From 15 to 125+ employees within three years
Ampler Bikes is an e-bike company with a mission to offer zero-emission commuting, that stirs the senses. for everyone.
The story
Founded in 2014, Ampler Bikes started off as a spare-time project, when the three founders came together to experiment with building an e-bike in a garage.
Over the years, Ampler Bikes has grown from a small bike start-up into a committed e-bike company with a large international team, and showrooms in Berlin, Cologne, Amsterdam, Zurich and Tallinn.
The company’s lightweight e-bike models have won multiple awards, and are being used every day by over 10,000 happy riders all over Europe.
e-mobility
Industry
amplerbikes.com
Website
The challenge
High-volume hiring and expanding into new markets
Hiring process
The project has seen our recruitment partners Marleen and Teele take the role of an internal recruitment partner at Ampler Bikes.
Throughout the recruitment project, we have worked together with the founders of Ampler, their head of people and culture, as well as other team leaders.
From the Ampler team, we have received input about the roles and types of people that they need. Once we have understood the job spec and mapped out the candidate profile, we’ve moved on to headhunting candidates from various channels.
Our main responsibilities have been headhunting candidates from various channels, conducting initial screenings, as well as assisting with first-round interviews.
Together, we have been able to successfully fill key roles, including:
- Head of Warranty and Service
- Showroom and Service Station Manager
- Master Mechanics
- Supply Chain Manager
- Full-Stack Developers
- Front-End Developers
- Customer Support Representatives
- SEO Manager
- Sustainability Manager
The results
1. Supported a successful expansion into new markets
2. Hired cultural fits
Taking the role of an internal recruitment partner allowed Marleen to understand the culture and working environment at Ampler Bikes. Thanks to this, we were able to attract candidates that were a perfect fit for the company.
“We were able to find people that weren’t only fit skill-wise, but also had a deep interest towards e-mobility and sustainability.”
3. Hired for key roles
Among the many roles that Ampler Bikes hired for, we helped hire some of the most key roles such as Showroom and Service Station Managers, Head of Warranty and Service, as well as Sustainability Manager.
4. Established a hiring process
At some point in the project, we did most of the recruitment for Ampler. During this time, we established an efficient hiring process, which is used by the company to this day.
