Full Throttle Talent Solutions: Accelerating Growth for a Transmission Parts Distributor

When one company needed speed, scale, and strategy—the TalentLaunch network delivered.

Background

After being acquired by a private equity firm, a leading transmission parts distributor was ready to shift into high gear. But to make that happen, they needed the right people in the right roles across their headquarters and distribution centers. New ownership meant new goals, and that meant fine-tuning their team to match.

The Challenge

Post-acquisition growing pains? Oh yeah, they had a few:

• Key leadership roles were sitting empty—no bueno when you’re trying to build a high-performance culture
• A major inventory project had to be knocked out in just three months
• Staffing for critical warehouse roles, including cherry pickers and reach truck drivers, couldn’t handle fluctuating demand
• On top of it all, they were scaling their accounting team to support a big leap into retail

Our Approach

TalentLaunch quickly partnered with key MVPs in our specialized network. We weren’t just plugging gaps—we were building traction for a high-performance culture.

• Capstone Search Advisors, our executive search firm, teamed up with the VP of HR to build out a powerhouse leadership team, placing a VP of Operations, VP of IT, and Director of Finance——all equipped to drive growth and embody the company’s future.
  
• Alliance Industrial Solutions, our light industrial agency, deployed 50–60 associates in just one month to tackle the inventory project—backing it up with pay insights and bi-weekly staffing check-ins to keep things running smoothly and reduce turnover.
  
• Stivers, our professional services agency, stepped in to handle the accounting side. They delivered trained finance pros to support retail expansion, making sure they clicked with the company’s fast-paced environment.

The Results

This was more than just a tailored staffing project; it laid the foundation for long-term growth and marked the start of a high-impact staffing partnership.

• 3 executive hires who are now steering the ship forward.
• 50-60 temporary workers for the inventory project, with 33% converting to full-time employment (that’s 20 solid hires).
• 15 warehouse associates staffed consistently to keep operations moving (on average)
• 16 accounting placements, with 4 promoted to full-time to power their retail push.

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