Retail Talent Acquisition and Contingent Workforce Management

Consumer Goods & Retail Talent Solutions

Retail Talent Acquisition and Contingent Workforce Management

Consumer Goods & Retail Industry Talent Challenges

Today, 16 million employees — roughly one in ten American workers — work in the retail industry. As one of the largest industries by employment, many retail companies face a similar challenge: Attracting and retaining skilled and experienced workers in a highly competitive labor market. The tight talent market means, that when it comes to hiring new employees, recruiters must act quickly, nimbly and efficiently in their recruiting processes.

Leading retail companies understand that in order to compete for the top talent, they need best-in-class talent acquisition solutions. PeopleScout provides just that with our end-to-end retail recruiting and workforce management solutions. We bring strategy, talent intelligence, experience and technology together to create best-in-class talent acquisition and total workforce management solutions that begin with the sourcing the right candidate and end with making the right hire.

PeopleScout’s talent solutions include recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), managed service provider (MSP), total workforce solutions (TWS) and talent advisory capabilities. Each solution is crafted to address and solve your toughest talent challenges with programs uniquely tailored to your retail hiring needs. Our goal is simple: We want to help you bridge the gap with innovative and future-focused talent solutions.

The unified talent acquisition model delivered by PeopleScout can provide your retail operation with an agile solution that complements your internal recruiting team or a full-cycle program that provides strategic consultation and oversight of your entire talent strategy. Whether you are in need of new permanent hires, contingent workers or a blend of both, PeopleScout has you covered.

42 % Global Growth

42% of consumer and industrial goods companies state that competing for talent globally and in emerging markets is a challenge.

34 % Talent Technology

Only 34% of consumer and industrial goods companies have implemented a new HR/talent technology solution.

64 % Emloyee Turnover

64% of the consumer and industrial goods executives surveyed indicated they experienced an increase in turnover during the last 12 months.

Retail Recruiting Success Stories

Achieving a 38% recruitment cost reduction
Case Study

Multinational Retailer

Achieving a 38% recruitment cost reduction

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Creating opportunities for Afghan refugees
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U.S. Retail Brand

Creating opportunities for Afghan refugees

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Shifting perceptions for tech & digital talent
Case Study

Leading UK Retailer

Shifting perceptions for tech & digital talent

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Bringing iconic characters to life with a new global employer brand
Case Study

Diageo

Bringing iconic characters to life with a new global employer brand

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Getting more vans on the road with a recruitment marketing campaign
Case Study

Sainsbury’s

Getting more vans on the road with a recruitment marketing campaign

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Reducing time-to-hire by 20% with a digital sourcing strategy
Case study

Leading Retailer

Reducing time-to-hire by 20% with a digital sourcing strategy

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Supporting service members with career counseling
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Multinational Retail Chain

Supporting service members with career counseling

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Why Choose PeopleScout for Your Consumer Goods & Retail Hiring Needs?

Scalable Recruitment Solutions

Scalable Recruitment Solutions

Fully dedicated support teams with the ability to scale up and down to meet your hiring needs during high and low volume hiring periods.

Steady Talent Pipeline

Steady Talent Pipeline

Our experience with and access to networks of diverse professionals allows us to supply a steady stream of talent ready to engage with your organization.

Improve Candidate Engagement

Improve Candidate Engagement

PeopleScout’s recruiting solutions will help amplify the reach of your employer branding with an approach that focuses on the candidate experience.

Cutting-Edge Technology Solutions

Cutting-Edge Technology Solutions

Our proprietary talent technology Affinix can help you optimize your consumer goods and retail recruiting by leveraging AI, recruitment marketing, machine learning and predictive analytics.

Reduce Turnover

Reduce Turnover

PeopleScout’s solutions deploy advanced analytics and metrics reporting to help reduce your employee turnover rate and provide you with greater ROI.

Talent Pipelining

Talent Pipelining

Our experience with, and access to, networks of diverse consumer goods and retail professionals allows us to supply a steady stream of talent ready to engage with your organization.

Forward-Looking Demand Planning

Forward-Looking Demand Planning

Our solutions team will develop a plan that is responsive to your hiring needs, so you can more effectively manage recruiting and staffing challenges in the future.

Quality of Hire

Quality of Hire

PeopleScout’s structured hiring process, combined with our wide range of customizable retail recruitment solutions, results in a high-quality talent pool.

Tech-Powered Talent Acquisition

Tech-Powered Talent Acquisition

As digital transformation reaches talent acquisition and recruitment, we’re helping our clients get ahead with talent acquisition technology. Whether through our proprietary platform, Affinix™, or through our experience with best-fit technologies, PeopleScout has the know-how to work with your existing tech stack investment and recommend new tools that will introduce more automation, analytics and innovation to your talent acquisition program.

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