THE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRY

Egret Consulting

When is it time to integrate a third-party recruiter into your hiring strategy?



Your internal recruiting efforts (including an internal recruiting team if you have one) are probably doing a good job for your organization. There are, however, always roles that can’t seem to be filled or be able to find qualified talent to succeed. So, when is it the right time to integrate a third-party recruiter and search firm to supercharge your efforts, ultimately saving you money and time?


As part of your ongoing hiring strategy, you should partner with a professional search firm like Egret Consulting for specialized roles, niche skills, or unexpected hiring surges. Consider working with us when roles remain open beyond 6 weeks. Our highly specialized industry expertise will tap into talent that’s not actively looking who have niche skillsets not readily available to you internally. When sudden hiring surges overwhelm your capacity, partner with us to manage these spikes so you can focus on your business. When you're simply not finding the right talent to address your needs and applications, allow us to fill the gap.


Consistent feedback at the NAED Western Region Conference was that manufacturers, distributors and rep agencies were struggling to find the level of expertise required to succeed in growing / emerging technologies and evolving go to market strategies. We will be attending DISTRIBUTECH in Orlando, February 26 – 29, and LEDucation in New York, March 19 & 20th and expect to hear much of the same. The good news…we’re here to solve these challenges!


Collaboration is key to an integrated talent acquisition strategy. We will work with you to define roles and responsibilities as well as to understand your organizational culture. We will establish open communication through joint candidate reviews, and regular progress updates. Consistent transparency and regular coordination are paramount to a successful search process. We’re here to partner and consult with you, not replace your organization’s internal efforts. 


Egret has a team of 8 Recruiters focusing on all aspects of the electrical industry. We cover Lighting, Wire & Cable, Power Distribution, Renewables Technologies, Building Industrial Automation, Cybersecurity and IT.


Our clients include Manufacturers, Distributors, Rep Firms, Lighting Design Firms, AE Design Firms, MEP Firms, EPC’s, ESCO's, and Contractors.


We recruit for Sales, Marketing, Operations, Engineering, Product Management, Project Management, Branch Management, Quotes, etc. ranging from individual contributor roles to Senior Leadership / C-Suite.


We help our clients increase sales, cut costs, improve efficiencies, develop new products, and gain market share through talent acquisition. We strive to understand our client's specific needs and devote careful time to selection and qualification. We learn the organizational culture of our client companies and what traits a candidate will require to achieve success. 


Egret Consulting is celebrating our 25th Anniversary and is proud to be recognized across the electrical industry as the largest, most professional, and most successful search firm. We were named to Forbes list of 2023 Best Executive Search Firms for the third time. Our position earns us the trust and respect of our client partners and the industry’s top talent.

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Rob and Colin will be attending DistribuTECH in Orlando, FL February 26-29. If you’re attending, we’d love to meet with you! We look forward to discussing your hiring needs!


Please email us to schedule a meeting:


Rob: RW@egretconsulting.com

Power Distribution - all manufactured products and associated controls / communication protocols, Automation Technologies (including generation and controls products, grid / distribution automation and Renewables (including wind, solar, battery / energy storage systems, distributed energy resources, EV charging, microgrid applications, and other emerging technologies). 


Colin: CW@egretconsulting.com

Cybersecurity, Controls, IT / OT, Embedded Software, IoT and IIoT Technologies.

Distribution Job Opportunities

Switchgear Quotations – FL - 4968


Outside Sales - CO - 5036


Inside Sales – Remote – 5088


Outside Sales – NY – 5099


Project Manager – NY – 5100


Outside Sales – IN – 5122


Regional Distribution Center / Warehouse Manager – MD – 5128


Quotations – NY – 5133


Account Manager / Inside Sales – LA area – 5141

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Industry Moves

Job Moves

Dionte DeRouen - Sales Representative, Crawford Electric Supply

Monica DeBoer - Regional Sales Manager, LoneStar Electric Supply

Rene Lendo - Commodity Manager, OneSource Distributors

Justin Wolf - Regional VP, OmniCable

Bo Klune - Account Manager, FSG

Michael Woren- Area Sales Director- West- Avnet

Cody Nelson - Outside Sales Representative, Rexel USA

Jon Friedson - Director of Electrical Sales, Conserve Electrical Supply

Ida Sforza - Quotations Manager, Colonial Electric Supply


Promotions

Bill Smith - Regional VP, Fromm Electric Supply Corp

Jason Stein - Chief Information Officer, Border States Electric Supply

Michael Dulion -President Tower Sales 

Elle Smith - Estimator - Chelsea Lighting

Meet Our Recruiters

President / Executive Recruiter


Brooke Ziolo has been with Egret for 15 years and purchased the company 4 years ago. She focuses on lighting, lighting controls, LED’s, SSL, etc.



847.307.7127

bz@egretconsulting.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lightingrecruiter/

Executive Recruiter / Senior Partner


Pati Kelly has been with Egret for 11 years. She focuses on wire & cable, tools, fittings, cable harnesses, pipe, connectors, conduit, datacom, etc.



847.307.7128

pk@egretconsulting.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/electricalrecruiter/

Executive Recruiter / Senior Partner


Rob Wieska has been with Egret for over 8 years. He focuses on Power Distribution (switchgear, panelboards, switchboards, transformers, ATS, circuit breakers, controls, etc.), Automation Technologies (including generation products, smart grid, building automation and controls manufacturers) and Renewables (including wind, solar, battery / energy storage, EV Charging, Microgrid applications, and other emerging technologies).


847.307.7129

rw@egretconsulting.com

www.linkedin.com/in/robwieska

Cass Dahlem

Lighting Manufacturing & Rep Agencies

847-307-7125

CD@egretconsulting.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassdahlem/


Jim McGregor

Lighting & ESCOs

JM@egretconsulting.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-mcgregor/


Jacque Nelson

Lighting manufacturing & Design Firms, Lighting, LED, Lighting Design, Lighting manufacturers

847-327-0334

JQ@egretconsulting.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacque-nelson-b55196b/


Colin Wieska

Cybersecurity, IT (hardware and software), Controls, Embedded Software, IoT and IIoT Technologies

847-327-0018

CW@egretconsulting.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-wieska/


Pete San Juan

Lighting Distributors

847-305-3146

ps@egretconsulting.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-san-juan-0781aa163/