Our recruiters partnered with J. Parker’s, a leading online retailer of garden plants, in early 2025. They were looking to add an Ecommerce Manager to their team to upgrade their capabilities.
Our specialist recruitment consultants are entrenched in the ecom sector and were best placed to support their search. The result of our partnership was the recruitment of an excellent candidate who is already having a significant impact on the business.
J. Parker's was established in 1933. The horticultural business has a loyal customer base and a growing online presence. Known for delivering high-quality plants, bulbs, and gardening supplies, the business has evolved its ecommerce capabilities in recent years to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding digital audience.
In 2025, J. Parker's decided it was time to take their ecommerce strategy to the next level. To do this, they needed to hire an Ecommerce Manager.
With the Head of Marketing increasingly tied up in day-to-day digital operations, the business needed to bring in an Ecommerce Manager who could take ownership of online performance. This new hire would free up senior leadership to focus on long-term projects.
The challenge was to find someone with the right balance of strategic thinking, hands-on capability, and leadership potential. They needed someone who could plug in quickly and deliver results.
While J. Parker’s is a respected name in horticulture, it’s not a brand that every ecommerce candidate is familiar with. This made storytelling and positioning essential during the recruitment process.
Our Greater Manchester recruitment consultant, Andy Larkin, ran a focused, two-stage process over four weeks. He delivered four high-quality candidates, with two progressing to final interview. We helped to scope and define the profile needed, bringing the brand to life for each candidate and connecting the dots between their experience and the business opportunity.
We also provided salary benchmarking and market insight throughout the process, helping the hiring team to feel confident they were getting the right talent at the right value.
The business hired their new Ecommerce Manager, and she’s already making an impact.
The new hire has taken ownership of key ecommerce operations and is helping to drive digital performance. This allows the senior team to refocus on longer-term marketing and commercial strategy.
Andy really helped us in delivering a high-performing Ecommerce Manager. 3Search helped us scope and define the right profile of person vs our requirement. He delivered candidates in a robust timeframe, and ensured he knew enough about each candidate's interest and competing offers to give us the best chance of securing their services. I would recommend using 3Search again.Jonathan Bracewell Group Head of Marketing
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