The managers who make your operation run.
Directors set direction. First-line, middle and senior leaders deliver it. We recruit the layers of leadership that most generalist agencies get wrong: team and shift leaders, operations managers, general managers, site leadership, heads of transport, warehousing, planning and supply chain.
A weak GM costs more than a weak director.
The damage lands daily: service failures, agency spend, attrition, margin leakage. We assess these candidates the way an operations director would, because that's the job we did for 25 years.
Straight recruitment, honestly run.
Contingent or engaged
Fee structure matched to role criticality, agreed up front.
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One-off hires on success-only terms, or engaged assignments where commitment buys priority and depth. No ambiguity on cost.
Market reality first
Realistic salary and market guidance before you go to market.
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We benchmark the role against live market data before launch, so you're not learning the real price after three failed shortlists.
Operational screening
Candidates screened for operational substance, not keyword matches.
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Structured interviews built around the actual operation: the shifts, the customers, the numbers they'll own from week one.
Straight feedback
If the brief and the budget don't line up, we'll say so on day one.
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You'll get the honest read early: what the market will give you, what it won't, and what to change to land the right person.
Roles we recruit.
15–18% of first-year salary.
Confirmed before the search begins, priced for the owner-managed and PE-backed businesses we actually work with -- not blended industry averages, and not corporate retained-search multiples built for FTSE boards. See the full pricing breakdown →
Send us your brief.
You'll get an honest read on the market, the salary and the timeline before anything is signed.
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