Committed to keeping our clients ahead of their competition by providing them with talented employees that will allow them to have a signficant advantage in their marketplace
GRN Coastal is an industry centric, recruitment firm that is committed to keeping our clients ahead of their competition by providing them with talented employees that will allow them to have a competitive advantage.
• We have a real world understanding of the issues that distributors and manufacturers face. Our experience is honed by significant years in the field working directly for distribution and manufacturing at the ground level. This makes a difference!
• Our team recognizes that it isn’t enough to find someone with just the right experience. Our goal is to deliver top talent across all facets of the organization. We are from the industry, for the industry.
• Since the beginning, GRN Coastal has been a name synonymous with excellence in talent acquisition. We have built an industry reputation for proficiency in helping business owners and management evaluate top talent and guide the process of change in not only field level roles but also in the senior management suite.
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• We are an award winning company and have become a trusted industry insider with a track record of exceptional execution of assignments critical to our client’s organizations.
• We’re the leading boutique industry oriented search firm focused on recruiting distinctive leaders and top talent across their client’s organization.
• Our industry driven approach allows us to assess a client’s culture, strategic growth plan and competitive advantages in order to deliver the best possible candidates.
TYPES OF ROLES WE RECRUIT FOR
• Entry level: new college hire
• Branch level: warehouse manager, counter sales, inside sales, outside sales, branch manager, operations manager, purchasing, product specialist
• Mid-level management: area, district, regional, national sales, operations, channel management
• Senior-level management: general manager, director, VP
• Executive-level management: EVP, CIO, CFO, COO, President/CEO
TOP TALENT GETS HIRED BY RECRUITERS WITHIN 10 DAYS
At GRN Coastal we know the importance of getting a position filled quickly with the right candidate to serve customers. We have either hired, trained, coached, work side by side with, or held most of the positions we recruit for ourselves.
No matter what you’re looking for, GRN Coastal will conduct a confidential and thorough search to help you find the distinctive person whose experiences and accomplishments are in a class by themselves. We offer multiple types of search services based on our clients’ budgets and needs.
No matter how specific your job requirement is, our search consultants’ working knowledge of your industry enables them to find top-notch talent in your field.
With contingent search agreements, we work closely together to understand your needs and timelines.
We get paid only when we secure the individual for hire which you have selected. GRN Coastal is reimbursed only upon the successful completion of the search, which is when the candidate accepts the position. In any case, the fee is always paid by the hiring company.
Typically, fee payments are made based on a mutually agreed-upon installment plan. These searches are executed on an exclusive basis with GRN Coastal.
This type of search is when our client has an urgent need to fill a high-level position. In this case we apply an up-front, mutually agreedupon retainer and apply the resources of our office and network towards rapidly filling the position.
GRN’s powerful technology allows us to fill multiple positions without a hitch. At the click of a button, the GRN team can easily staff several offices or positions at once and find the right people for each location. We approach these assignments on an individual basis, understanding the critical hiring needs of our clients, taking into consideration their budgets and our time necessary to find the set of qualified candidates.
We have worked directly for distributors, manufacturers and National account organizations. We understand product and can speak to it, we know the key vendors and distributors in each market
We know industry trends and what is happening in the markets you service. This creates a different level of dialog with candidates
This real world, street level savvy, translates into the ability to quickly qualify each the candidate to determine if they have the true experience to be successful in the role
We are industry experts. We are guest and keynote speakers at national association meetings, a published author, and a presenter of SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification content via the HR Certification Institute
OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS IS THE CULMINATION OF DECADES OF WISDOM GAINED IN THE WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR. OUR METHODOLOGY REFLECTS OUR CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON INTEGRITY AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS AND PURSUIT OF TOP CANDIDATES
We have developed a service that is the first of its kind in the industry, the GRN Coastal Talent Marketplace, an industry specific web portal which can rapidly bring employers and skilled job seekers together.
This service allows employers to view the credentials of vetted, qualified job seekers from across the industry.
We work with many top candidates each year yet all of them can’t be hired. These talented individuals are then added to the Talent Marketplace.
There is a small flat fee associated with our service and it is only due upon successful hire of a candidate. There are no other associated fees.
Save time and skip posting a job opening, visit the Talent Marketplace first to see who is already available in your market. If you find someone that looks promising, we’ll send you their contact information and resume.
When it comes to recruiting recent college graduates, many of today’s recruitment practices simply aren’t fit for this purpose. Talented, motivated graduates are often screened out of the selection process based on lack of work experience.
Because of this, we have developed the entry-level College Hire Program, which is part of our Talent Marketplace initiative.
This program was developed with students, for students and is built upon developing college relationships.
What makes us unique is that we are not a database company that forwards dozens of college resumes to companies for a fee, or a company that only posts jobs on job boards. We put the graduate through our recruitment process and then partner with companies that are recruiting for a real, specific role. This process has resulted in a cost saving model which makes it very affordable to hire a college graduate.
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Lockout/Tagout, Arc Flash Analysis, PPE, Hydronics, PVF, VMI, Crib Crawl, EBITDA, ROI , ROA, Activity Based Costing, TCO, Bulk Buys, Vendor Terms, Pre-paid Freight (PPF), Rebates, Co-op Funds, Growth, Incentives, Inventory Turns, Vendor Consolidation, Consigned Inventory, Average Costed Inventory, SKUs , Cycle Counting, PLC, HMI.... These words are much more than buzz words to us. We have field level experience and knowledge in understanding how these critical business terms translate into generating profits. We have a real-world experience and understanding of the importance, true meaning and execution of each. This industry knowledge translates into credibility with candidates.
GRN Coastal worked with us very closely and provided great consultation on candidates abilities as it applies to our business.
-PVF Distributor
GRN Coastal was super helpful guiding me throughout the interview process. Their ability as not only recruiters but also as industry experts helped me make the decision to accept the offer very easy.
- Industrial Supply Candidate
GRN Coastal has secured our company some top college hires and these new hires are on track to becoming sales and operations for us.
-National Electrical Distributor
GRN Coastal’s professionalism and process made the hiring of our President a very positive engagement for all parties.
- Chairman of the Board Plumbing Distributor
GRN Coastal has provided us with top talent from the executive level to warehouse and showroom, they have helped us transform our workforce.
- Plumbing Distributor
GRN Coastal changed the make up of our salesforce.
-Electrical Manufacturer
What is your fee structure?
Yes, we work on a contingent, retained or project basis based on the type of position.
do you offer a discount for multiple searches?
Yes, we will extend additional discounts off our already competitive rates for multiple searches. Talent marketplace candidates are essentially 50% off our standard rates.
What is your process?
Search, create talent pool, interview and qualify, present top talent, schedule interviews, assist with closing, assist in resignation and on boarding.
What geography do you recruit within?
Anywhere within the United States and Canada.