Revitalizing Recruitment:
Accelerating Recruitment for Technical Leadership at Tillamook Creamery

Tillamook County Creamery Association is a widely-known, Oregon-based manufacturer of high-quality dairy products and employs roughly 1,000 individuals. Tillamook needed assistance with hiring a Senior IT Project Manager to up-level their digital maturity in planning and implementing multiple projects while ensuring alignment with IT/enterprise strategy commitment and goals.

The position was open for 212 days with the assistance of specialized technical staffing agencies prior to engaging with R2R. This long-term vacancy led to detrimental delays in technical initiatives and overwhelmed the IT team with additional responsibilities. The role consisted of niche skill requirements and project leadership responsibilities. Additionally, 97% of Tillamook’s applicants were not qualified or considered for the role, placing critical emphasis on the need for a targeted recruiting strategy.

R2R conducted a strategy meeting with the hiring team to learn about the challenges and the ideal skillset needed. R2R built a targeted recruiting strategy enabling the precise execution to directly source and identify talent. The approach went beyond conventional recruiting methods to combine direct sourcing with the utilization of talent mapping, recruitment marketing, and other methods for a holistic recruiting approach.

R2R transformed Tillamook’s Sr. IT Project Manager hiring, achieving a remarkable Sourced-to-Interview-to-Hire ratio of 41:3:1 within 48 days. In the preceding 212 days, three candidates failed to meet hiring requirements. However, under R2R’s guidance, a standout candidate was presented, earning resounding interview feedback and securing an offer. This isn’t just recruitment—it’s a bold transformation of speed and quality, showcasing R2R’s strategic expertise. R2R doesn’t just accelerate; it defines strategic talent acquisition. 


R2R’s approach and successful hire played a crucial role in advancing Tillamook’s technical initiatives and growth goals, highlighting the profound impact of R2R’s commitment to strategic and quality-driven recruiting.