National Retail Chain
A 220-store retail chain in expansion mode. One in-house talent partner, an aggressive store-opening plan, and a candidate pipeline that had stalled on job boards alone.
Services
Sourcing
Outreach
Partnership
Booking
Intake
Industry
Retail
Company Size
220 Stores
Timeline
24h shortlist
How a 220-store retail chain got their first qualified shortlist in 24 hours and filled 12 store-management roles across three regions.
The challenge
12 store-leadership roles to fill in a quarter, with one talent partner already at full capacity.
The team had a Q3 hiring plan with 12 openings across store managers, assistant managers, and regional supervisors tied to new openings in three provinces. The single in-house talent partner was already drowning in volume, time-to-fill had crept past 70 days, and job boards were producing mostly unqualified applicants. Hiring more recruiters wasn't an option, and headhunter retainers would have eaten the entire annual hiring budget on three roles.
The approach
Sourcify embedded a parallel sourcing engine alongside the internal team in 5 days.
We started with a 60-minute intake on each role to map must-haves, deal-breakers, and target compensation. Within 24 hours, the team had calibrated shortlists for the first three openings. Outreach went out from our own infrastructure, fully personalized, with multi-step follow-ups handled on our side. Interviews landed directly in the regional managers' calendars, no scheduling work for the internal team. Weekly calibration kept shortlists sharp as feedback came in.
The Results
The team closed all 12 store-leadership roles inside the quarter without hiring an additional recruiter or paying placement fees. The internal talent partner spent their time interviewing and closing instead of searching, and regional managers got candidates who actually matched the brief from week one.
First qualified shortlist delivered 24 hours after kickoff
12 roles closed in the quarter, on plan
Time-to-fill compressed from 60+ to 28 days
Talent partner reclaimed 70% of their week
Total cost roughly half of an equivalent retainer
"We stopped thinking we needed to hire more recruiters. What we needed was someone to handle the searching so our team could focus on hiring. Sourcify gave us back our week."
Head of Talent
Retail, 220 stores
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