Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry company Tuesday announced that it has been re-engaged by Fonterra, the world's largest diary exporter and New Zealand's largest employer, to provide Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and consulting services over the next five years commencing April 1st.

The new contract marks the continuation of a long-standing relationship with Futurestep and Fonterra. For six years Futurestep has partnered with Fonterra to leverage the talent acquisition capability needed to manage the company's evolving needs.  

Katrina Ritchie of Fonterra said that while Fonterra’s talent acquisition needs are constantly evolving, Futurestep's consistent, effective and transparent recruitment process provides Fonterra with the flexibility and responsiveness to address those needs. Ritchie added that it is a strategic advantage that has served Fonterra well since the initial RPO implementation and is one that will continue to deliver benefits well into the future.

Under the agreement, Futurestep will provide strategic sourcing for permanent and fixed term roles to up to the level of mid-senior management. Delivering services in New Zealand and Australia, Futurestep is expecting to hire over 2,000 placements per year. Services cover all critical elements of Fonterra's recruiting effort, including: internal candidate management, project recruitment, graduate and employee referral program management, as well as management of its recruiting technology.

Futurestep CEO Byrne Mulrooney said the ability to attract, deploy, develop and reward the right talent is critical in today's global marketplace. Mulrooney reiterated that as an industry leader and a co-operative owned by New Zealand farmers, Fonterra understands that success relies on the skills, passion and experience of its 17,000 employees who work across a broad spectrum of roles around the world.

Fonterra is a global leader in dairy nutrition – the preferred supplier of dairy ingredients to many of the world's leading food companies. Fonterra is also a market leader with its own consumer dairy brands in Australia/New Zealand, Asia/Africa, Middle East and Latin America. The farmer-owned New Zealand co-operative is the largest processor of milk in the world, producing more than two million tons of dairy ingredients, value added dairy ingredients, specialty ingredients and consumer products every year.

Futurestep is a Korn/Ferry Company and a leading global talent acquisition solutions provider, helping companies build and implement strategies for improving their talent acquisition operations. Korn/Ferry International, with a presence throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is a premier global provider of talent management solutions.

23rd March 2011