Retained Search

Executive search for logistics and supply chain.

Board and executive appointments are the highest-leverage decisions a business makes, and the most expensive to get wrong. Our retained practice covers managing directors, operations and supply chain directors, C-suite roles, non-executive directors and board advisers.

The difference

Assessed against the operation, not the interview.

Most search firms assess candidates on interview performance and references. We assess them on whether they can actually run the operation, because we have.

Every shortlist is stress-tested against the operational reality of the role: the P&L, the customer base, the site network, the team they'll inherit.

Process

How a search runs.

Brief and market map

We define the role against the business plan, not just the org chart, and map the realistic candidate market before you commit.

Search and assessment

Direct approach to identified targets, structured assessment against agreed criteria, and honest reporting on what the market is telling us.

Shortlist and appointment

A shortlist you can defend to your board or investors, support through offer and negotiation, and structured follow-up through the first 100 days.

Typical appointments

Roles we place.

Managing DirectorOperations DirectorSupply Chain DirectorTransport DirectorChief Operating OfficerNon-Executive DirectorBoard Adviser

Discuss a search brief.

Confidential, senior-to-senior, and honest about whether the brief is achievable before any commitment.

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