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Reckitt
Hires made
Average time to shortlist
Shortlist-to-interview rate
Offer acceptance rate
Reckitt is a FTSE 100 global consumer goods organisation, operating across more than 30 markets worldwide.
Following a private equity transaction — with Advent acquiring a majority stake in selected brands — Reckitt launched Vestacy, a new £300m consumer goods venture operating with start-up pace but blue-chip complexity.
This new business required a rapid build-out of a high-performing head office and leadership team, spanning multiple functions, markets, and seniority levels.
Vestacy entered the market with an aggressive launch timeline and immediate operational milestones to meet.
At the same time:
The venture did not yet have its own internal talent function
Reckitt’s in-house TA team was already recruiting at scale
Up to 300 vacancies required coverage across functions
Any delay risked missing launch milestones and slowing growth
The challenge was not simply hiring quickly — it was hiring the right people:
Proven consumer goods experience
Strong technical capability
The mindset to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, start-up environment
The risk was clear:
move too slowly, or compromise on quality — and the venture would stall before launch.
Speed – shortlists in days, not weeks
Quality – true technical fit across FMCG and head office functions
Culture alignment – people who would perform and stay
Scale – the ability to ramp delivery quickly as hiring volumes increased
This required more than job advertising. It required Search & Select delivery.
Reckitt appointed ecruit — alongside one other partner — to deliver end-to-end Search & Select recruitment, acting as a true extension of the internal TA function.
Unlike fixed-fee advertising, this model focused on precision hiring, depth of assessment, and delivery at pace, while remaining flexible as demand fluctuated.
ecruit deployed a scalable Search & Select framework, including:
Detailed intake sessions with hiring managers to define:
Success outcomes
Technical must-haves
Cultural markers
Rapid competitor market mapping
Multi-channel attraction to generate active candidate flow
Proactive headhunting and targeted LinkedIn search
Referral-led sourcing to access hard-to-reach talent
30-minute structured screening interviews covering:
Technical capability
Cultural alignment
Strong offer management and pre-close to secure acceptance
Rapid scaling by deploying additional consultants when role volume spiked
Targeted recruitment advertising via ecruit’s advertising team to build market visibility
Competitor mapping and headhunting for best-in-market passive talent
LinkedIn search and referral programmes to widen reach and accelerate access
Hires spanned leadership and head office functions, including:
Global Manufacturing Director
Procurement leadership and team
Brand Marketing Managers
Sales Managers
Legal hires
Finance Managers
HR Business Partners
Head of Talent Acquisition
Salary ranges covered £30,000 to £190,000.
In a two-month period, ecruit delivered:
14 hires made
Average time to shortlist: 5 days
95% shortlist-to-interview rate
100% offer acceptance rate
This level of accuracy reflected deep alignment between:
Role requirements
Candidate capability
Cultural fit
Faster build-out of a critical start-up leadership team
Reduced burden on the internal TA function
High confidence in cultural and technical fit
Momentum maintained ahead of key launch milestones
Crucially, Reckitt avoided the risk of managing multiple specialist agencies by working with one partner capable of delivering across functions at scale.
Reckitt chose ecruit because we combine:
Deep head office hiring expertise
Multi-functional delivery under one partner
High-accuracy shortlists delivered at speed
The ability to scale rapidly without compromising quality
The results speak for themselves.
Whether you’re launching a new venture, scaling post-investment, or facing urgent leadership hiring, ecruit’s Search & Select service helps you move fast with confidence.
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