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The Retail Recruitment Agency has a unique and experienced team which are made up of ex Retail and Hospitality managers and this is a key reason on why we are the 'go to' agency for so many of the leading retail, hospitality and charity professionals within the UK.

Retail, Hospitality, & Charity Specialists

Quite simply, we connect the best Retail, Hospitality and Charity talent with some of the most exciting, inspiring, and brilliant organisations across the UK.

Since 2008 we have also recruited for some of the biggest and smallest brands in the UK, providing them with extraordinarily talented people. A rapid demand for our services within these sectors has led us to now recruit on a national scale across all specialist areas of Retail, Hospitality, Charity and Non-Profit.

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Our Sectors

Discover the difference with C2 Charity Recruitment! We are dedicated to exclusively serving the charity and non-profit sector, ensuring that every placement is more than just a job – it's a mission.

Our Services

  • Charity Executive Search: Finding leaders who champion your cause.

  • Contract Recruitment: Immediate solutions for project-based or short-term needs.

  • Permanent Recruitment: Connecting you with dedicated professionals ready to commit long-term.

  • Consultancy Services: Offering insights and strategies to elevate your recruitment process.

  • Sourcing & Advertising Bespoke Packages: When you need something a little more tailor made.

What we Recruit:

C2 Charity Recruitment hire at all levels across the UK and Ireland and can support in the following areas:

  • Directors and CEO’s

  • Fundraising

  • Human Resources

  • Finance

  • Logistics

  • Hospitality

  • Marketing, PR and Digital

  • Office Support Roles

  • Retail - Store Operations including Store and Assistant Managers

  • Head of Retail

  • Regional and Area Management

Why Choose Us?

  1. Specialist Focus: Our deep understanding of the charity sector sets us apart.

  2. Top-tier Talent Network: Access to a curated pool of candidates passionate about making a difference.

  3. Trusted Partnerships: Building long-term relationships with both charities and candidates.

Ethical Recruitment: We're committed to best practices that uphold the values of the charity sector.

See our Charity & Non-profit positions

As retail recruitment specialists, we understand just how important it is for retail, hospitality and leisure organisations to have strong head office functions in place so that they can deliver the best support possible across the rest of their operations.

We work with a number of major clients in retail, hospitality and leisure to provide them with the skilled professionals they require at Head Office level in order to perform the often critical functions that support the rest of the business.

Our Head Office Retail recruitment team recruit for every aspect of Head Office operations and place candidates in roles ranging from Executive to Director.

Head Office functions we recruit for include:

  • HR & Training

  • Finance

  • Supply Chain

  • Technical & IT

  • Merchandising & Design

  • Buying & Procurement

  • Sales & Marketing

  • Analysis & Planning

  • Customer Services

 

See our Head Office positions

C2 Hospitality and Leisure Recruitment was created in recognition of the need to offer a bespoke, highly focused and specialist service to the hospitality and leisure sector. With its own unique requirements, our mission is to offer the sector unrivalled recruitment support.

The C2 Hospitality brand is founded on our specialist consultants' own knowledge and experience. The C2 Hospitality & Leisure Recruitment consultants all possess personal experience as managers within the hospitality and leisure sector. The genuine expertise our Hospitality & Leisure Recruitment consultants offer has led to rapid expansion and is a reason why we are a trusted partner for so many established hospitality and leisure brands within the UK.

C2 Hospitality & Leisure Recruitment has a proven record of success recruiting within all areas of Hospitality & Leisure in the UK and internationally. We work with a variety of businesses and no matter what your requirements are our consultants are on hand to ensure you receive an exceptional service and the very best candidates. We offer a trusted and reliable service based on age-old principles of good business practice. When we say we’ll call, we’ll call, and you’ll deal with real people who’ll take the time required to understand your particular needs. We don't make promises we can't keep and work in partnership with your brand as a extension of your hospitality recruitment department.

Key areas of Hospitality and Leisure that we cover include:

  • Branded Restaurants

  • QSR, Fast Food and Coffee Shops

  • Hotels, Pubs and Inns

  • Night Clubs and Bars

  • Health & Fitness

  • Cinemas and Bowling Complexes

  • Holiday & Caravan Parks

  • Indoor & Outdoor Activity Centres

  • Museums and Galleries

  • Gaming including Casinos and Bingo

Established in 2008, C2 Hospitality Recruitment has years of Specialist Hospitality and Catering Recruitment experience. We’ve successfully placed 100’s of hospitality staff into full time permanent positions and our specialist hospitality recruitment consultants have all had management experience of working within the Hospitality, Catering or Leisure industries.

As one of the UK's leading Hospitality and Catering Recruitment agencies, we provide bespoke hospitality recruitment services to the leading UK hospitality employers. We search for, and place into every hospitality department including Senior Management, HR and Head Office positions.

Our client base is varied & includes small independent restaurants, boutique hotels, international hospitality chains, pubs and bars, branded restaurants, cafes and coffee shops and cinema chains to name just a few.

Based in the West Midlands we are perfectly placed to recruit across the whole of the UK and have clients in the far north of Scotland to the tip of Cornwall and of course everywhere in-between.

 

See our Hospitality & Leisure positions

Our Luxury Retail team are all specialists in their field with in-depth industry knowledge and a passion for developing long-term relationships with both clients and candidates alike. C2 Retail represents a wide selection of brands and types of roles in the fashion, beauty, jewellery and lifestyle sectors. These encompass established international luxury houses, mainstream high street labels through to niche businesses and emerging brands.

Unlike many of today's recruitment consultancies, we do not operate on the comfort of an inflated brand promise or believe in a stale recruitment philosophy. Instead, our prime strengths lie in the relationships we build with our clients and candidates and the talent and expertise of our consultants as individual entities, not constrained by an overhanging corporate structure.

We recruit from Sales Consultants through to Regional Managers in a variety of functions, these include:

  • Sales

  • HR

  • Retail Management

  • Senior Management

  • Executive positions

See our Luxury Appointments positions

Working in partnership with a broad range of different retailers, hospitality groups and leisure organisations C2 Retail Recruitment provides a comprehensive Digital and E-Commerce recruitment service across these sectors.

The C2 E-Commerce team offers a highly effective service to both clients and candidates that is second to none. We work with some of the biggest names in retail, fashion and hospitality to successfully fill their Digital and E-Commerce roles and our clients continue to use us time and time again.

The C2 E-Commerce Retail recruitment team can confidently find quality candidates from Executive to Director level in the following specialist areas:

  • E-Commerce

  • Digital Marketing

  • Digital Sales & Business Development

  • Social Media

  • Analytics & Insight

  • Creative & Content

See our Marketing & E-Commerce positions

As one of the leading retail recruitment agencies in the UK, we have experience with working with some of the best names in the retail world.

Our flexible and honest approach has led us to not just recruit for these brands but also act as their in house team. Because we insist that all of our consultants have actually worked in the retail industry, it means we are not seen as sales people but as knowledgeable retail professionals. We really have been in your shoes!

Our client portfolio of the C2 Retail Team includes:

  • Supermarkets and Food Retailers

  • High Street Fashion Chains and Boutiques

  • Toys

  • Retail Banking

  • Home & Entertainment

  • Books and Stationary

  • DIY

 

Our Fashion Recruitment Team clients range from high street chains to value retailers and from luxury designer stores to small independent boutiques. We recruit nationwide at all levels from Sales Assistant to Store Manager and from Area Manager to Director within women’s, men’s and children's wear - both In-Store and Head Office.

C2 Retail also covers FMCG for the General Retail and Grocery sectors. Our consultants work on a variety of categories including Snacks, Soft Drinks, Frozen Food and Alcoholic Beverages and recruit candidates for:

  • Sales & Account Management

  • Retail Auditing

  • Space Planning

  • Market Research

See our Retail Operations positions

If you’re looking to recruit professionals within Sales or Account Management then C2 Recruitment can help you discover the perfect candidate for the role. As a trusted and successful Retail, Hospitality and Leisure recruitment consultancy, we have helped many businesses find exceptionally high quality people for national account management roles. We are based in the Midlands, we are perfectly placed to recruit right across the UK and beyond.

Sales teams and Account Managers are responsible for some of the most important roles within a business including building and cultivating excellent relationships with key partners and clients as well as negotiating deals and driving sales. So when recruiting for this role, you need to find the best quality candidates to find the right person for the job. To fill the vacancy, we will put together a shortlist of experienced and qualified people to make it as easy as possible for you.

Why choose C2 Recruitment?

C2 Recruitment has extensive experience in recruiting for Sales and Marketing teams as well as FMCG and Account Management. With more than 60 years’ combined experience between us our specialist teams have built up a fantastic reputation for finding superb quality candidates for our clients. We are renowned as a fast, reliable and effective team of recruiters.

Our team is made up of experienced recruitment professionals with years of expertise in the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure industries. Together we have developed an up-to-date network of candidates from across the United Kingdom. We strive to match each business with the candidate, and we would never attempt to convince that someone is right for the role if we don’t believe that they are. We will always maintain contact with you throughout the process to ensure that we find the right person as quickly as possible.

See our Sales & Account Management positions

C2 Recruitment have a highly skilled and experienced Senior Appointments team, with a combined 30+ years of recruitment experience we are able to effectively source and place the key hires within your business. We offer a real partnership with our clients and we understand that when recruiting for a crucial role that confidentiality and professionalism are key.

Partnering with  the most prestigious Retail and Hospitality brands, our experienced team have long standing relationships within the sector and are well established within the marketplace with candidates and clients alike.

We offer effective, bespoke recruitment solutions for every individual assignment and recruit in key areas including:

 

Retail Operations:

Area and Regional Management, Country Managers, Head of Retail and Retail Director

 

Buying and Merchandising:

Head of Buying, Buying Director, Head of Merchandising and Merchandising Director

 

HR:

Head of HR, Senior HP Business Partner, Head of Recruitment, Head of Training  and HR Director

 

Marketing & Ecommerce:

Head of ECommerce, Head of Marketing, Head of Category and Marketing Director

 

Finance:

Head of Finance, Group Finance Manager, Financial Controller and Finance Director

 

 

See our Senior & Executive positions

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Our Brands

At the Retail Recruitment Agency, we're not just a recruitment agency; we're a collective of distinct brands, each with its unique approach, philosophy, and area of expertise. Our brands represent the spectrum of specialist industries we serve and the diversity of talents we cater to. Delve into the world of each brand and find out what makes us the first port of call for clients and candidates alike.

 

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