Challenges
A leading systems supplier for the assisted animal reproduction industry needed to find and hire multiple strong sales individuals to further contribute to their revenue growth. In the small, niche market of the swine sales industry, the company faced challenges in finding candidates who not only had a track record as a successful salesperson with a technical industry background, but also made a strong culture fit for their team.
Before partnering with AgHires, the company’s pool of applicants was limited, not allowing their hiring team to be selective. The company was looking for a recruitment partner who deeply understood the ag/biotech/animal industry, could seek out potential candidates, and alleviate the steps of the hiring process from their current sales leader who had limited time to vet and screen candidates.
AgHires Approach & Solution
After meeting with the company’s leadership to fully understand the organization’s mission, growth plan, and culture, our team worked to develop a targeted recruitment strategy. While finding candidates that fit the position’s unique requirements was likely to be a challenge, our team successfully utilized our vast network of industry experts and gained referrals to source and vet highly qualified talent, ensuring we present our client with only the best candidates for the job.
While vetting hundreds of backgrounds, we regularly met with the company’s leadership team to share feedback on candidate profiles and our team’s in-depth phone interviews, while also providing market updates, coordinating client-candidate interviews, and ultimately candidate offers.
Results
AgHires’ strategic, collaborative, and highly selective recruitment approach resulted in two key Account Manager hires within the Porcine and Ruminant divisions of the livestock biotech company.
With prior experience at a swine genetics company, the hired Porcine Account Manager brings a strong swine reproductive background and exceptional interpersonal skills. In addition, the new Ruminant Account Manager's technical knowledge and experience in embryo transfer has opened up an opportunity for the company to reach a target market.
Our client was impressed with AgHires’ commitment to finding the top talent in a highly niche industry and is thrilled about the fresh and creative outlook that their two new hires bring to their organization.
