Long-standing partnerships supporting critical leadership hiring
Case Study
Our client, a leading global beauty and personal care company, needed to fill a critical Brand Lead position for one of its business units within a challenging six-week timeframe. With internal turnover and limited succession coverage, the business needed to identify a candidate who could meet its requirements and align with its company culture.
- Service: Permanent Recruitment
- Industry: Beauty / FMCG
- Size: 2000+ employees
- Location: Indonesia
A Permanent Recruitment Success Story
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6
Weeks to complete a critical recruitment assignment
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12
Candidates shortlisted for the role
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6
Candidates interviewed by the client
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1
candidate successfully placed
The challenge
Our client needed to fill a critical Brand Lead position within six weeks, amid internal turnover and limited succession coverage. The role required a candidate who could meet the business's specific requirements, making a clear understanding of the hiring manager's expectations and company culture essential to the search.
Setting up the partnership
A key part of this relationship is taking the time to understand the client beyond individual vacancies. By building relationships with stakeholders and learning about their business priorities, hiring preferences and expectations ahead of a recruitment need, we were better positioned to respond when a critical role arose.
The solution
Our approach centred on building a deep understanding of the client and using that knowledge to identify candidates who would be the right fit.
- Building relationships ahead of hiring needs: Taking the time to get to know the client and understand its business challenges, even when there was no immediate vacancy to fill.
- Understanding the hiring manager: Exploring the requirements behind the job description, including key priorities, non-negotiables and the characteristics needed to succeed in the role.
- Tailoring candidate recommendations: Assessing candidates beyond their experience, considering their strengths, career aspirations, character and alignment with the hiring manager and company culture.
This established understanding helped us tailor her approach to the assignment and navigate a challenging recruitment process within the six-week deadline.
Key results
The assignment resulted in one successful placement for a critical Brand Lead position, completed within the six-week deadline.
Over the course of the search, 12 candidates were shortlisted and six interviewed by the client, culminating in one placement. The outcome was supported by an established client relationship and an approach focused on understanding the business and identifying candidates aligned with its needs.
Client Testimonial
“We gave Robert Walters a very challenging assignment, with a deadline of just six weeks. They committed to it and delivered on time. Throughout the process, they demonstrated an understanding of our company culture, adapted their approach quickly and managed difficult conversations with candidates.”
– HR Director, Leading global beauty and personal care company
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