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Interim Retail Managers & Directors

The retail world is in a state of flux, with challenges and opportunities on both the high street and in the digital space.

For most retailers and D2C brands, change and transformation is a priority. Our team works with clients to deliver successful change, to lead turnarounds and to foster continuous improvement. We support high-growth businesses as well as struggling brands.

Our specialist interims and NEDs deliver short-term consultancy and diagnostics, large-scale transformations and can serve as a gap fill for permanent positions. They are an accountable and cost-effective alternative to management consultants.

By connecting you to the best interims and consultants in the retail market, we ensure you get maximum ROI for the projects you deliver through us.

Helping you deliver better outcomes

Proven expertise

Changing customer behaviours, squeezed household budgets, disruptive newcomers, technological advancements – the challenges to retailers grow every day. Facing these challenges requires bold leadership – and an appetite for implementing change that delivers results.

With the market changing so rapidly, retailers need to act fast. Which is where we can help.

Our experience

Our retail team bring a wealth of combined experience – it has worked with organisations of very different sizes, across a broad range of retail sectors.

How we help

We provide solutions at C-suite, director, head of department and programme manager levels. Our interims bring a wealth of experience and expertise across the following:

Customer experience
Strategy and commercial transformation
Finance transformation and turnaround
Digital and multichannel end-to-end operations
Technology transformation
Restructuring and organisational design
Data & analytics

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Typical interim assignments

Key benefits of interim managers

Leadership and specialist expertise for managing and delivering turnarounds or major restructures
Management and delivery of an end-to-end merger or acquisition
Cost-effective solution for hiring senior procurement expertise to deliver supply chain transformation
Programme management and technical expertise to deliver successful IT transformation
Leadership and programme management acumen to drive digital initiatives including the transition to Cloud and the optimisation of AI

Example roles

Interim turnaround CFO, PE-backed apparel
Interim supply chain transformation, health & beauty
Interim head of merchandising, fashion
Interim finance director, high-end womenswear
Interim digital director, lifestyle clothing brand
Board advisor, FMCG

The Interim Partners difference

We work closely with our clients to help solve their most complex business challenges. Our award-winning consulting services leverage an extensive network of trusted interim managers and executives with the expertise to deliver measurable results across multiple business functions and sectors at a fraction of the cost of management consultants.

We offer a unique approach to interim recruitment and will take the time to truly understand your business. We look at what your challenges are and what you are aiming to achieve. Together, we define your assignment goals and deliverables – giving absolute clarity on the potential value add or return on investment from your interim.

Our interims are contracted through our 4-stage Return on Interim (ROI) methodology to ensure they deliver the results our clients expect, every time.

Executive search & selection

Our extensive candidate network means we're well placed to find high-calibre candidates when you're looking to recruit a permanent c-suite or senior leadership professional. Wickland Westcott, our executive search business, delivers retained executive-level assignments both internationally and domestically, centring on the recruitment of CEOs, MDs and general managers along with other senior leadership professionals.

Across assignments, we provide up-to-date marketplace insight, making clear recommendations on when to recruit within niche sectors and when to bring in fresh skills and perspective from outside.

Our high-quality, holistic service combines the capability of our highly experienced executive recruitment consultants with in-depth psychometric/personality assessments delivered by qualified occupational psychologists. Our search and selection methodology will ensure a cultural fit and alignment to values and organisational purpose, which is particularly important at a senior level.

Why Wickland Westcott?