Scaling business through setting up New Market in fashion industry

About the Client :

A LEADING global family of brands and businesses. Making it possible for customers around the world to express themselves through fashion and design in a sustainable way. A fashion and design company, with more than 4,000 stores in more than 75 markets and online sales in 60 markets

Challenges :

✅ Rapid Growth: The client was expecting rapid growth in its business expansion plan for stores in India. The talents, apart from the corporate function, required were in the areas like Sales Advisors, Store Level Leadership, Risk Management and Operations.

✅ Availability of talents: Due to limited availability of talents which meets the expectation of client’s culture and expertise, it was difficult to create the talent pool of such candidates for various roles, within a tight timeframe. The overall headcount to be placed was around 90 which were to be hired within 4 months.

✅ Cultural difference due to different regions and markets.

Solutions :

🔹 Strategic Talent Acquisition: We partnered with the client to develop a robust talent acquisition strategy aligned with the Brand’s objectives.

This included:

🔹 Defining Roles & Responsibilities: Clearly defining roles and responsibilities for each position within the given verticals, considering skill requirements, career paths, and compensation benchmarks.

🔹 Talent Mapping & Sourcing: Conducting in-depth market research and talent mapping exercises to identify potential talent pools in India. This involved leveraging various channels, including job boards, social media, employee referrals, and university partnerships.

🔹 Employer Branding: Developing and implementing a strong employer branding strategy to attract top talent to the brand. This included creating compelling value propositions, showcasing the company’s culture and career growth opportunities.

Well defined SLAs & approval metrics.

Candidate Assessment & Selection:

- Conducting rigorous candidate assessments, including skills tests, behavioural interviews, and basic background checks to ensure the highest quality hires.
- Managed robust candidate experience.
- Managed existing ATS to track candidate progress and ensure a smooth and unified onboarding experience.
- Successful Headcount expansion : Globner successfully helped the client hiring a high-performing workforce in India within the desired timeframe. The details are:
  - 68 – Senior/Sales Advisors
  - 08 – Store level Leadership
  - 05 – Merchandisers & Auditors
  - 08 – Lead – Operations & SCM
  - 02 – Area HR Managers
  - Improved Operational Efficiency: By providing multi-channel CV inflow (Job boards, Talent Mapping from the industry, Employee referral, internal database etc), account management, Data analytics and Dashboards at various levels.
  - High level of control: Technology platform to manage the entire process transaction to monitor the TAT & effectiveness