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E-Com is a challenging arena for businesses to recruit in for two main reasons:
Primarily because its rise to prevalence, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic, has been rapid. This has pushed up demand for expertise, and salaries have followed suit. Coupled with the underlying wage inflation of recent years, the market for e-Commerce professionals has become extremely expensive.
Secondly, though, is that e-Com is a complex profession that often straddles both Sales & Marketing. Without consultative support and direction, businesses can end up with an extensive (and often unattainable) tick-list of requirements when looking to recruit.
To be successful in e-Commerce, you need candidates with strong commerciality, a passion for data and an appreciation of marketing to drive sales growth. However, it’s also important to understand where their focus will lie to direct a candidate search.
Whether it’s D2C, Amazon or Pure Play, each require a different set of skills and experience. Then there is a question of whether the role involves sales, product positioning or marketing, and the emphasis placed on acquisition or retention.
With talent in high-demand and being bombarded by approaches from recruiters who often have limited knowledge of the profession, candidates in this arena have become reluctant to waste time exploring new opportunities.
Our targeted and insightful approach cuts through the noise and allows our clients to attract talent through the opportunity their role delivers, not through having to vastly inflate their salary to compete with their competitors. And our strategic recruitment approach enables businesses to focus their attention on the areas where they’ll get greatest return on their investment.
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I have been working closely with Emilie at Signature Career Management since 2021. Emilie is an expert in the sales and marketing sector but what truly sets her apart from other recruiters is the genuine want and desire to understand our business, our vision, our culture and my leadership style. As such, Emilie has delivered against the brief and brought outstanding sales and marketing talent to FULFIL. I would highly recommend.
SteveFulfil
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It was a pleasure to connect with Bruce. He is friendly, yet professional and helped me link up with a great brand. I am excited to get started with this new company and have Bruce and his team to thank for that. Keep smashing it.
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I worked with Sarah to recruit an Ecommerce Manager (specifically CRM & RaF) for DASH. Sarah immediately asked the right questions, understood the brief, and then set a very clear timeline for us to work to. Sarah sourced multiple candidates ahead of schedule, all of which had relevant experience and all of which went through to the second round of interviews. Overall this was a super efficient and well managed process, which has resulted in us finding a fantastic candidate. I would highly reccommend Sarah and Signature for your recruitment needs.
HollyDASH Water
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Liam is such a pleasure to work with. He understands the industry, the roles we are recruiting for and takes time to understand the cultural fit too which is so important in an SME. Highly personable, supportive and engaged, Liam goes above and beyond to provide excellent customer service with genuine care. Top guy!
AnnPerkier
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I’ve worked with Liam and the wider Signature team on a number of sales & marketing appointments over the last 18 months and I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. Their quality-driven approach, extensive network and true sector specialism, has enabled us to attract high-performing individuals to join our commercial team. Their knowledge of the job space is second to none which enables us to act with confidence in the job market and make the correct decisions to secure our commercial growth. Thanks for all your support and keep up the great work!
MarkSwizzels
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We worked with Liam and Signature for recruitment in 2021. They were very proactive, communicated throughout the process and were open and honest. I will definitely use again for future recruitment.
DanBIC
