A Recruitment solution for Wholesale Distribution and Manufacturing… from the industry, for the industry

Recruiting for specific skillsets in the industrial and construction trades is very challenging. Companies seek experienced talent, needing the experience to accelerate their speed to growth as unfilled roles can lead to lost sales and/or profitability.

Finding top talent in a marketplace with low unemployment and shortages of top candidates can be a daunting task for HR departments that have many job responsibilities. Talent acquisition specialists are tasked with finding talent for roles in which they typically haven’t had any direct work experience – their searches are based on keywords and competitor names and titles. Surely a difficult task. Having someone on your side who understands these business challenges, who has done sales management, has managed P&L, who understands your customer segments and the product categories, who can sell your company’s virtues, is key to your long-term recruitment success. GRN Coastal provides you with a different alternative to finding top talent.

We are from the industry. This means we’ve worked in your industry or a very similar industry. We understand your industry’s dynamics. Whether it is distribution, manufacturing or services related to the construction and industrial trades, we have walked on factory floors, we have done inventory at distributors, managed sales teams and worked with contractors on job sites. We have firsthand experience programming PLCs, and we understand what switchgear, lighting, VFDs, HMIs, hydronics and butterfly valves are all about. These words have meaning to us beyond being listed on a keyword search. We have real-world industry experience that allows us to qualify candidates by relying not on keywords but on our significant industry experience. We can walk the talk.

And we’ve personally hired the types of candidates you are seeking. We feel that true industry experience lets us talk to candidates from a position of industry knowledge. We know what to look for as we ask ourselves, “Would I hire this person to work for me?” We can:

• Have the technical conversation about product offerings and talk about the job description.
• Talk about the marketplace and competition from a long-term strategic view while also discussing industry challenges, dynamics, nuances and opportunities.
• Clearly show candidates why they should work for your organization rather than your competition because we know your competition.

FROM SEASONED PROFESSIONAL TO COLLEGE HIRE

The workforce is constantly changing, and having a search firm that can relate to the challenges of both the client and candidate is very important. At GRN Coastal, we apply our strengths to candidates ranging from the seasoned CEO to the new college hire. Our personnel are focused on delivering results and creating an understanding of your needs and the opportunities for the right candidate. We concentrate on executive management, sales management, technical sales, marketing, engineering and operational roles.