Agri-food Company

Recruitment of the Executive Committee and middle management for a new refined-salt production plant. The client needed the full executive team and the middle-management layer hired for the start-up of the facility.

• In-depth needs analysis with the client to define the key Executive Committee and middle-management roles, and the skills required for each one in the context of the new plant.
• A search strategy designed for a plant being built, taking location, labor-market competition and the specifics of the food industry into account.
• Sourcing: direct search, internationally and across the sub-region, for Executive Committee roles. For middle management, a broad campaign (job ads, industrial associations, local engineering schools) to find qualified agri-food candidates.
• Assessment of technical skills, relevant food-industry experience and the ability to work in a start-up environment.
• A shortlist for each role, with career history, technical skills and motivation to contribute to the new plant.
• Support through final interviews, salary negotiations and reference checks.

The Executive Committee was staffed (General Manager, CFO, Industrial Director, Sales and Marketing Director, HR Director), along with middle management (maintenance manager, production manager, HSE manager, sales staff and head-office support functions). The selected candidates were qualified and motivated to contribute to the start-up and growth of the new refined-salt plant.