When Cherwell Laboratories recruited a new Operations Director in 2016, they embarked upon an exciting transformation journey, requiring rapid growth across almost all functions of the business.
Previously, Cherwell had worked with local agencies to recruit into individual roles, however, knowing the scale of the task at hand, they decided that engaging Listgrove as a specialist manufacturing partner would be beneficial to deliver on their ambitious targets.
With multiple roles in quality, engineering, supply chain, HR, sales and marketing all to be filled over a five-year period, amongst other transformation projects, such as the implementation of a new ERP system, time and resource internally were at a premium.
Listgrove’s HR professionals managed the recruitment process from end-to-end, including all first-stage interviews, meaning that the hiring managers at Cherwell only met with candidates that had passed an already rigorous process to ensure they possessed the relevant experience and skillset.
By operating this way, the Cherwell team could focus on culture-fit and behaviours for the role, knowing that much of the necessary due-diligence had been completed by the specialists at Listgrove, saving precious time and cutting the time-to-hire time considerably.
By working so closely with Cherwell across all areas of the business, Listgrove have been able to develop a clear understanding of what a great candidate for Cherwell looks like, often hiring those with the potential and capacity to progress quickly within the business.