Untap possibility with RP01
The challenge
In 2021 a large European foodservice business supplying fresh , refrigerated , and frozen food products , as well as non-food products and supplies , to foodservice customers were facing increased demand for their services and needed to hire for large numbers of roles . With customers ranging from large leisure , pub , restaurant , hotel and contract catering groups to smaller businesses , including independent restaurants , hotels , fast food outlets , schools and hospitals , they needed an RPO that understood their needs and could deliver both HQ and high-volume roles .
Seeking a strategic partner to implement a streamlined recruitment process while delivering highly qualified and skilled candidates , RP01 were selected as their partner of choice . Tasked to deliver a vertical RPO solution to meet their demand , RP01 also proposed bespoke digital candidate attraction solution which provided distinct added value .
What RP01 did
RP01 supplied a complete resourcing service and redefined their talent strategy for HQ roles . This allowed for ‘ switch on ’ recruitment services for warehouse , logistics , HQ and corporate roles across the whole of the UK . The service included :
• Immediate lead time
• Digital candidate attraction for high volume roles
• Dedicated talent partner
• Support of our Morson recruitment specialists
• Feature page hosted on www . morson . com
• Social media advertising
• Review of job specifications to maximise value positioning
• Application of EDI best practice 50 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk
• Ex forces recruitment consultancy
• Performance management of second tier and indemnifying further costs
Results
Seeking a strategic partner to implement a streamlined recruitment process while delivering highly qualified and skilled candidates , RP01 were selected as their partner of choice .
RP01 ’ s bespoke vertical RPO solution completed go live in only 5 days . The customer benefited from a dedicated recruitment team and RP01 successfully onboarded 70 candidates within 4 months , in an extremely buoyant and competitive market , and had a 100 % direct fill rate . Beyond just filling roles we supported ED & I efforts and recruitment of under-utilised talent pools such as ex-forces through a coordinated social media campaign and landing page created for ex-forces events that was accessible via QR code and led to increased applications from veterans . We also provided market insight around salary inflation to ensure that roles were competitive .
“ Part of our RPO solution was an ex-forces candidate engagement programme to support all levels of hiring needs . We ’ ve quickly demonstrated our commitment to operating at pace underpinned by a strong social value campaign .”
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