Today on the show we have Adam Rose, Founder & Chief Talent Officer at eCommerce Placement.

Adam has recruited in-house for companies such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, AIG, and Pfizer. As the sole Recruiting Manager for Borderfree, a leading global eCommerce and international shipping startup, Adam scaled the business from 40 to 300 employees prior to the company's successful acquisition by Pitney Bowes.

Adam is an expert at recruiting candidates for eCommerce strategy and management, online marketing, marketplaces, trade marketing, shopper marketing, merchandising, operations, and web analytics.

Show takeaways:

• Adams background
• Observations on the current drought of tech talent
• The rush for talent, companies realizinge remote is the new norm
• Salaries/bonuses/equities are creeping up
• Overseas: Uptick in demand for talent especially in CPG and Fashion
• Clients are still finding their way with talent using a mix of internal teams and agencies
• Recruiting forecast for the rest of 2021: Amazon, Walmart, Marketplaces, CPG, Analytics
• Navigating the online Alcohol/Cannabis marketplace
• Advice for those looking to get into the eCommerce workplace

eCommerce Placement
https://www.ecommerceplacement.com/

Adam's LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/recruit4ecommerce/

About the Show: ‘In The Ring’ is a weekly podcast about eCommerce hosted by John Suder, Bart Mroz and Brittany Blackman.

The show combines interviews with eCommerce leaders together with the latest news and strategies to give listeners actionable ideas and inspiration for their eCommerce businesses.

The show is a production of SUMO Heavy an eCommerce Consulting firm located in Brooklyn NY and Philadelphia.

Hosts:

John Suder (@johnsuder) - Producer and Director of Marketing at SUMO Heavy https://twitter.com/johnsuder

Bart Mroz (@bartmroz) - CEO/Co-founder of SUMO Heavy https://twitter.com/bartmroz

Brittany Blackman - Writer and Junior Marketing Coordinator at SUMO Heavy

Learn more about SUMO Heavy: http://www.sumoheavy.com

Follow Us:

Newsletter: SUMO Heavy Weekly https://www.getrevue.co/profile/sumoheavy

Twitter: @sumoheavy