These 4 Words Say It All – It’s A Candidates Market

Finding skilled labour is top of most employers agendas, but what about filling Management vacancies?
It’s challenging! Demand for candidates is high.  In fact if I had to sum this up in 4 words it would be – It’s a candidates market!

Permanent Recruitment update
Demand for Permanent Operations and Technical leadership candidates continues to remain high whilst candidate availability is low.   Having a strong Employee Value Proposition is becoming more and more important, as is your method of candidate engagement.  We can support with these with our head-hunting approach and on site briefing meeting with stakeholders.
As with most supply and demand models, the whole UK jobs market has seen a significant increase in salaries and we are seeing this reflected in the Food Manufacturing sector.  Carrying out a Salary Benchmark is part of our standard recruitment process for every new vacancy.  If you’d like to see a recent Salary Benchmark reply get in touch!

 Interim Management
The demand for interim support remains very strong.  In fact it’s the highest I’ve seen it since we started supplying interims in 2008.  If you’re thinking of taking the step to becoming an interim manager then please give us a call.

The main driving factors for this increased demand are:
Growth – Many of our clients are seeing significant growth post covid.
Mergers and Acquisitions – From carrying out due diligence, to implementing new systems and leading projects.
Capital Investment – The move to automation has ramped up hugely in the last year due to labour challenges.
Hands on Ops and Tech support – Due to the lack of hourly paid skills, many managers are having to be much more hands on, thus requiring additional management support.
Retailer and BRC audits –  We’ve seen these ramp up in the last few months.

If you’re in need of any interim or permanent support please give us a call on 01775 729590.