Forth Ports strengthens its HR team at Tilbury with support from Denholm

Getting this hire right mattered

The business had already spent several months searching for the role directly alongside other recruitment partners across the South Coast market. Applications came through. The right person didn’t.

 
The challenge sat in the market itself. Tilbury operates within reach of London, where HR professionals have no shortage of options around salary, flexibility and progression. At the same time, the role required a strong on-site presence and someone comfortable operating within a traditional and complex stakeholder environment.
 
Forth Ports needed someone with strong HR capability, credibility on site and the ability to build trust quickly across the wider business.
Someone who could strengthen relationships, support managers properly and bring fresh thinking into the function.
 
Andy Brady led a focused search across the Tilbury and wider Essex market, combining detailed market mapping, targeted headhunting and direct engagement across the local HR community.
 
The search focused on identifying HR professionals with operational depth, strong coaching capability and the presence to operate confidently within a fast-moving operational environment.
 
The shortlist reflected exactly what the business needed. Credibility. Energy. Someone who could strengthen the function from day one.
 

The outcome

Andy Brady introduced a highly experienced HR professional based within close proximity to the site who quickly became a trusted presence across the business.
 
The successful candidate established strong relationships locally and nationally and is already helping shape the next stage of the HR function at Tilbury.
 
A sharp appointment for a business continuing to evolve at pace.

 
Client feedback

“Having recently worked with Andy Brady, during a recent hiring process for a critical role in the HR team I was extremely pleased with the level of service and quality of short list candidates  provided particularly given that Essex can be very challenging to recruit with the competition from London being so close. During the process Andy consistently demonstrated a remarkable level of professionalism, expertise, and understanding of our business and moved at pace.

During our initial briefing Andy quickly grasped the complexity of our business, along with the critical skills and experience we required to fill the role. Their comprehensive understanding of our industry allowed for a more streamlined and efficient recruitment process, saving valuable time and resources. Given this is a business based across the UK operating from several locations in Scotland and England having a clear understanding of markets and culture is extremely important while partnering on recruiting new colleagues into our business. This understanding resulted in an extremely strong short list of candidates resulting in a positive hire in a very timely basis.

Throughout the entire recruitment process, Andy maintained open and clear communication, his responsiveness, professionalism, and ability to adapt was recognised and not only acted as a facilitator between our company and the candidates but also provided valuable insights and guidance to ensure a smooth and successful selection, interview and hiring process.

Andy has proven to be an invaluable asset, and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership in the future.” Michelle Primrose, Chief People Officer, Forth Ports

 

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