2017 Business Excellence Awards

Acquisition International - Business Excellence Awards 2017 77 Oxygen Resourcing Ltd Best Small Business Recruitment Specialists - UK OxygenResourcing Ltd Oxygen Resourcing Ltd is a nationwide company specialising in the recruitment to recruitment and office service sectors. We invited Founder Sharon Leonard to tell us more. Company: Oxygen Resourcing Ltd Contact: Sharon Leonard Contact Email: [email protected] Address: Parkhill Business Centre, Walton Road, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 5DZ, UK Phone: 01937 541546 Website: www.oxygenresourcing.co.uk BE170031 Oxygen Resourcing Ltd started out as a specialist recruitment to recruitment consultancy in 2009 and have recently expanded to include the office service sector placing candidates in a variety of office based roles. Sharon Leonard set the business up after working within the recruitment to recruitment sector for a number of years running a business in the centre of Leeds. As she had set up the Leeds office seven years previously and grown a successful team of recruitment consultants she felt the time was right to do it herself. The strategy and vision was fairly simple – provide an ethical and honest service. She discusses the challenges the firm are currently facing and how it works to overcome these. “The biggest challenges we are facing at the moment are a lack of quality candidates, employers have recognised that if they do not look after their staff they will struggle to replace, hence they tend to look after them so the recruitment to recruitment sector, in particular, is massively short of talent. This is without a doubt a massive challenge. It is tough finding candidates who are happy to work long hours in a sometimes stressful environment, however, there are plenty of highs to offset the lows and the rewards are great. “Oxygen Resourcing is able to overcome this because, as we are an independent we do not have to work to high call targets and KPI’s creating an environment that means we are consultative, we take our time to get to know our clients and candidates thoroughly. We never send a candidate out without their prior permission and keep them informed throughout the interview process.” The firm’s client base is varied, working with a variety of clients, from SME’s right up to international businesses. In her concluding comments Sharon is keen to emphasise the company’s ongoing focus on supporting both candidates and clients alike. “At Oxygen Resourcing, we recruit nationally but tend to have a bias towards the North, North West and Midlands. We endeavour to meet all of our clients face to face where possible, and moving forward we are keen to continue with this candidate focused approach to ensure we provide our clients with the best human resources possible.” We need to all communicate effectively and efficiently and need to regularly monitor if our strategy needs to be realigned or whether we continue on a certain path in order to meet our shared vision.” Working in such an ever evolving industry means that staying ahead of developments is crucial, as Jeremy is keen to highlight. “Our industry changes very rapidly and what works one year may not necessarily work the following year. We have to stay in touch with what our customers’ needs are and what makes an interactive and exciting project. Some of the pressing issues we have can sometimes be complex which can cloud judgment so we do our very best to work through issues in a simple, clear and concise manner. “To ensure we are always at the forefront of the latest developments, preparation is key. For every project that we conduct, a massive amount of preparation is needed. For our Summer projects usually we require up to a year before the project actually takes place. Preparation in our business is the absolute key. The preparation gives our customers confidence in us and confidence within the entire team.” Ultimately, Motion Placements is currently in a strong position, with growth and satisfaction targets both being met. Looking ahead, the firm is keen to build upon this achievement and do even better, as Jeremy discusses in conclusion. “Moving forward, we are eager to continue offering the level of service we pride ourselves on, and as such we are currently on the search for partner organisations that maybe interested in adding further similar projects to our portfolio. Such collaborations will provide us with many great opportunities which we look forward to taking advantage of.”