to fill” roles. It’s not typically a Regional Director for a large grocery chain, it’s more likely to be a niche brand experiencing investment or has sight of a significant growth trajectory and needs help building out the senior management team.
We provide our clients with advice, support, challenge and a consultative approach to their assessment. We challenge the brief, the role profile and we ensure that remuneration packages are build to secure the right hire at the right level. We believe that what we do matters.
There will be a focus on developing clients in order to win and transact assignments nationally. This individual will work closely with regional colleagues, Partners in the firms’ Consumer & Retail practices and the Odgers Berndtson, Berwick and Interim teams generally to network and develop opportunities.
Rewards:
Upper-quartile base salary
Transparent commission structure, equal to 1/3rd of billings (less salary costs). Additional support is provided for 1st year
Pension (including death in service)
25 days holiday (and 3 extra over the Christmas period)
Interest free season ticket loan
Mobile phone and laptop

4. The
Person
This person will ideally have five years recruitment industry experience, the confidence to win and transact retained business. Expected individual billings target of between £120,000 (year one) and £300,000 (after year three).
This role has is a national remit and could be based from any of our offices.
Personal Attributes
Confident, self-assured, tenacious and a self-starter
Able to operate with pace, make decisions and move relationships & assignments forward appropriately
Self-managed, you will know what it takes to develop your personal brand and position both internally and externally, without the need for heavy KPIs
Lead by example, act as an Ambassador and uphold the culture, philosophy, integrity, quality, professionalism and ethics of the Berwick Partners brand
Commercial Activity
Develop relationships with clients (new/existing) through high level marketing calls, offering market intelligence, cross selling through and with Odgers Berndtson and Odgers Interim, presenting at pitches and business development meetings, and actively introducing colleagues
Listen to and interpret client requirements, developing commercially sound solutions in line with the Berwick Partners offering and our Terms of Business
Professionally manage and deliver all assignments won, to successful completion
Drive account management and support the development of key accounts. Identifying clients to target, network and develop on behalf of the brand with the view of creating high levels of continued work; expanding client relationships that further develop the firms offering
Create, develop and deliver events that offer clients and senior candidates the opportunity to network, whilst promoting and developing the Berwick Partners brand in the ‘right way’
Develop a personal profile both internally and externally, through effective relationship building as well as via LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media tools (blogs etc.) ensuring that you become a recognised go- to/respected recruiter in your specialism
Producing quality written documents that are in-keeping with the expectations of the greater OB and BP brands
Be proactive – suggest new ways of improving processes and systems, better assignment management and overall methodologies
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