We are a leading personnel consulting firm for international luxury and premium brands, offering executive search and recruitment services in selected sectors. Established in 2008 by Silke Niemann, our consultants have an excellent understanding of the fields we work in and an in-depth insight into the German, Austrian and Swiss market.

We see ourselves as a ‘boutique’ executive search and recruitment provider since we serve only the most demanding of sectors, where quality, details and emotion are paramount. We specialise in turning first assignments into successful partnerships because our ambition is to satisfy our clients in the long term perspective.

Our work in this field requires a unique, distinctive and careful approach, not just when it comes to maintaining and managing our clients’ brands, but also in regard to the selection of the individuals who are behind.

Our core sectors are:

• Beauty & cosmetics
• Fashion & ready-to-wear
• High jewelry & watches
• Hotel & tourism
• Interior & design
• Leather & accessories
• Prestige & lifestyle

This environment is our world, where we rise to the challenges and set the bar high, always believing in people.
 

We serve both the retail and the wholesale of international brands as well as their corporate organisations.

We apply our extensive, long-standing expertise to both long-term executive searches as well as short-term recruitment. Each individual search is actively managed and given personal attention which is led by the respective consultant.

We recognise our clients’ goals, cultures and requirements and understand the challenges involved in identifying the right management personalities and specialists.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH

We manage strategic executive search projects we understand for the search, evaluation and recruitment of highly qualified personalities, who operate on director level or in the upper management of retail, wholesale as well as within the enterprise organization.

In order to create a detailed candidate profile, our candidate selection is based on a comprehensive analysis of your company’s information regarding industry, competition and market positioning. Our methodology includes the analysis of the availability of suitable and qualified candidates working for competitors or related companies or organizations. Once we have compiled a shortlist of qualified candidates who meet our client’s requirements, we act as an intermediary to contact the person(s) and qualify their interest and motivation in the career opportunity with our client. We perform a rigorous initial screening with an additional look behind the resume.

Finally, we present the candidates with a detailed candidate profile and, if required, also accompany the respective candidate interviews on site.

RECRUITMENT

In contrast to long-term executive search processes, we also apply our expertise to short-term recruitment projects in the search for associate and vice president positions, as well as all positions within the back and middle office.

On the basis of a well-founded and experienced evaluation of a needs-based recruitment, we are able to minimise the risks for our clients, react quickly and guarantee an accurate selection of candidates.

INTERIM

When filling interim positions means the temporary offer by an experienced manager or specialist to provide stability to a company or department following the sudden departure of a senior manager or employee, or to provide a highly specialised qualification that a company may not have internally.

A company may choose to go the interim management route because the role in question is not a permanent position or a permanent manager cannot be found quickly enough. Interim managers or professionals are typically hired for three to twelve months and help companies in transition to fill a critical role.

The benefits in filling interim positions are: speed, fast results, knowledge transfer and objectivity.

APPRECIATION

In order to be able to represent our customers as convincing partners, we must share a common appreciation with you. Luxury and premium brands are personalized and not mass products. Here quality, details and emotionality are in the foreground to deliver a perfect product in combination with a perfect service.

TRUST

We manage our projects and cultivate our relationships through these values. Using our professional competence and commitment towards our clients and candidates, it is important to us to create the greatest possible trust.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Our clients go on a journey with us. We work together to understand your values and the perfect fit for them. We take time for their needs and act always with passion and optimism. Discretion is our top priority.

We are privileged to work with some of the world’s most recognised luxury and premium brands from different sectors.

You are welcome to contact us about reference customers we have partnered with in the recruitment of executive and management talents as well as specialists.

Excerpt from some successfully filled positions:

DIRECTOR, RETAIL & SALES MANAGEMENT

Retail Director, Outlet Village, Belgium

Managing Director, Trading Company High-end Brands, Stuttgart

Country Manager Retail, French Fashion Brand, Germany

Retail Country Manager, American Luxury Brand Travel Luggage, Germany

District Manager, Premium Accessories, Dusseldorf

District Manager, American Urban Fashion Brand, Germany

Retail Manager, Premium Outlet Village, Würzburg/Ingolstadt

Retail Director International, German Luxury Brand Fine Art, Berlin

Sales Director, Italian Premium Brand Shoes, North Europe

Sales Director, British Luxury Interior Brand, Germany

Store & Showroom Management

Boutique Manager, German Luxury Brand, Home Art, Cologne/Hamburg/Stuttgart

Assistant Boutique Manager, French Luxury Brand, Hamburg/Nürnberg

Counter Manager, American Luxury Beauty Brand, Munich

Store Manager, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Bremen Airport

Showroom Manager, Luxury Automotive Brand, Munich

Showroom Manager, Luxury Italian Interior Brand, Cologne/Munich

Store Manager, Luxury Light Design, Munich

Boutique Manager, French Luxury Brand Ready-to-wear, Berlin

Store Manager, American Sports Brand, Berlin

Store Manager, British Premium Brand Men, Köln/Vienna/Berlin

Store Manager, Premium Fashion Brand, Zurich

Marketing, PR & Creative

PR-Consultant, PR Agency Fashion, Berlin

Marketing Manager, Luxury Fashion Brand, Munich

Marketing Director, International Premium Brand, Frankfurt

Product Manager, Premium Cosmetics Brand, Cologne

Creative Director, International Start-up, Beauty, Berlin

Online Marketing Manager, Outlet Village, Frankfurt

Visual Merchandiser Retail, Outlet Village, Frankfurt/Munich

Instore Visual Merchandiser, International Premium Jeans Brand, Düsseldorf/Munich

Field Merchandiser, Premium Sports Brand, Munich

General Management

Business Development Manager, Luxury Interior Brand, Berlin

Tourism Manager, Outlet Village, Frankfurt

International Purchasing Manager, Luxury Brand, Düsseldorf

Human Resources Manager, Jeans Brand Premium, Düsseldorf

Operations Manager, International Premium Cosmetics Brand, Frankfurt

E-Commerce Manager, International Premium Cosmetics Brand, Frankfurt

For many years, we have been offering specialists and executives, international luxury and premium brands from various sectors, free and confidential advice in the areas of career planning as well as the search and placement of a suitable job at home and abroad.

We treat your concerns with the utmost discretion and with the aim of offering you exactly the position to which you really fit with your individual strengths and your special know-how.

If you wish to send us your application documents by e-mail, we will of course take into account the applicable data protection provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation.