ART recruits supply chain professionals principally from the managerial ranks --particularly Vice President of Supply Chain, VP Global Procurement, VP Worldwide Materials, Director of Procurement, Logistics Directors, Materials Directors, and other key managers who know how to fine-tune a company's logistics, sourcing or inventory control structures, either at the global level, the divisional level, or the factory level.

In addition, ART recruits critical stand-alone sole contributors in the Supply Chain field. These are people who may or may not be needed to manage a staff on day one of employment. Their hire absolutely however requires that they be subject matters experts in solving problems. They might be Strategic Sourcing Specialists, Global Logistics Specialists, ERP Specialists, or other talented and knowledgeable persons who have seen how to remedy their firm's problems and who are enthusiastic about replicating their success at new firms.

ART recruits supply chain people for large, medium sized and small companies around the world. Being a worldwide search firm we might be able to offer client companies a broad array of candidates for their supply chain needs, be they headquarters-based managers or candidates located in other countries. ART candidates are on six continents, in over 100 countries, and are of "world class" calibre, typically having worked at industry leading firms in their sectors, with established track records of success.

ART recruiters are often told by our clients that ART is one of the few executive search firms that really understands the supply chain management field. We have been recruiting in the supply chain field since our establishment in 1987, and we approach each supply chain executive search from a problem-solving perspective, rather than from a buzzword-chasing perspective, which sadly is the typical practice among many recruitment firms today.

Each company structures its sourcing, merchandising, materials, distribution, and logistics needs differently; therefore, we have found that it is best to first ask a client what their company's specific supply chain related problems are, what their goals are, what their current resources are, and then we go out and headhunt people to fill their necessities.

Our competitors, by contrast, if given a search for a "VP Supply Chain," frequently look for people with similar job titles and hope that somehow they made a good match. We know better, from long experience in supply chain recruitment, that often titles in this discipline can be deceptive. When we evaluate candidates for supply chain searches, we look beyond a person's job titles and focus instead on their achievements, duties, and the business culture or specialized markets in which they have worked.

In the sometimes hurried pace of the global economy, too often companies expect that the main purpose of the Supply Chain department is merely to cut costs. ART supply chain candidates are recruited with the goals of making our client companies more efficient, more effective, and more profitable, but not at the risk of jeopardizing the quality of the client's product or service in the eyes of their cherished customers. What this can mean to a company is that ART would seek a Procurement Head who not only knows where to save costs (ie., where to source from), but also how to monitor consistent quality of those products. Similarly, if ART were asked to find a Logistics Director, we would not only seek a candidate who knew how to run an existing logistics operation, but also how to improve its efficiencies and even how to make it better than those of the competition.

This is the difference between ART and our competition. We are not just filling vacancies. We are helping make our clients better companies. Companies whose management wants their firm to be the best in their field. Companies that lead. Companies that last. How best for companies to achieve this success? By hiring ART candidates who are empowered to be the best that they can be!

ART's supply chain recruitment in the manufacturing sector includes the following industries and product sectors, among others:

• Medical Devices and Medical Equipment
• Pharmaceuticals
  
• Electronics, Computers & Networks
• Consumer Electronics
• Wireless
• Semiconductors
• Electronic Components
• Optics/ Optical/ Electrooptics
• Contract Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS/ CEM)
• Automotive Industry
• Industrial Tools
• Industrial Machinery/ Machine Tools
• Power Generation
• Energy Sector
• Hydraulics
• Apparel/ Textile
• Semiconductor Capital Equipment
• Aerospace & Aviation
• Battery
• Chemical Industry
• Plastics Industry
• Metals Industry
• Ceramics/ Advanced Materials
• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Foods & Beverages
• Cosmetics & Health and Beauty Aids
• Personal Products
• Furniture
• Consumer Durables & Home Appliances