Your Operations
Recruiting Partner
Your trusted advisor, scout, and coach to support your team's hiring goals and find the right culture fit.
Helping Teams Hire
Top Operations Talent
At Jombine, we specialize in identifying and recruiting high-performing talent who align with your culture and hiring goals.
We understand the motivations, skills, backgrounds, dynamics, and hidden talents that drive success in top operators and leaders.
Case Study
Hiring a General Manager
The Challenge
A startup hot sauce founder needed a true leader and #2 to operate the business and growth goals.
A rapidly scaling CPG company specializing in hot sauce was struggling to find a General Manager with the unique blend of startup experience, grocery channel relationships, and DTC expertise. The competitive CPG talent market made the search particularly challenging, prompting the owner to seek Jombine’s specialized recruiting services.
The founder reached out to Jombine to handle the entire recruiting and search process.
The Process
Jombine goes deep into understanding our client's key hiring goals, team dynamics, culture fit elements, and core needs.
We consult, scrutinize, and ensure we know how to best align the right talent for the specific role, the current goals of the team, and the company culture.
For this specific client, we focused on these critical areas of fit.
Candidate Archetype: This unique opportunity needed a candidate who understands the CPG space, has passion for the product (especially hot sauce), thrives on challenges, can operate with limited resources, and has a track record of resilience and grit.
Behaviors: Resilience and grit were central, but the candidate also needed confidence, swagger, and an ability to close deals. They had to maintain a positive, engaging attitude to build strong vendor relationships, manage effectively, and connect with customers.
Motivations: We sought candidates who were intrinsically motivated by achieving goals, financial rewards, and overall growth. A self-driven, autonomous mindset was crucial, as their drive would directly impact the brand’s success.
We also look at dozens of other areas during our intake and consultations, including...
The Outcome
Jombine sourced and headhunted over 200 candidates to fill the role. We found an ideal candidate who had experience as a General Manager in food startups and hospitality, including time at Trevor Kalanick’s Cloud Kitchen (his next startup after Uber). Poised, customer-focused, and driven, they matched the founder’s vision and were the perfect fit for the brand’s future.
The client was thrilled. The candidate brought the right mix of skills, attitude, and resilience to thrive in a challenging sales environment. A natural brand builder, they embraced the company’s growth goals and quickly earned a promotion to Vice President.
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