Fashion & Retail
Experts in Fashion Retail Recruitment
We provide tailored talent solutions for both emerging and established brands. With deep industry knowledge and an extensive network, we connect top talent with leading fashion retailers, helping to build high-performing teams that drive success in a competitive market. Our dedicated fashion retail recruitment specialists work closely with clients to understand their unique culture and business objectives, ensuring a perfect fit between candidates and companies. Trusted by top brands, our proven track record demonstrates our commitment to excellence, delivering exceptional results for over 18 years.
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JIVARO connects candidates with fashion and retail employers in Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast and internationally.
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Hiring in Fashion & Retail?
JIVARO recruits buyers, planners, store managers and head office talent for Australian fashion and retail brands.
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Our Fashion Retail recruiters can help you hire across these areas
International Appointments
Contract and Temporary Recruitment
Permanent Recruitment
RPO
Executive Search
Talent Mapping
Meet the JIVARO Team
JIVARO has specialised in Fashion & Retail, Consumer Goods, and Tourism & Hospitality recruitment for 18 years, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast.
Chantelle James
CEO, Founder
Tracy Appleton
Senior Executive Recruitment Director
Charlotte Johnson
Senior Executive Recruitment Director
Rachael Janssen
Senior Executive Recruitment Director
Dan Harvey
Executive Recruitment Director
Jayde Rosen
Principal Consultant
Paul McNulty
Principal Consultant
Faith Hawkins
Senior Executive Recruitment Consultant
Adele Young
Senior Executive Recruitment Consultant
Sylwia Jankowicz
National Temp Manager
Rebecca Taylor
Recruitment Consultant
Izzie Gifford
Senior Executive Recruitment Consultant
Shanae Matley
Executive Recruitment Consultant
Julia Liow
Executive Recruitment Consultant
Jessica O’Brien
Head of Finance and Operations
Natalie Alusevski
Marketing and Operations Executive
Maddy Giles
Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer | Executive Search & Operations Support
Kimberly Mansell
JIVARO Recruitment has been a valued partner to Myer for many years, providing top talent and supporting the delivery of Myer’s People strategy. JIVARO are an integral part of our Talent Acquisition team, filling senior, critical, and hard-to-fill roles on a regular basis. No request or challenge is too hard for JIVARO, and they are always aligned to our business plans. The JIVARO team go beyond the normal call of duty when it comes to searching and finding top talent, providing clear and regular communication, and always delivering on time.
Daniel Cavedon
GM People & Culture, Myer
JIVARO have always exceeded our expectations when provided with a brief, especially those roles that are tough to fill, even after we have exhausted our own search options. Their network across Sydney and Melbourne is extensive, and we have always valued their partnership with our business. It is a pleasure to work with the team at JIVARO, always providing a service that is genuine and well executed. We look forward to many more years of leaning on the team at JIVARO to help us achieve our goals in attracting and retaining great talent.
Robert Repaci
Head of Human Resources, PVH Australia & NZ
I have been partnering with JIVARO for over ten years, and they have always provided my businesses with excellent service in the areas of recruitment and executive search. Chantelle and her team at JIVARO are considered one of our few business partners that have consistently gone above and beyond, always shown great flexibility and agility, and continued to deliver outstanding outcomes for the business. They are experts in all aspects of Retail & Digital recruitment, at both Management and Executive levels. I can confidently recommend JIVARO as solid and reliable business partners, and experts in their field.
Daniel Bracken
Chief Executive Officer, Michael Hill
JIVARO has been a significant partner in the turnaround of our business by providing quality candidates, while maintaining sensitivity around confidentiality. The team at JIVARO, led by Chantelle, have an in-depth understanding of our business needs, while keeping in mind the importance of culture fit. JIVARO makes the recruitment process easy with thoughtful communication and expert industry knowledge.
Brendan Santamaria
CEO, Seafolly
Going from a small business to a medium business overnight, JIVARO took away the stress of an extensive recruitment process and narrowed down the talent pool to a focused group of well-suited candidates that we hired and have made our business better. The follow-up post the recruitment to ensure we are happy with the referrals has shown that they value our feedback and care about long-term relationships.
Nick Auditore,
Managing Director, NAR
Great working with Chantelle and the JIVARO team, they really understood our requirements and helped make the processes easier.
Stuart Duncan,
Group CEO, Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Limited
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