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EXECUTIVE SEARCH: President - Industrial Equipment Manufacturer

LOCATION: Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth area)

COMPANY: Fast-Growing Industrial Equipment Division of Large European Corporation

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Experienced President/ General Manager who has run a manufacturing business on the order of USD$300+ million. Strong preference to a person who is very commercially oriented, charismatic, trustworthy and able to manage a very well established and very fast growing business unit. Personal qualities:
    • People leader with value based leadership
    • Addressing cross business concerns
    • High performer with a proven track record of business success
    • Result oriented
    • Excellent communicator
    • Envisions what good looks like
    • Entrepreneurial mind-set, stimulated and driven by change and development
    • Adapting and responding to change
    • Self-driven and not afraid to challenge or be challenged
    • People focused decision maker
    • Genuine “can do” attitude
    • High pace
    • Able to extensive travel

Recruiter seeks a division President, on behalf of a fast growing American business unit of a large and successful European corporation. Role Summary:

Position the company at the front of the industry with strong leadership and growth mind-set. Oversee all company activities in the North American and Mexican indirect market, including sales, product development, manufacturing and operations, to ensure safety of our people, production efficiency, quality, and cost-effective management of resources. Develop and deliver on a solid and challenging strategic plan to advance the company's mission and objectives and to promote revenue, profitability and growth as an organization including all relevant activities regarding people and organizational development

Key responsibilities:
    • Ensure that the company provides a safe working environment for all staff and promoting safe systems of work and working practices across all operational activities of the business. This includes all health, safety and environmental items on all levels in the company and secure that company global safety processes are in place and followed at all times.
    • Provide strategic planning, both short and long term, and create vision for the organization
    • Develop strong cross functional management team that effectively manages and develops human resources, sales, marketing, project management, engineering, supply chain and financial efforts towards the strategic priorities of the Group.
    • Accountable for the budgeting of, reporting of and analysis of all relevant financial entities in various corridors to sustain positive development of the P&L, cash flow and key financial indicators.
    • Lead to ensure all corporate and divisional compliance of safety, data protection, ethics, code of conduct, anti-theft, anti-bribery, environmental, international codes and product design standards and those as required are upheld.  
    • Create a positive and progressive culture to ensure, employee engagement, customer satisfaction, stakeholder reward. 
    • Maintain and facilitate positive employee/management work relationship within the division and as part of parent company’s matrix organization.
    • Lead the identification, outreach, justification and execution of acquisition efforts to expand product portfolio, market share, and divisional capabilities.
    • Provide strong focus to the business development to identify growth opportunities, maintain profitability, make continued improvements in customer satisfaction, and drive productivity and value-creation.
    • Represent the organization as the top executive personnel, providing a professional public presence on behalf of the company
    • Managing the direction of daily activities of the operation, ensuring it is properly organized, staffed and directed. Determining staffing needs with management. Ensuring personnel are properly qualified, trained and supervised to perform duties effectively
    • Secure adherence to high standards of ethics and compliance with parent company’s code of conduct is an important part of this position.

Key competences: 
    • Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal coaching skills. Easily able to communicate and connect with all levels of the organization.
    • Experience from working with indirect business models
    • Strong business and financial acumen
    • Exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills
    • Well rounded business executive with previous experience managing profit and loss, LEAN manufacturing and continuous improvement, R&D and engineering, product management, sales and marketing.
    • Experience from working with multi-national companies and within a matrix organization
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate both internally and externally in a wide range of environments, cultures, countries. Strong presentation skills
    • Must be well organized and able to prioritize key objectives and keep the organization focused.
    • Previous experience with acquisitions, on-boarding and integration would be a plus.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Plastics

LOCATION: US - Southwest (Texas)

COMPANY: Major Extruded Plastics firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Detail oriented, dependable Chief Operating Officer (COO). Strong comfort level working on the manufacturing floor. Strong communicator.

Recruiter seeks on behalf of well established plastic molding firm a Chief Operating Officer (COO). Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Operating Officer (COO) will manage the business with the exception of sales and marketing functions.

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) will be a key member of the senior management team of the company. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) would have to maintain control of diverse business operations, therefore would be expected to be an experienced and efficient leader, with excellent people skills, business acumen and exemplary work ethic. The goal of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) position will be to secure the functionality of the business and drive extensive, profitable, and sustainable growth. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) must have senior management presentation skills and will routinely present to the CEO and at times to the Board of Directors. Job Duties:

Design and implement business strategies, plans, and procedures
Oversee management of product development projects
Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth
Establish policies that create a great company culture and vision
Oversee daily operations of the company and work of executives (Manufacturing, Financial Controller, Engineering, Maintenance Engineering,  Quality Assurance, Human Resources)
Lead employees so as to encourage maximum performance and dedication
Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics
Write and submit reports to the CEO in all matters of importance
Participate in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances)
Manage relationships with partners and vendors.

Required Education, Skills and Experience:
Engineering degree
MBA degree
Proven experience as Chief Operating Officer or General Manager in an industrial setting
Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development
Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities
Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills
Aptitude in decision making and problem solving
Possess the ability to communicate and relate effectively with all levels of the organization and customers  

Additional Highly Desirable Skills:
Some understanding of robotics engineering
The candidate must be a hands-on Plant Manager/COO who is ready to walk the production floor and ensure that the Company’s plans and goals are being met. This is not a corner office Managerial role.
Experience with thermoplastic manufacturing is desirable
Plant expansion and recruitment skills are also required for this position for future growth expectations
Knowledge of automation engineering

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: President - Retail

LOCATION: US location TBD

COMPANY: $2 billion+ American Retail Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Retail industry experienced President, to lead an important, high growth division. Must have strong charisma, rooted in a well documented track record of success in the retail sector.

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of $1 billion+ iconic American retailer, a Division President. This unit makes maximum use of its 3 channels --stores, catalogue business and e-commerce -- and the Division President should be prepared to provide energy and visionary leadership to these aspects of sales and marketing. The position requires a strong retail industry experience, which could include a variety of management profiles.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: North America CEO - Enterprise Software

LOCATION: USA

COMPANY:  Fast growing European enterprise software firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Sales oriented CEO. Pragmatic CEO. Hands on VP Sales type. Ideally started with large companies and also had successfully managed smaller companies. CEO, President, General Manager or VP Sales with experience selling software in the enterprise content management sector , electronic discovery sector, etc. a strong plus.

On behalf of a major European enterprise software firm, recruiter seeks a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for firm's US and Canada business unit, The company is experiencing a 66% growth rate, and will need a CEO who can manage growth, as well as knowing how to execute sales of software. The North American unit consists of 15-20, and is expected to grow to 50+ in one year's time. The North American CEO should have an entrepreneurial mindset, and should have been a top sales performer. Since the North American unit is the key unit of the firm's growth, the North American CEO should also become a Board member.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: President - Software

LOCATION: US - Southwest (Dallas, Texas)

COMPANY:  Major Software Corporation

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Sales oriented, very hands on, aggressive general manager.

Recruiter, on behalf of a diversified software corporation, seeks a President for a software division serving the corporate travel sector. Experience selling complex IT solutions, especially to this customer base, would be helpful.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: General Manager - Energy Services

LOCATION: US - Southwest : Texas (Houston)

COMPANY: Leading European Energy Services Corporation

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Results-oriented General Manager with strong contacts in the Houston Oil and Gas sector

Recruiter seeks a General Manager for a leading European firm serving the Oil and Gas, Chemical and Energy sectors. Position reports to the CEO/COO. The firm employs 2,000 worldwide, and it has a longstanding reputation of strategic partnerships with clients in the oil & gas, energy and chemical industries to supply services that reflect the very latest technological developments. The firm has a very customer driven approach and a business structure that supports specialized markets. The objective is to grow the business substantially. Total employees reporting to the US General Manager will be approx. 200. The BU is being transformed into an organisation supplying customised services focused around integral solutions. The Business Unit Manager (General Manager) drives sales and profitability growth through formulating and implementing targeted policies and programs. S/he provides direction and leadership to the USA team. Achievers will find an exciting job in a dynamic international organisation.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Vice President - Semiconductor Capital Equipment

LOCATION: US location

COMPANY: Major US Semiconductor Capital Equipment firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: General Manager with technical and marketing background. Min 10 years' experience in the Semiconductor capital equipment field

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of leading US semiconductor capital equipment maker, a Vice President/ Business Unit Manager, who, reporting to a Senior Vice President, would be responsible for:

•   Product marketing

•   Product development

•   Technical and after-sales support

•   Engineering, including development, design, and systems engineering

•   New business development

•   In addition, the VP/ Business Unit Manager will have responsibility for Operations to ensure the effective delivery of products to customers, management of inventory, and cost reduction initiatives.  

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Vice President, Commercial Operations and Customer Experience - Pharmaceuticals

LOCATION: US - Colorado

COMPANY: Fast-Growing Pharmaceuticals Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Experienced Pharma Marketing Vice President with diverse experiences involving strategy and operations

Recruiter seeks a Vice President Commercial Operations and Customer Experience. The VP Commercial Operations and Customer Experience serves as a member of the Commercial Leadership and Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the Executive Vice President of Commercial Sales & Marketing and works collaboratively with other senior leaders from Marketing, Business Development, and Sales to achieve revenue and profitability goals. The Vice President Commercial Operations and Customer Experience serves both strategic partners and customers by optimizing processes and leading commercial operations to drive results internally by managing customer experience and commercial operations teams, and externally with customer relations, integration, service, planning and delivering Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategies across the organization with a view to retaining existing customers, increasing brand loyalty and expanding the company sales and brand.

The Vice President Commercial Operations and Customer Experience will collaborate with other departments to ensure the CRM strategy works well for every aspect of the business. They will lead teams engaged in planning and implementing customer support systems such as CRM systems, Commercial Operations, pricing strategies, reporting and tracking processes, customer growth strategies, sales operations and staff management to meet customer needs and bridge between customer service and field sales, as well as an Inside Sales team. A significant role of this leader is to develop a partnership with large customers to make onboarding and increasing the wallet share a seamless process. Responsibilities range from continuing to build an ecommerce ordering platform, to growing the wallet share of existing customers, to overseeing / managing order placement to order fulfillment to customer service to problem resolution. Also, leads Inside Sales and Account Management team assigned to optimize current customer experience while growing relationships and revenue associated with assigned customers.  

Essential Functions:
    • Responsible for, manages and executes strategies for all customer operations, including customer relationship management, account management, commercial operations and inside sales. Manages teams and customer interactions using large amounts of data, including Ecommerce ordering system and platform.  
    • Managing and cultivating large customer relationships and fostering a partnership to drive exceptional customer experience
    • Determines commercial operational strategies by conducting needs assessments, performance reviews, capacity planning, and cost/benefit analyses.  Establishes productivity targets, quality metrics, and customer-service standards, contributing information and analysis to organizational strategic plans and reviews.
    • Assists EVP Sales and Commercial Operations with pricing and other commercial growth strategies
    • Provides input for call center systems and customer facing tools through Voice of the Customer, review of customer interactions and voice response systems; designing user interfaces; developing and executing user acceptance test plans; planning and controlling implementations.
    • Maintains and improves call center operations by monitoring system performance; identifying and resolving problems; preparing and completing action plans; completing system audits and analyses; managing system and process improvement; installing upgrades.
    • Accomplishes call center human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, and disciplining employees; administering scheduling systems; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation plans; enforcing policies and procedures.
    • Meets commercial operations  financial objectives by estimating requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
    • Prepares call center performance metrics and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data/trends.
    • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by tracking emerging trends in commercial operations management; attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
    • Works alongside sales executive team to drive results while leading Commercial Operations and Account Management teams to perform account management duties and activities to support current key customers as needed or requested by customers including order follow-up, shipment tracking, performance reporting, business review preparation and communication.
    • Actively participates and oversees commercial and customer demand forecasting to ensure efficient fulfillment by operations and supply chain teams of customer demand.
    • Oversee Ecommerce/ordering platform to ensure proper demand forecasting, committed order and transactional processing and seamless customer ordering of products
    • Manages Inside Sales team and leads efforts to generate new business and hit growth targets, including overseeing sales call tracking, account pipeline, and call results.
    • Optimize Customer Relationship Management process and systems enabling efficient and effective management of sales pipeline, funnel, and forecasting. Partner with Sales Leadership to streamline data inputs and optimize adoption across customer-facing teams.
    • Oversee and manage ongoing management of Voice of Customer (VoC) / Customer Satisfaction metrics / Net Promotor Scoring to drive improvements across essential CX metrics.
    • Lead team and collaborate across sales leadership in the implementation / onboarding of large multi-site hospitals and ASCs including customer setup, pricing implementation, and ramp up of services.
    • Work collaboratively with the firm's Office of Project Management (OPM) and leadership team to advance strategic projects identified and prioritized. Serve as Lead Project Manager for commercial projects and process improvements to drive optimal sales effectiveness and efficiencies across commercial efforts.
    • As necessary, work with IT to create internal solutions to improve processes and drive increased sales effectiveness. Take lead for Commercial team to secure, integrate and migrate needed data so it is accessible and usable by Commercial team.  


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Direct supervision of Commercial Operations, Call Center, Account Management and sales resources
 
EXPERIENCE AND NECESSARY SKILLS:
    • Ability to foster client business relationships with staff pharmacy teams and C suite executives
    • Ability to motivate, train, develop and lead commercial team
    • Ability to forge profound working relationships.
    • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
    • Problem solving and process improvement,
    • People skills, teamwork and people management
    • Managing processes and emphasizing excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Strong computer abilities including Ecommerce, data managing and tracking software
    • Ten to fifteen  years of experience in commercial operations, relationship management, or CRM strategy and operations  
    • BS/BA degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance or other related field necessary
    • Pharmaceutical or relevant hospital system experience a plus
    • Familiarity with CRM software and procedures.
    • In-depth knowledge of effective sales and negotiation tactics.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: VP Sales - Automotive Components

LOCATION: US - flexible

COMPANY:  Privately held automotive component manufacturer

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Very experienced automotive component sales manager with extensive experience maintaining and, most importantly, bringing in, new business with Japanese automakers. Candidates must have native Japanese or very fluent spoken and written Japanese language skills. Good English skills required.

Recruiter seeks, a Japanese fluent Vice President of Sales with well established contacts in the Japanese automotive sector in North America and a provable record of success in selling to Japanese automakers. The firm is a privately held company serving the automotive interiors field. The company employs 4,000 in several locations in North America. Current revenue is in the $100 million range, and expectations are for this to substantially rise in the next few years.

This position is not for an "account manager" type of sales person. The firm has well developed business relationships with major automakers, and from that basis, the expectation is for the VP Sales to expand that business to other leading Japanese automakers. Therefore, the VP Sales must be dynamic, aggressive, strategic, with an energetic "prospector-closer" mindset.

It is important also to note that while there is a team reporting to this person, the VP Sales in this company is considered the top sales person, not a bureaucrat who, as VP Sales, expects other people under him or her to generate sales. The expectation by this company is for the VP Sales to be the chief generator of sales personally. Therefore, this role might be ideal for a very strong senior sales manager who works best as a sole contributor, rather than as a sales chief who delegates others.

This role reports to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Vice President of Sales and Marketing - Railway Components

LOCATION: US location

COMPANY: Major railway components firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Well accomplished Vice President of Sales and Marketing from the transportation sector
---Senior level experience in Commercial and Sales activities
---10 to 15 years’ experience in a Sales and Commercial role.
---Extensive knowledge of the North American Rail Industry more specifically in Transit Rail

Recruiter seeks a Vice President of Sales and Marketing on behalf of a leading company making products for the rail transportation sector. Reports to President.
---To manage, empower and motivate all Commercial and Sales activities for the North America product lines
---To develop a strategy and be responsible for identifying and merging market opportunities, growing market share, and key customer relationships in all business sectors.
---To provide management and direction for the Commercial department to include both customer service and pricing
---To ensure that business objectives and stakeholder interests are fully reflected in the management of the commercial and sales activities

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: VP Sales - Petrochemical equipment

LOCATION: USA (Houston, TX)

COMPANY:  European Petrochemical equipment firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Hands-on O&G sales director/ VP Sales to build North American and global markets

Recruiter seeks a North America-based VP Sales for a European firm serving the O&G drilling/ offshore markets. Customers are operators, drilling contractors, rig builders, across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The VP Sales will have worldwide responsibilities. The VP Sales should have at least 5 years' experience selling equipment to the oil and gas drilling industry, with a focus on offshore drilling. The VP Sales, who reports to the CEO, should have worked for companies such as Tesco, Schlumberger, NOV, LeTourneau, etc., and s/he must be familiar with automated drill-pipe handling equipment. Travel will be heavy, approximately four months out of the year. Base plus bonus plus equity package.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Vice President, Sales - Semiconductor Capital Equipment

LOCATION: USA

COMPANY: Major semiconductor capital equipment firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Strong leadership development skills. Roll-up-the-sleeves, strategic thinker and mentor to staff. This VP, Sales position is best for a longer-term visionary strategic thinker, providing direction to the sales managers. Not suitable for an inveterate "prospector" type who works best in roles where s/he is personally involved in every single aspect of the sale. Marketing orientations might be more suitable than a pure sales focus. Process Equipment or Metrology equipment to the compound semiconductor (II-VI and III-V)market a strong plus.  Must have solid experience in the fast-growing Asian market. Knowledge of Mandarin, Korean or Japanese a plus, but if not, intimate experience of Asian semiconductor markets is necessary.

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a world leading US firm in the semiconductor capital equipment field, a VP Sales. The Vice President of Sales is responsible for directing the global sales of semiconductor equipment products in the MOCVD and MBE markets.  The successful candidate will develop and execute a multi-faceted sales strategy to grow the business and build the highest levels of customer satisfaction.  The VP Sales works in parallel with the leadership team to assess and develop effective sales processes, go-to-market strategies, business development initiatives and service delivery.  This executive also spearheads major customer opportunities.  The VP Sales reports to the Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales.  Reports for this position include: Sales Managers in the USA, Greater China, Japan, and Europe. Key Attributes/ Requirements

The ideal candidate is an accomplished sales leader and team-builder with a history of managing sales & service in a highly competitive environment.

---15+ years (5+ at a senior level) direct management of global sales & service functions; Experience in global high-tech capital equipment sales a must

---Proven competency in MOCVD and MBE technology as applied in multiple markets and applications

---Ability to execute at the "C level"  (CEO, CTO, COO)

---Employ different sales strategies such as:  high volume, relationship-based, and multi-million dollar transaction-based selling

---50% + travel, including international

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: VP Sales & Business Development - Telematics

LOCATION:  US - Southwest

COMPANY: US division of European telematics firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: VP Sales and Marketing with strong experience selling telematics to Tier 1 and 2 US auto insurance carriers and commercial fleet customers

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a European telematics supplier to the auto insurance industry, a VP Sales & Business Development. The VP Sales & Business Development will plan, direct and supervise the sales for the company across all product lines and customer categories for personal carriers and implement sales processes and procedures to ensure that the company achieves its revenue and unit forecast for personal lines carriers

Primary Accountability:
Meeting revenue and units-in-service forecast for personal line carriers
Propose, negotiate and close contracts for sale of all products and services to prospective clients across all customer segments of personal lines insurance in order to achieve the budgeted revenue and units-in-service forecast
1. Achieving personal lines revenue forecast
2. Achieving personal lines units-in-service forecast
3. Manage the sales prospect pipeline and develop proposals in response to RFPs
4. Develop and implement a sales process and plan

Responsibilities:
1. Develop a sales strategy to win key production accounts (who are the key targets and why, what is the specific client conversion strategy to win each account (what would it take), priority list by conversion probability)
2. Must develop and manage on an on-going basis an effective qualifying methodology which filters out enquiries or prospects
3. Develop, implement and manage the sales process at an organisation wide level for client prospecting, sales follow through and close, across all product lines and customer segments for personal line carriers
4. Establish a procedure for tracking sales progress on a client by client basis for personal line carriers and update the prospect pipeline
5. Assign sales targets with measurable progress milestone for each member of the sales team
6. Decide the allocation and prioritisation of time and effort by the sales team on a client by client basis
7. Jointly organise key account meetings with account management and product management to share and publicise the product road map with clients
8. Provide market based inputs for sales prospects with revenue and units-in-service potential for each product line on per client basis (where applicable) and conversion estimates for targeted personal line carriers

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: North America Sales Director - Aircraft Interiors

LOCATION: US location

COMPANY:  Major European cabin interiors manufacturer

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Experienced aircraft cabin interiors sales director with strong customer contacts with major US and Canadian airlines. Fluent English. French skills a plus.

Recruiter seeks a North America Sales Director on behalf of a leading European aircraft cabin interiors firm. The North American Regional Sales Director is responsible for coordinating the internal and external activities at the facility necessary for the sale of approved cabin interior product lines, growth of market share, customer base and profitability, in accordance with approved profit margins, at the assigned airline accounts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned:
Responsible for representing firm in a professional manner via: sales calls, product and company presentations, trade shows, conference calls and meetings
Coordinate with V.P. Sales & Marketing on group and individual “Cockpit Goals” to be agreed upon for the upcoming fiscal year
Understands market conditions to determine assigned customer cabin interior needs for both OEM and retrofit programs, product attributes and features, competition, other potential programs in coordination with V.P. Sales & Marketing and Manager-Customer Relations
Coordinate with V.P. Sales & Marketing and Manager-Customer Relations to provide a “Situation Analysis” of each assigned customer for the development of a unique sales strategy to position firm as the company and product of choice for future offers at each specific airline:
All strategic activity at the customer will require close coordination with the Manager-Customer Relations for a unified approach internally and with customer
With the Manager-Customer Relations, create a team approach to insure customer satisfaction and meeting firm's goals and objectives
With the Manager-Customer Relations, become the customer advocate internally for recommendations to solve problems and resolve conflicts with customer
Coordinates internally and with Corporate HQ to prepare RFP responses in accordance with defined procedures for internal approvals and preparation of proposals
Sales Director to be responsible for strategic content of proposals, i.e., Executive Summary that highlights firm's attributes of proposal to insure meeting customer RFP requirements for firm proposals, budgetary quotes to be approved by V.P. Sales & Marketing on a case-by-case basis
Maintains an update and status of programs for the scheduled Offer Status and Sales Staff Meetings
Prospecting and networking to penetrate current or stagnant “non-company” customers
Understands new product development and knowledge of competition products and market trends to contribute to sales requirements in the marketplace for all classes of cabin interiors
Must have technical aptitude and understanding of product line specifications, industry regulations, configuration drawings, certification process with a relative understanding of cabin interior materials and manufacturing to effectively communicate engineering issues
Provide customer support information to firm's Product Support organization on a timely basis
Maintain proper documentation and supporting negotiations of all pre-award activity to insure the accuracy and completeness of an awarded program; in the event a program is lost, all efforts must be made to obtain a debrief on “why lost”, or a summary report based on best intelligence to document reasons in consideration of next proposal
Work closely with model shop and firm to define sample interiors requirements for scheduled customer cabin interior shows and what is anticipated for the upcoming year
Coordinate with V.P. Sales & Marketing on a Travel and Entertainment budget; prepare expense reports in a timely manner
Must be able to consistently travel to customer both as planned and unforeseen events with minimum notice
Other responsibilities as required.

Core Competencies: 
Communications
Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally   
Expresses ideas and thoughts in written form   
Exhibits good listening and comprehension   
Keeps others adequately informed       
Selects and uses appropriate communication methods
   
Customer Service
Displays courtesy and sensitivity           
Manages difficult or emotional customer situations
Meets commitments           
Responds promptly to customer needs       
Solicits customer feedback to improve service   
   
Dependability
Responds to requests for service and assistance   
Follows instructions, responds to management direction
Takes responsibility for own actions       
Commits to doing the best job possible       
Keeps commitments               
Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines
       
Job Knowledge
Competent in required job skills and knowledge   
Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills   
Keeps abreast of current developments       
Requires minimal supervision           
Displays understanding of how job relates to others   
Uses resources effectively               
Planning and Organization
Prioritizes and plans work activities           
Uses time efficiently                   
Plans for additional resources           
Integrates changes smoothly               
Sets goals and objectives           
Works in an organized manner
               
Quality
Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness   
Displays commitment to excellence       
Looks for ways to improve and promote quality   
Applies feedback to improve performance   
Monitors own work to ensure quality           

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:
This position requires a Business or Engineering degree or a combined equivalent
This position requires at least 5 years of sales experience or equivalent aerospace industry background
Ability to work with multiple different cultures in a professional and persuasive manner
Demonstrate strong team and leadership skill sets.
Ability to speak effectively before customers or employees of firm.
Excellent presentation skills are required.
Excellent verbal and communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills; ability to conceptualize new ideas, strategies, etc.
The candidate must be results oriented; a self-starter and fast learner with proper training, both formal and on-the-job
Work within the company organization recognizing reporting authority and responsibilities
Will be required to integrate information from various sources and provide recommendations

Language Ability:
Ability to read interpret, analyze documents such as regulations, manuals, policies, procedures, databases and presentations.  Ability to write reports and correspondence at a high level.  Ability to speak effectively with employees at all levels in the organization.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:
Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint)

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Regional Commercial Director - Americas - Scientific Instrumentation

LOCATION:  US - Texas (Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, or Houston)

COMPANY: Medium-sized European Scientific instrumentation firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Very Hands-on US National Sales Director with a strong hunter-prospector profile. Ability to supervise a small team across the US and also to work with distributors in Canada and Latin America. Experiences with products such as spectrophotometers (XRM, XRD) a strong plus.

Recruiter seeks a US Sales Director. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at a European scientific instrumentation firm, the Americas Regional Commercial Director will lead a sales team to build business growth in a wide variety of industries, including nuclear, metals, chemicals, petrochem, etc. Markets: industrial, research, government, university.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Sales Director - Aerospace materials

LOCATION: US location

COMPANY:  Major aerospace products firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Very well organized aircraft materials sales director with solid track record in the aircraft industry. A strong ability to manage regional sales managers.

Recruiter seeks a Sales Director on behalf of a well established US firm in the aircraft materials field. Reporting to the Vice President of Sales, the Sales Director will supervise 4-5 sales managers in the US. Additional coverage of the Asia-Pacific region might also be involved.

Responsibilities
•    Plan and take appropriate actions to meet or exceed assigned targets for the assigned region, or as directed.
•    Provide relevant information to develop timely, updated forecasts for the assigned region.
•    Create key account, market segment and region-wide plans, tactics and strategies to support corporate goals and targets.
•    Handle all aspects of quotations, proposals, contract preparation and successful negotiations.  Provide program management support for strategic activities, as necessary.
•    Gather customer requirements and competitive information to make preliminary judgments on the possible fit for new business opportunities.
•    Utilize sales tools including Salesforce to capture, analyze and report on regional markets events, customer changes and competitive intelligence.
•    Ensure company is qualified to all regionally-based OEM, sub-tier and aftermarket specifications for all existing products and support qualification of new product offerings.
•    Ensure customer base is properly informed and kept current on product developments.
•    Lead successful resolution for customer concerns within the assigned region.
•    Document and maintain accurate list of contacts, meeting notes, programs, projects and product usage information for all customers within the assigned region.
•    Provide other support to the corporation and subsidiaries, as required.


QUALIFICATIONS:
•    Must have prior experience managing aerospace customers within region. Customers include Aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and all levels of sub-tier interior / structures / engine supplier companies and other industry entities.
•    Self-motivated, quick learner, comfortable working independently with minimal supervision.
•    Strong aerospace industry knowledge with a strong knowledge of, and established relationships with the aerospace customers in the region. The ideal candidate will have experience working directly with an aircraft OEM and/or major tier one supplier.
•    Experience with cost and pricing models, technical sales approach, remotely based regional sales management and key account management.
•    Ability to work with technical products, preferably with aerospace composites.
•    Project and time management skills to manage multiple activities ranging from short term transactions to long life cycle of engineered solutions.
•    Superior relationship management skills; able to influence through remote communications; fully developed communication and presentation skills.
•    Travel throughout the assigned region, to corporate sites and to trade shows.
•    Must have excellent computer skills including MS Office suite.
•    Candidates must currently reside within the assigned region, preferably near strategic customers.

EDUCATION:
•    Bachelor degree, engineering, technology or science preferred
•    Master’s degree or MBA preferred
•    7 years relevant aerospace sales experience, composites industry experience preferred

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Inside Sales Manager - Pharmaceuticals

LOCATION: US - Colorado

COMPANY: Fast-Growing Pharmaceuticals Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Experienced Pharma Inside Sales Manager. Strong team leadership capabilities. The Inside Sales Manager ensures revenue growth for the organization by meeting and exceeding the sales goals set within the organization through effective planning, targeting and closing new business. The Inside Sales Manager collaborates with the Regional Account Executives and the Account Representative to ensure alignment on goals.

Minimum 5 years’ managing a large team. 5 to 10 years pharmaceutical, ophthalmology or medical sales experience.
    Proven track record on developing and leading a team, must be able to speak to specifics on best practice selling skills.
    Excellent people management skills and the ability to drive sales results; must be metric driven.
    Possess strong written and verbal communication skills necessary for leading others and working with the public.
    Previous experience working within an inside sales role managing a team.
    Strong analytical and organizational skills, along with numerical abilities and problem-solving.
    Demonstrated strong computer abilities including Microsoft products, Outlook, and CRM system
    Bachelor degree required.

Recruiter seeks an Inside Sales Manager. Reporting to the Director of Customer Experience, the Inside Sales Manager is customer oriented, able to build/maintain positive and productive relationships with both external customers and internal customers. The Inside Sales Manager acts as the customer interface by professionally executing the messaging of the company and driving revenue targets. The Inside Sales Manager should be able to set goals and help their inside sales team meet these goals by using a variety of methods and tactics


Essential Functions:
----Establish and maintain a pipeline for sales opportunities and targets for the inside sales team to be measured against.
----Set targets to meet along with goals and produce a plan of action for each specific target to bring the account to close.
----Drive revenue targets set forth by the sales organization.
----Prepare effectively with all available resources to successfully execute sales plan.
----Know material, products, and messaging to communicate thoroughly to customers.
----Quickly initiate and implement plan of action to build new accounts and business.
----Demonstrate nimble response to continuously regroup and plan for successfully meeting all sales goals.
----Focus on new accounts and build a target list accordingly. Work to find opportunity to expand business along side Account Managers.
----Review and analyze failed processes to effectively grow and improve.
----Be fully prepared on every call to be able to execute sales plan, including account preparation, sales call goal setting, overcoming objections, proper materials and resource execution, and follow up plan.
----Understand and communicate the value our organization brings to customers.
----Prepare annual sales plan and prepare monthly updates to ensure successful progress to the end goal.
----Keep and maintain sales metrics as required and submit updates monthly.
----Utilize CRM system to enter all communications with current customers.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Manager, Licensing & New Business Development - Consumer Electronics

LOCATION: US location

COMPANY: Fast Growing consumer electronics and leisure products firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Fast paced Marketing/ Business Development Manager with good understanding of consumer branding and licensing
- Overall, 5+ years of related experience in new business development and sales, brand development and/or brand licensing.
- Significant experience in New Business Development role with demonstrated track record of success in growing the business through definition of new growth opportunities, leading outreach to key strategic partners and acquisition of new customers.
- High Energy, optimistic and highly resilient. Setbacks don’t stop you.
- Confident communicator and comfortable sharing your perspective with others at all levels of organizations (internally and externally)
- Results orientation: You naturally focus on outcomes and impact to the business.
- Creative and Critical thinker with ability to be generate new ideas, use analytic skills to assess and priorities and take feedback from others to continuously build and improve.
- Willing and able to put in the time and energy required to build a startup. Naturally set the pace for yourself and know that it takes hard work (in addition to great ideas and people) to build new businesses.
- Great Team Player: You recognize that teamwork is essential to success and you are willing and able to roll-up sleeves to get the job done. You thrive on collaboration and bring out the best in others through your everyday actions.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: VP Marketing - Security Electronics

LOCATION: US - TBD

COMPANY:  Major Security Electronics Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: VP Marketing with a strong background in the consumer electronics industry

Recruiter, on behalf of a growing consumer electronics firm, seeks a Vice President of Marketing. S/he will be responsible for management of the firm's business, including planning, implementing and executing online & print customer acquisition campaigns to generate business growth along with managing product acquisition and launch.

•   P&L responsibility, annual budgeting and marketing plans

•   Develop Marketing strategies that ensure customer base growth with profitable returns

•   Manage & improve existing search engine strategy (paid and organic)

•   Development of acquisition and retention programs for various customer types, product segments, etc.

•   Management of New Products, Online marketing programs and Print marketing programs. Utilize analytics to monitor site activity and drive strategic marketing decisions

•   Develop, plan, execute and analyze all direct marketing campaigns, including landing pages, sponsorship content, acquisition and retention emails, etc.

•   Drive sales while maintaining integrity of brand

•   Interface closely with IT, Purchasing, Engineering, Finance and senior management on regular basis

•   Develop and maintain customer loyalty programs.

•   Participate as a strategic partner in the development of the company’s long term plans

Experience and Requirements

•   Minimum 5 years experience managing online customer acquisition campaigns for a fast growing, entrepreneurial company that relies heavily upon E-Commerce for its Direct Response Marketing activity

•   Measurable experience in paid and organic search, affiliate programs, comparison shopping engines, email and other online programs

•   Demonstrated ability to deliver a quantity of valuable new customers within the framework of ROI goals, as a key part of a successful business enterprise

•   Ability to create the strategic direction of increasing E-Commerce activity from a variety of online channels to expand market share

•   Solid grasp of IT functionality within web structure, applications and inventory management

•   Understanding of how to utilize analytics to drive strategic marketing decisions

•   Proficient in retention initiatives, including email, site merchandising, customization, and other onboarding tools

•   Effective and influential spoken, written, electronic and presentation skills essential with employees, vendors and cross-functional teams at all levels

•   Proficient in online business management, ranging from IT platforming to order applications, order processing & fulfillment, forecasting and inventory management.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Vice President of Sales (VP Sales) - Scientific Instrumentation

LOCATION: US

COMPANY:  European Instrumentation Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Fast-paced, individual contributor VP Sales, results-oriented sales manager with experiences selling optical/ electrooptical based measuring instrumentation to the research market - such as spectrophotometers, scintillometers, radiometers, or other complex instrumentation

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a very well established European instrumentation firm, a VP Sales, whose territory would cover the US, Canada and Mexico. The Vice President of Sales would be responsible for all sales and marketing activities. Customers are scientific institutes, OEM, industrial. 30% travel.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Vice President of Sales - Pressure Sensitive Tape

LOCATION: US location

COMPANY:  European adhesive tape firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Results-oriented adhesives or tape sales manager with experiences selling into the automotive, industrial or consumer sectors. Excellent communicator. Strong clients' relationship capabilities. Facilites in handling pressure. Results driven. Persuasive Motivator for his/her team and colleagues to ensure goals are achieved. Knowledge of MS Office. Knowledge of Salesforce is a plus. Being able to travel extensively on a national level.

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a European tape manufacturer, a VP Sales. This person will be a highly accomplished and capable sales manager (title could be manager, director or VP, depending upon experience), but this person must be above all able to plan, build and manage the firm's expansion and development of the US masking tape market. The person needs to be a very hands-on person, as opposed to a person who supervises dozens who actually do the sales. This will therefore be, above all, a builder of a product's sales. Initially, s/he will supervise one person, but as needed, other people can be hired. The product currently is mostly sold through distributors but a retail channel is desired. The person needs to be creative and able to build a credible and cost-effective sales plan.

Under the supervision of the Executive Vice President, the main goal of your role is to drive & coordinate the full range of masking tape commercial activities in the USA. The commercial activities include all the different market segments in which the company is already present and the development of new markets.

--Analyse the sales trend short & long term of current clientele and the market potential for new clients.

--Verify & adapt the current sales strategies for potential new markets, channel of distributions capacity & competition edge.

--Establish & apply the commercial strategy with the support of the executive committee;

--Maintain & develop strong relationships with key clients to ensure the company is maximizing all the opportunities of the client's potential including training and development of clients' team. This will be made through regular client meetings and building a joint development plan for each client;

--Lead the USA sales team and ensure SMART objectives are in place;

--Clearly & regularly communicate these sales objectives to the team and drive the team to achieve them;

--Participate to the recruitment process of new sales representative;

--Set provisional budget of the clients' sales, the pricing lists, the incentive & discount programs based on volume, and the spending budget;

--Coordinate the contract negotiations with the main national clients (price, transport, payment terms, etc…);

--Develop, jointly with the R&D and the marketing team, the product range & the sales strategies to apply;

--Answer the clients' requests regarding products, delivery dates and complains. Evaluate the degree of clients' satisfaction through regular surveys;

--Check periodically the clients' credit status;

--Check the inventory levels and recommend actions if necessary;

--Create Sales reporting to highlight the USA team's performance;

--Validate the commission & expenses payment of the sales team.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Vice President, Sales and Marketing - Software

LOCATION: US - Southwest (Dallas, Texas)

COMPANY:  Medium Sized Division of Major European ERP Software Corporation

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Sales oriented, very hands on, aggressive VP Sales & Marketing. Experience selling enterprise software to major corporations

Recruiter, on behalf of a European software corporation, seeks a VP Sales and Marketing, whose territory includes the US, Canada and the UK. Experience selling complex IT solutions, especially to a major global blue chip corporation customer base, would be helpful.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Western Regional Vice President of Sales or Director of Sales - FMCG

LOCATION: US - West (Phoenix, AZ; Denver, CO; Salt Lake City, UT)

COMPANY: Leading American Consumer Products Firm (houseware/ household products)

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Unbureaucractic, aggressive, and strategic FMCG US Western Regional VP Sales. Person must have experience selling without guaranteed distribution.

Recruiter seeks on behalf of major US consumer products firm, a Western Regional VP Sales or Western Regional Sales Director. Key current or potential retail customers:  Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, Gelson's, Henry Lamond, Jensen Distribution, King Soopers, Orchard Supply, Ralphs, Scolaris, Smart N Final, Smiths, Winco, BBQ Galore, Price Smart, Bashas, Bimart, Costco, Safeway, Stater Brothers, Raleys, Save Mart, Haggens, Longs Drug, Western Family, and many others, including hardware and homecenters. Firm's business is a combination of current account management, and gaining new distribution, which takes a tremendous amount of skill and persistence.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Vice President of Sales (VP Sales) - Foods

The Vice President of Sales will be responsible for all categories, with current US sales volume over $250 million. Manage the entire sales force, develop a trade marketing department and establish a sales strategy. Candidates selling branded products through grocery and food service outlets in high consumption markets, particularly in the western and southeastern areas would be of greatest interest. (FMCG candidates in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, or in other areas of the Southwest or Southeast are especially targeted for this position.)

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Director, Business Development - Logistics Services

LOCATION: US - flexible location

COMPANY: Fast Growing Reverse Logistics Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Sales Director with strong contacts in the OEM, telecom, wireless and automotive sectors, ideally involving Reverse Logistics

Recruiter seeks on behalf of a fast growing reverse logistics firm, a Business Development Director who can drive a fast growth of firm's Reverse Logistics business. Asian experience and relationships would also be very helpful.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Sales Director - Consumer Electronics

LOCATION: US - flexible

COMPANY: Major consumer electronics manufacturer

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Consumer electronics Sales Director with proven experience of growing a sales team, including experiences with an sales operation with a revenue over $20 million dollars a year. The Sales Director should have demonstrated excellent communication and leadership skills. Aggressive, results oriented, the Sales Director should have experience in the retail/ consumer market, B2B business

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a major consumer electronics firm, a Director of Sales. The firm is a leading manufacturer of visual display and presentation products, whose extensive line-up of award-winning digital projection devices incorporates the latest innovations and technologies to deliver superior products. This firm has global sales and marketing operations in North America, Europe and Asia. The Sales Director will be responsible for achieving sales goal, target, GP, and P&L; managing distribution, retail, and all sales channels and networks; establishing and exploring new sales channels and opportunities; promoting brand recognition. The Sales Director will manage a team of 20.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Commercial Development Manager - Food Packaging

LOCATION: U.S. location

COMPANY: Major global food packaging manufacturer

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Strategic-thinking business development manager experienced in the food packaging sector

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a major food packaging firm, a Commercial Development Manager. Provides leadership to the organization and guidance for project execution on new business and application development. Owns stewardship of the pipeline projects and data integrity for targeted development areas. Drives product, application, and market development activity.

Job Scope
Scope of accountability:
• Geographic – Americas
• Market – As assigned

Key interfaces
• Reports to Commercial Development Director
• Works with sales team and converter, Brand Owner/Manager to drive
new projects
• Consultant with technology and marketing on new products,
technologies and markets.
• Work closely with Marketing as a key resource in support of market development activity.


Core Accountabilities
Activities/Tasks unique to the job
• Drive execution of pipeline projects and stewards the projects through the development process
• Supports and leads the development of Scoping projects.
• Prospecting responsibility for new technology to identify potential new customers and opportunities in the bounds of what market development have
defined.
• Participate in making commercial viability assessment (i.e. competitive assessment, customer need, etc.) on new technology to expedite time to
market.
• Lead in trial evaluation and follow up with potential customers and markets. Drive for commercialization and identification of product
extensions.
• Drive new technology/product toward commercialization, and assist in handover to sales of fully commercialized product.
• Member of project team providing critical feedback on fitness for use of technologies or products.


Key Metrics
• Safety
• Business controls/compliance
• NBD volume
• Customer/market development
• New business / application opportunities
• T&E budget


Job Requirements
Skills required for position
• Min. 5 years in sales and/or application development in target industry.

Subject matter expert.
• Willingness to travel (50% +)
• Analytical and problem solving capability
• Presentation skills
• Interpersonal and planning skills
• Commercial awareness
• Customer Orientation
• Performance Orientation
• Teamwork
• Influencing Capability
• Work independently
• Proactive
• Self motivated
• IT literate
• Project management skills and process oriented

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Sales Manager - Aerospace materials

LOCATION: US location

COMPANY:  Major aerospace products firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Very well organized aircraft materials sales manager with solid track record in the aircraft industry. 

Recruiter seeks a Sales Manager on behalf of a well established US firm in the aircraft materials field. Reporting to the Vice President of Sales, the Sales Manager will call on customers in the Western US region, possibly also in the Asia-Pacific region. Responsibilities
•    Plan and take appropriate actions to meet or exceed assigned targets for the assigned region, or as directed.
•    Provide relevant information to develop timely, updated forecasts for the assigned region.
•    Create key account, market segment and region-wide plans, tactics and strategies to support corporate goals and targets.
•    Handle all aspects of quotations, proposals, contract preparation and successful negotiations.  Provide program management support for strategic activities, as necessary.
•    Gather customer requirements and competitive information to make preliminary judgments on the possible fit for new business opportunities.
•    Utilize sales tools including Salesforce to capture, analyze and report on regional markets events, customer changes and competitive intelligence.
•    Ensure company is qualified to all regionally-based OEM, sub-tier and aftermarket specifications for all existing products and support qualification of new product offerings.
•    Ensure customer base is properly informed and kept current on product developments.
•    Lead successful resolution for customer concerns within the assigned region.
•    Document and maintain accurate list of contacts, meeting notes, programs, projects and product usage information for all customers within the assigned region.
•    Provide other support to the corporation and subsidiaries, as required.


QUALIFICATIONS:
•    Must have prior experience managing aerospace customers within region. Customers include Aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and all levels of sub-tier interior / structures / engine supplier companies and other industry entities.
•    Self-motivated, quick learner, comfortable working independently with minimal supervision.
•    Strong aerospace industry knowledge with a strong knowledge of, and established relationships with the aerospace customers in the region.  The ideal candidate will have experience working directly with an aircraft OEM and/or major tier one supplier.
•    Experience with cost and pricing models, technical sales approach, remotely based regional sales management and key account management.
•    Ability to work with technical products, preferably with aerospace composites.
•    Project and time management skills to manage multiple activities ranging from short term transactions to long lifecycle of engineered solutions.
•    Superior relationship management skills; able to influence through remote communications; fully developed communication and presentation skills.
•    Travel throughout the assigned region, to corporate sites and to trade shows.
•    Must have excellent computer skills including MS Office suite.
•    Candidates must currently reside within the assigned region, preferably near strategic customers.

EDUCATION:
•    Bachelor degree, engineering, technology or science preferred
•    Master’s degree or MBA preferred
•    7 years relevant aerospace sales experience, composites industry experience preferred 

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Sales Director - Automation Products

LOCATION: US- Southwest (Houston, Texas)

COMPANY: Major Automation Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Petrochemical and pharmaceutical market component and systems sales director with a customer focused attitude and a high degree of professionalism. Very strong verbal and written communication skills are a must.

Recruiter seeks a Director of Sales for an Automation client. Directs and continuously improves the automation product line. Develops and maintains firm relationships with key customers and key industries to understand markets applications, problems, business strategies, and decision-making processes in order to increase market penetration. Achieves product line revenue and profit goals. Assists management with revenue forecasting. Sales Director candidates will have a degree in Marketing, EE or a related discipline and in-depth knowledge of instrumentation and HMI.  The ability to work with a team and a proven ability to operate under pressure with a strong commitment to quality and a disciplined work ethic. Must be able to travel 45-75%.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: VP Sales and Marketing - Telecom services

LOCATION: US - Mountain West (Denver, CO; Salt Lake City, UT)

COMPANY: Telephone and Internet Services Corporation

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Hands-on, dynamic marketer, with good brand creation and advertising experience

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a well established rural telephone company, a VP Sales and Marketing, who would report to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This position is responsible for directing all marketing, sales, and public relations activities for the firm, including a strong emphasis on product development, which leads to generating and sustaining revenue.  

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a Supply Chain services client, a VP Sales. Candidates deemed most suitable for this role might have come from logistics services firms such as Federal Express, UPS, DHL, etc., or possibly from mgmt consulting firms that offer supply chain services. Candidates should have proven track records of strong sales to leading manufacturing firms. 

On behalf of a well established manufacturer of high-end furniture, recruiter seeks a SVP Sales, reporting to the COO. The Senior Vice President of Sales will need to be a top closer with extensive industry contacts, ideally including the Midwest, Southwest and West Coast. The person must be prepared to be a hands on SVP Sales doing extensive national travel.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: VP Sales - Power Equipment

LOCATION: US - Southwest

COMPANY: Major manufacturer of emergency lighting and power equipment

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Strategic thinker able to build market share
•    Thorough understanding of sales and management practices strategies for securing and growing market share
•    Excellent negotiation skills, strong organizational skills
•    Strong focus on ‘Doing it right’
•    High passion, energy, drive, and intelligence
•    High levels of initiative and curiosity
•    Strong sense of urgency
•    Minimum 10 years of P&L responsibility
•    Minimum 10 years selling and managing with selling agents and distributors
•    4-year electrical/electronic engineering or technical degree, MBA preferred

Recruiter seeks a VP Sales, on behalf of a leading company in the emergency lighting and power conversion field. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the VP Sales will develop a successful sales strategy and align the selling channels in North America to achieve expected returns in sales, bookings, and margins for existing Power Products portfolio which consists of battery chargers and power supplies.

Essential Functions:
•    Working together with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in developing and setting strategy for executing the company’s mission to promote revenue, profitability, and growth as an organization through the specific areas of selling battery chargers and power supplies North America
•    Management of the selling channel as products are sold primarily through distributors, must evaluate engaging with rep agents and creating a network of representation
•    Negotiate selling contracts with third party sales representation and distribution that creates a broad network of product representation in North America
•    Develop and administer a scorecard that measures the performance of third party sales representation and motivational rewards to ensure company revenue and margin objectives are met
•    Develop, maintain, and adhere to the approved P&L while providing real-time assessments of the marketplace and adjusting resources and expenses accordingly
•    Strict adherence to country laws and local market laws and practices up to and including employee laws and regulations
•    Acquisition integration duties with realization of synergy requirements through consolidation of selling territories, third party representation, and compensation plans
•    Daily management of all resources within the Power Products sales organization which includes hiring/terminating, disciplining, administering rewards and pay raises, training, guiding and directing, overseeing, implementing improvements in processes and practices/methodologies, and any and all adjustments to headcount and expenses required to achieve and maintain the budget
•    Co-develop (along with the marketing) and maintain the proper selling tools in the local languages to successfully achieve revenue projections, and conduct on-going maintenance of those tools going forward

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Marketing Director - Air Conditioners

LOCATION: US location (flexible)

COMPANY: Leading multinational consumer appliance firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: experiences at Whirlpool, GE, Frigidaire, etc. a plus

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a multi-billion dollar global household appliances firm, a Director of Marketing with strong experience in the consumer Air Conditioner market. Should have depth in marketing or product strategy, be familiar with air conditioner technology trends and sales policies. Strong awareness of technology and brands important. Willingness to travel internationally.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Global Director of Sales - Specialty Chemicals

LOCATION: USA - Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth preferred; Houston) or Denver, Colorado also possible

COMPANY:  Well established specialty chemicals firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: A Sales Director with strong experience in expanding markets to Asia, EMEA, and Latin America.

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a major specialty chemicals manufacturer serving the energy sector, a Global Director of Sales. Reporting to the business unit SVP and General Manager, the Global Sales Director will work with business leadership to develop strategic and tactical goals and objectives, as well as provide direction and recommendation to improve sales efforts for growth. The Global Sales Director will budget, manage, and coordinate sales, service, commercial, technical, and administrative functions for firm's products in order to achieve the sales and market share revenue goals.
The role is responsible for the direction and management of all sales including market competitiveness and distribution and channel strategy for product portfolio.

Job Responsibilities:
    • Lead sales team to execute and deliver sales and growth strategy of the company.  Provide guidance and coaching to develop high impact sales team.
    • Establish and manage high level contacts at key customers and support existing distributors to ensure sales activities achieve the goals and objectives established in conjunction with senior leadership.
    • Support and develop existing global distribution to ensure agreed goals are met.  Ensure all new leads are processed within agreed upon SLAs.
    • Assess and acquire new end customers and distribution channels as needed to achieve market share and revenue goals in the territory.
    • Develop and execute growth strategy plans to increase market penetration.
    • Provide sales training and field support to direct team and distributors. Develop and monitor distributor sales activity within the territory.
    • Create and implement a territory sales plan in conjunction with senior management.
    • Develop relationships and guide distributors, sub-distributors, and sales team in the development of sales strategies, prospecting, pipeline reviews and execution of business plans.  Provide regular reporting on performance to executive leadership.
    • Maintain customer database that provides contact, application and market share data.  Establish and maintain a yearly sales plan for the annual forecast of operations.
    • Ensure exceptional customer service is provided to internal and external customers.
    • Conduct sales calls / exhibition and conference visits which involve international travel.
    • Monitor and review distributor activity which involves international travel.
    • Manage the commercial and administrative requirements for organization.
    • Assist in the growth opportunities of the specialty coatings, sealants, and adhesives segments by looking at potential acquisition targets and at new routes to market.
    • Submit oral, written, and computerized reports.

Essential Skills & Experience:
    • A Bachelor’s degree and/or a minimum 15 years of equivalent experiencing leading high impact teams and selling within the lubrication and chemicals B2B sector. Channel partner sales management and business development experience in a hyper growth environment is preferred. Engineering background and technical sales experience in the lubricants sector is strongly preferred.
    • Experience managing distribution channels and relationship management globally required.
    • New market penetration experience.  Sales and marketing strategy development experience.
    • A proven track record of success in prospecting and achieving monthly goals and can draw upon those experiences to teach others to attain results.
    • High energy and superb communication skills with the ability to consultatively demonstrate our products highlighting their benefits/advantages/features to our customers.  Ability to work with all levels from corporate to field employees.
    • Strong understanding of sales, finance and management skills.
    • Ability to work independently and strong organizational skills to manage time, territory, and resources effectively.
    • Strong follow through skills to close leads and action items.
    • An active listener who continues to learn while pulling others to collaborate in achieving global objectives – A collaborative style.
    • High ethical standards and strong understanding of the region’s various cultures, norms, surrounding how business is conducted in the international markets (Europe, Asia, LATAM) is essential.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Directors of Business Development - Logistics Services

LOCATION: US Southwest

COMPANY:  Major 3PL (Third Party Logistics) Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Hands-on Sales Directors focusing on a variety of industry sectors, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electronics, automobile products, consumer products, etc.

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a leading 3PL firm, several Directors of Business Development, who could be based from home offices. The positions report to either a Vice President or to an Executive Vice President. As the primary facilitator for all business development activities, the Business Development Director has the responsibility for all communications between the firm and the customer.  It is expected that the qualified candidate will have significant industry relationships. Successful candidate will have 10-15 years experience in supply chain, transportation, inventory, process control, with exposure to strategic partnerships or  alliances with logistics providers, specifically in pharmaceutical/ medical or consumer products industries. Successful candidates will have at least 5 years of business development experience in a 3PL environment.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Regional Sales Managers - Metals

LOCATION: Texas, Oklahoma

COMPANY: $200M metals and alloys firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: A metals sales manager with a strong track record of success. The Regional Sales Manager's focus would be on sales to major firms in the ferrous foundry and steel industry. Travel to regional centers of the foundry and steel industry would be expected. Comfort in being an independent "self-starter" would be necessary for this position. Important: this company does NOT require the person to be familiar with their product or even their customer base. They will train. The key requirement is a good sales person who has a can-do attitude and strong enthusiasm to run the territory effectively with minimal supervision.

Recruiter seeks Regional Sales Managers (Texas/Oklahoma Region, Southeast Region) on behalf of a well-established American division of a European metal products firm. The firm is a diversified supplier of raw materials to the ferrous foundry and steel industry in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Its products include briquetted alloys, silicon carbide grain, pig iron, ferro-alloys, ceramic filters, desulfurizers, and many other products. Offering customers with world-class products from worldwide sources via an extensive sales and distribution network, combined with an outstanding sales and technical team in both product application and metal casting gives the firm the ability to identify and develop specific solutions for individual businesses. 

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

To develop and maintain a strong working relationship with key customer decision makers in the following manner:

---Regular and timely contact via personal sales calls, telephone communications, correspondence, technical sessions, product trials, and trade society functions.

---Development of personal relations with the key customer decision makers, and influences in order to create a partnership between the customer and the company. This involves the contact situations described above, as well as appropriate business entertainment within the guidelines of the corporate integrity statement.

---Development and maintenance of a customer information bases which includes personnel, product consumed, customer production data, purchasing methods, method of product use, quality expectations, financial capabilities, business strategies, and competitive factors. This is compiled in order to increase the value of the firm's service to the customer, and to efficiently utilize the resources of the company.

---Provide technical information and services to customers in order to maximize market share and promote an enhanced product value to customers.

---Promotion of a favorable company image by participation in trade society industry, and customer functions.

INTERNAL FUNCTIONS

---To develop and monitor territorial sales objectives to maximize market penetration and company profitability. These are coordinated with the regional sales manager and marketing annually and maintained on a monthly basis via sales "action plan".

---To establish and manage a sales expense budget in order to perform the duties described, efficiently attain our company goals, and promote a positive company image.

---To prepare and submit required and informative reports, including but not limited to account profiles, call reports, forecasts, budget reports, market research, competitive reports, corrective action reports, target reports, etc.

---To maintain a strong working relationship with the regional sales manager, other area sales managers, and support personnel through continuous and diligent communication (personal contact, telephone contact, correspondence, and documentation) to provide the company with the information necessary to achieve our agreed-upon objectives. This is provided by the above-described reports.

---To maintain a strong working relationship with the customer service representative to assure that they are performing their duties in such a manner as to positively contribute to the company's objectives and image.

---To assist in the training and continual education of firm's employees.

---To function as a liaison between our company and its customers and to negotiate the sales of firm's products for the maximum benefit to the company.

---To actively contribute to the Quality Assurance program.

Medium sized firm selling a wide variety of electronic components for the consumer electronics market seeks a sales manager. Experience selling either electronic components or consumer electronics to major national retail chains (Radio Shack, CompUSA, etc.) would be preferred. (Recruiter is targeting Dallas, Ft. Worth, Richardson, Irvine, Arlington, Plano, etc.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Electronic Chemicals

LOCATION: USA

COMPANY: Early Stage US Electronic Materials Startup

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with strong fundraising contacts at Asian Consumer Electronics (especially displays and solar panels) or Venture Capital firms. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) should be fluent in English; Korean, Japanese or Mandarin Chinese skills a strong plus. CPA or CA desirable.

Recruiter seeks a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for a US based startup firm developing chemicals for the electronic displays and photovoltaics industries. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)'s chief role is to raise money and to ensure that it is used wisely.

•   Assess necessary funding levels to support strategic objectives

•   Identify appropriate funding methods and specific funds/groups to target

•   Utilize, cultivate, and strengthen relationships with appropriate private equity and venture capital contacts

•   Work closely with marketing to increase awareness of firm as a strong investment opportunity

•   Lead the development of appropriate materials to “craft the story”

•   Lead preliminary meetings with appropriate potential investors

•   Communicate consistently with management team and board on progress

•   Building detailed financials models for valuation purposes

•   Provide valuation, negotiation, transaction structuring, and due diligence support

•   Anticipate internal and external financial factors to help guide forecasts and budgets

•   Participate with management team to identify ways to achieve financial targets and “hit the numbers”

•   Provide insights regarding pricing, product mix, and market focus.

•   Interact with current investors to ensure everyone understands what we can and cannot achieve financially

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Chief Finance Officer (CFO) - Beverages

LOCATION: US Southwest

COMPANY: Major Beverage Manufacturing Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS:

•   Financial/Accounting Bachelors degree required, MBA preferred.

•   CPA is required.

•   8 to 10 years as a CFO in the food or beverage industry is a requirement.

•   Experience within a manufacturing environment is a requirement.

•   Experience in a senior-financial management role, partnering with corporate executives, resulting in the development and implementation of creative financial management strategies.

•   Demonstrable passion for the positive interaction with employees and developing accounting skill sets for subordinates.

•   Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting a strategic vision into an operation model.

•   Past experience successfully partnering with IT staff to manage critical financial management systems.

•   An effective communicator at all levels in the organization, with strong oral and written skills and willingness to share information.

•   A collaborative and flexible style, with a strong service mentality.

•   Creativity, with experience funding activities in ways that both cover costs and generate operating margins.

Recruiter seeks on behalf of a fast-growing beverages firm, a Chief Finance Officer (CFO). Reporting to and partnering with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will play a critical role in developing and implementing all corporate financial strategies. As a member of the senior leadership team, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be an advisor to all corporate executives and general managers, evaluating and assisting them with their financial plans and economic modeling. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be responsible for overseeing all fiscal and fiduciary responsibilities for the organization.

Strategy

•   As a true business partner to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), assess organizational performance against both the annual budget and our long-term strategy.  Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial

and operational information to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and make actionable recommendations on both strategy and operations.

•   Engage the Board of Directors and all corporate executives regarding financial trends, changes in the operating model(s), and operational delivery.  Assist in establishing annual objectives and meeting agendas, and selecting and engaging outside consultants (auditors, lenders and investment advisors).

•   Oversee long-term budgetary planning and costs management in alignment with our strategic plan, especially as the organization considers potential mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Financial Management

•   Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems to ensure compliance with appropriate Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, regulatory requirements, and Office of management and

Budget audit requirements.  Maintain internal control safeguards and coordinate all audit activities for compliance.

•   Develop and utilize forward-looking, predictive models and activity-based financial analyses to provide insight into the organization’s operations and business plans.

•   Manage cash flow and forecasting.  Develop a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism that includes minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs.  Optimize handling of banking relationships and initiate appropriate strategies to enhance cash positions.

•   Oversee budgeting and implementation of budgets so as to monitor progress and present financial metrics both internally and externally.

•   Represent the company to financial partners, including financial institutions, investors, and auditors. 

Team Management

•   Mentor and develop all finance and accounting employees in a positive and professional manner. Manage work allocation, training, problems resolution, performance evaluation, and building of an effective accounting team dynamic.

•   Partner with and provide leadership to the information technology (IT) team to procure specialized finance and operations IT systems that meet the needs of the organization.

•   Develop collaborative relationships with all corporate executives and general managers in order to develop a trusting and respectful working relationship.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Oil & Gas

LOCATION: US Southwest (Texas - Houston, Dallas or Austin)

COMPANY: O&G Exploration Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with srong Contacts in the Energy Investment sector

Recruiter, on behalf of a firm in the energy sector, seeks a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Strong finance-oriented experience in such areas as financial analysis, budgeting/modeling, profit management, compliance, mergers & acquisitions, strategic planning, analysis and integration. Chief Finance Officer (CFO) who is skillful with interpreting and understanding financial statements and trends, competitive and market trends, operating efficiency enhancement, revenue forecasting, controls, broad-based business leadership. Executive presence, excellent presentation skills and outstanding communications ability. The Chief Finance Officer (CFO) must possess a high level of integrity, ethics, and judgment.

Enterprise Application Service Provider (ASP), serving large base of Fortune 1000 clients, seeks a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Depending on the candidate and structure of the compensation package, firm may choose to hire their CFO prior to or subsequent to their current round of financing. It is very important that the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) candidate have Nasdaq IPO experience as well as experience in successfully raising private equity. It is also very important that this invidual live in the greater Denver area.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: VP Finance - Industrial Equipment Manufacturer

LOCATION: US - Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth area)

COMPANY: Fast-Growing Industrial Equipment Division of Large European Corporation

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: A sharp and unbureaucratic VP Finance with the following:
***Really needs to be a trusted advisor
***Strong fiduciary
***Must be much more than a high level accountant profile
***Broad background in US GAAP and IFRC.
***Ideally also (but not required): Mexico maquiladora experience, as one of the firm's manufacturing sites is a border maquiladora
**Strong personality, strong leadership abilities - someone who can challenge the organization, even challenge the company President
***Forecasting models experience
***Interpretive skills, not just reading from spreadsheets
***Knowledge of EU-US business relationships and structures a plus
***A plus would be experience in M&A work, from the acquirer's side

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Operations Controller - Industrial/ Heavy Equipment

LOCATION: US Southwest - Texas (Houston)

COMPANY: Multi-billion dollar industrial corporation

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: 10 years finance/ accounting experience with minimum 5 years in a supervisory/ management position. Operations Controller with demonstrated expertise in product costing and cost analysis. MBA preferred

Recruiter, on behalf of a multi-billion dollar US industrial corporation, seeking an Operations Controller, who will have responsibility for leading a group of 9 professional staff and have responsibility for all finance and accounting functions for a $300M Supply Chain Business. The Operations Controller will partner with senior management on matters related to strategic planning, supply chain and logistics management and the development of product strategy. Direct staff professionals in performing accounting, financial planning and analysis and product costing and cost analysis activities.  The Operations Controller will work closely with supply management, engineering and the contract logistics center in providing information and reports on operations cost reductions programs.

LOCATION: US - Southwest  (metro- Dallas, Texas)

The AVP Strategic Sourcing/ Procurement will be responsible for developing sourcing strategies for a broad variety of goods and services, identifying sourcing opportunities outside of just contract expirations to realize cost reductions, improving processes with respect to the procurement function and working with internal customers to ensure their business requirements are met. Qualifications: the AVP Strategic Sourcing/ Procurement should have effective organizational skills in handling multiple priorities and meeting required deadlines. Well-developed interpersonal skills for effective management. Experience with automated accounting systems (preferably SAP). PC skills with spreadsheets and database applications. Well-developed analytical, communication (written and verbal) and project management skills. The AVP Strategic Sourcing/ Procurement should have demonstrated skills negotiating with suppliers, writing contracts and interacting with senior management.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Vice President, Supply Chain - Semiconductors (Fabless)

LOCATION: US - Southwest (eg. Arizona, Texas, etc.)

COMPANY: Major fabless semiconductor firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: The Vice President, Supply Chain must be unbureaucratic and familiar with the fabless model or adjustable to it. The Vice President, Supply Chain needs to understand outsourced wafer issues.

Recruiter seeks a VP Supply Chain, who would be reporting to the Worldwide Senior Vice President of Operations (WW SVP Manufacturing). The VP Supply Chain will have overall accountability for the Manufacturing Supply Chain function and will be responsible for developing a world-class outsourced manufacturing model. The VP Supply Chain Management will develop and run the required end-to-end product supply chain capabilities in alignment with cost, customer quality/reliability and other key company deliverables. The VP Supply Chain position will work closely with the management team and targeted supply chain partners to optimize the firm's outsourced manufacturing model, including effective supply chain liability control mechanisms.

VP Supply Chain candidates must be a highly motivated, high energy, and a proven Supply Chain Manager or Supply Chain Director with a track record of successful product delivery. The Vice President Supply Chain candidate must have substantial experience utilizing a worldwide outsourced contract manufacturing model, with clearly demonstrated leadership, a track record of successful delivery, strong teamwork orientation, and excellent communication skills.

Strong background in all aspects of supply chain management is required. In-depth experience in material planning and procurement; inventory control and management; production planning; setting production requirements and managing execution; material movement; and service level negotiations. The Vice President of Supply Chain must be results-oriented with a strong performance, cost management and bottom-line orientation. Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding targets goals. Experience with ERP systems and processes (forecasting, NPI, planning, supply chain metrics). MS degree in Supply Chain Management or related field required. MBA desired.

APICS (American Production & Inventory Control Society) and other industry certifications desired.

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a Supply Chain services client, a VP Sales. Candidates deemed most suitable for this role might have come from firms such as Federal Express, UPS, DHL, etc., or possibly from mgmt consulting firms that offer supply chain services. Candidates should have proven track records of strong sales to leading manufacturing firms. 

LOCATION: US - Southwest  (Denver, Colorado; Phoenix, Arizona; Houston, Austin or Dallas, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah)

The Vice President of Operations Strategy is responsible for working with the senior management team to identify opportunities to improve company performance. The company has identified 10 to 12 key business cycles and will wish to review and improve their performance of these business processes over the course of the next several years. The ideal Vice President of Operations Strategy will have prior experience in management consulting at the manager level or above and a successful track record of significantly improving business performance. S/he must have knowledge and experience in large-scale discrete manufacturing industries such as construction, engineering, automotive, heavy equipment, or aerospace. Other manufacturing industries would also be applicable such as in consumer products.

Vice President, Worldwide Materials responsible for leading, developing, implementing and managing global Materials strategies with each regional Materials Lead in Firm's geographies to assure optimal supply, flexibility, quality, delivery performance and sourcing compliance, are executed by each applicable site. This position parallels a VP, Worldwide Purchasing; both report to a Senior Vice President. This position is largely Materials-focused, not procurement-oriented. Candidates coming from manufacturers of computers, consumer electronics, or leading contract manufacturing firms specializing in electronics and other electronic assembly would be most appropriate. Recruiter seeks Vice President, Worldwide Materials candidates who have supervised materials operations at a large number of manufacturing facilities, preferably in a multitude of countries. The key mission of this person is to harmonize and fine-tune the worldwide materials organization.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Directors of Business Development - Logistics Services

LOCATION: US: Southwest

COMPANY:  Major 3PL (Third Party Logistics) Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Hands-on Sales Directors focusing on a variety of industry sectors, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electronics, automobile products, consumer products, etc.

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a leading 3PL firm, several Directors of Business Development, who could be based from home offices. The positions report to either a Vice President or to an Executive Vice President. As the primary facilitator for all business development activities, the Business Development Director has the responsibility for all communications between the firm and the customer.  It is expected that the qualified candidate will have significant industry relationships. Successful candidate will have 10-15 years experience in supply chain, transportation, inventory, process control, with exposure to strategic partnerships or  alliances with logistics providers, specifically in pharmaceutical/ medical or consumer products industries. Successful candidates will have at least 5 years of business development experience in a 3PL environment.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Director of Supply Chain (Director of Materials) - Consumer Electronics

LOCATION: US - Southwest (Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas)

COMPANY: Electronics

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: A very fast-paced Supply Chain Director. Very hands-on. Mostly materials management orientation. Strong NPI (new product introduction) experiences. Spanish fluency a plus.

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a fast growing electronics firm, a Director of Supply Chain (Director of Materials). Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Supply Chain (Materials Director), would supervise 10. The Supply Chain Director (Materials Director) will lead and direct all facets of supply chain management including, but not limited to, material forecasting, capacity planning and sourcing, master scheduling, inventory control and financial costing, purchasing, logistics, warehousing, inventory management as necessary for JIT materials support to the various production centers. Position must demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative style of working with all groups, to accomplish shared goals and objectives. he Supply Chain Director (Materials Director) will provide leadership, direction and business unit development.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Director, Business Development - Logistics Services

LOCATION: US - flexible

COMPANY: Fast Growing Reverse Logistics Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Sales Director with strong contacts in the OEM, telecom, wireless and automotive sectors, ideally involving Reverse Logistics

Recruiter seeks on behalf of a fast growing reverse logistics firm, a Business Development Director who can drive a fast growth of firm's Reverse Logistics business. Asian experience and relationships would also be very helpful.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Director of Supply Chain - Medical Devices

LOCATION: US - Colorado

COMPANY:  Fast-Growing Medical Devices Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Experienced Medical Devices or Pharma Director of Supply Chain with equal balance between planning and purchasing. The Director of Supply Chain will supervise production planning and purchasing teams. The Supply Chain Director must be flexible, strategic, and hands-on

Recruiter seeks a Director of Supply Chain. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Operations, the Supply Chain Director represents the knowledge and capability of supply chain principles and techniques that can be applied to all the products produced at the site to ensure supply meets the needs of the market. The role dictates both a strategic ap proach and a tactical implementation function. The role needs to integrate within the site to fully understand the sites lead times, capacities and capabilities. The role includes direct responsibility for all supply, new product launch, change control (source changes, regulatory changes, label and market access changes), inventory levels and production scheduling. 

• Responsible for all aspects of procurement, planning/scheduling, inventory management and strategic sourcing.
• Work with business to establish minimum, maximum and safety stock targets for each item 
• Participate in improvement projects at the site that impact productivity, planning, scheduling and meeting
customer requirements
• Facilitate the monthly S&OP processes and escalate issues and action plans  
• Direct and manage all cGMP supply chain and materials management functions
• Develops and published key performance indicators (KPIs) and manages to them.
• Meet annual cost savings goals.
• Identify and qualify suppliers of raw materials, commodities, equipment, and/or supplies.
• Lead/Direct material cost reduction efforts, pricing negotiations, on-time delivery and other issues with suppliers.
• Ensures production has the components, equipment, and supplies needed to meet production goals and
customer demand.
• Provide leadership that includes performance management, mentorship, hiring, development and training for
retention.
• Manages purchasing and planning data integrity
• Key business user for ERP tools and functionality
• Develops budgets/policies/procedures related to all production planning and procurement
• Manages team of Production Planners and Buyers
 
 
EXPERIENCE AND NECESSARY SKILLS:
• Bachelor’s degree, MBA preferred.
• Pharmaceutical or regulated industry background required, aseptic manufacturing experience a plus Planning
experience required and continuous improvement or Lean skills a plus
• 10+ years of related management experience is required
• APICs/CPIM certification strongly desired
• Working knowledge of cGMP guidelines / standards preferred 
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate effectively
• Excellent ERP software skills
• Experience with project management & planning

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Sourcing Manager/ Commodity Manager - Industrial Equipment Manufacturer

LOCATION: US - Texas (Brownsville)

COMPANY:  Major Industrial Equipment Manufacturer

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Spanish-English bilingual Sourcing Manager with strong experiences in metals and plastics.

Recruiter seeks a Sourcing Manager or Commodity Manager who develops and executes multi-year, cross-functional (e.g. product line leaders, material managers, engineers, operations managers, quality managers and buyers) supply chain strategies for key assigned commodities. The Sourcing Manager or Commodity Manager minimizes total landed cost (material cost, freight, duties, inventory, etc.) impact by containing costs through supply base management processes and strategies working with suppliers and the company. Facilitates cross-functional communications to drive optimized sourcing strategies in New Product Development Programs.

Essential Functions
-----Develop supply base / commodity strategies consistent with business initiatives. Analyze suppliers and their industries, identify preferred suppliers, and regionalize / rationalize / optimize supply base.
-----Track and communicate global commodity industry trends, supplier and competitor strategies, key commodity cost drivers, economic factors and opportunities in the global market place.
-----Develop and utilize customized list of Preferred Suppliers to support company requirements
-----Supplier regionalization / rationalization strategy (grow/manage/exit strategies), by developing short, mid and long-term supplier business roadmaps to directly support the Matamoros, Mexico Operations and Brownsville, Texas Distribution Center
-----Deliver budgeted / forecasted cost reductions by assigned commodity.
-----Develop Cost Models to understand "should be" cost to identify and drive cost reduction opportunities and assure cost competitiveness in pursuit of new business opportunities.
-----Work closely with Manufacturing, Purchasing and Engineering in support of Cost Estimating/Quotation process
-----Identify Cost Reduction opportunities based on:
            Benchmarking data base and key cost driver analysis
            Capacity analysis at suppliers
            Product/process improvements
            Implementation of new technologies
            Execution of competitive sourcing process
            Commodity market trends
-----Manage the Suppliers / Supply Base in assigned commodities, globally
-----Understand supplier’s supply base structure, financial strength, core competencies, manufacturing/engineering capabilities, open capacity, strengths and weaknesses, and so on.
-----Negotiate price and contract agreements. Ensure key contractual reductions are realized.
-----Improve speed and flexibility of the supply chain to align with internal and external customer expectations, primarily through lead time generation and risk mitigation activities (VMI, Consignment, Logistics network, etc.)
-----Improve and track supplier performance (Quality, Delivery and Cost)
-----Establish best practices in Supply Chain prior to production to achieve product launch and ramp-up schedules. Drive supplier tooling, process qualification, and capacity plans. Drive extended payment terms and inventory velocity requirements, and so on.
-----Partner with incumbent suppliers to develop and expand new technologies within production to achieve sustainable competitive advantages by; (1) improving current quality levels (e.g. control characteristics identification, production reliability analysis, etc.), (2) technology development, (3) raw material sourcing (pass through pricing), and (4) cost (leaning out manufacturing and supply chain, value stream mapping, etc)
-----Support New Product Development Initiatives
-----Coordinate early engagement of component selection reviews to optimize supply chain in terms of lead time, life cycle, re-use, and availability.
-----Initiate RFQ’s for new product projects or engineering projects and award business per strategy.
-----Lead resolution of material shortages and other commercial issues with buyers, planners, suppliers and other internal partners, when necessary.
-----Lead / communicate new product roadmaps and actions between suppliers and our internal customers.
-----Support other supply chain and other special projects and ad-hoc management requests.

Education
    Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or related degree.
    MBA, is preferred, but not required.

Experience / Skills Required
-----Minimum 5+ years of progressive supply chain experience with a concentration in sourcing and purchasing in the Mexico / Latin America, Southern-US region.
-----Any combination of technical training, APICS, CPM, NAPM, and / or ISM certifications preferred as well as prior purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
-----Must be able to understand & interpret blueprints and technical data, review new techniques and materials, assess its usefulness and application to the Company, and communicate this information to internal customers.
-----Proficiency using Microsoft Excel (pivot table, formulas, reports) and MRP systems is essential.
-----Experience identifying, evaluating and developing new suppliers required in execution of role.
-----Superior written and oral communication skills in Spanish and English, and the ability to manage multiple, conflicting priorities.
-----Must have a strong sense of urgency and the ability to perform and react to deadlines.
-----This position requires tact and diplomacy in dealing with suppliers and internal customers and being able to work in a team environment.
-----Must possess negotiation, communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills with demonstrated results.
-----Must be willing to travel, as needed.

LOCATION: US - Southwest  (Phoenix, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas, etc.)

The Director Sourcing & Materials Management will be responsible for all regional sourcing and materials functions, policies, and programs including forecasting manpower and facilities requirements; establishing procurement standards, policies, and key vendor relationships/ partnerships;developing and implementing product and part movement and delivery strategies; developing inventory control and production planning programs; establishing and meeting supplier quality standards. The Director Sourcing & Materials Management will develop and maintain a well trained and highly motivated staff capable of performing the above functions and playing a key role in meeting the corporate growth goals.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Global Commodity Manager - Chemicals

LOCATION: US - Southwest (Houston, Texas)

COMPANY: $15 billion US multinational corporation

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Able to work well across multiple countries and regions. The Global Commodity Manager must be able to assume the duties of the job immediately. Top procurement people from organizations well known for having highly effective supply chain groups (eg., Dell, Toyota, Delphi, GE Plastics, etc.). Essential: Strong technical knowledge of the sub-sector plus strong commercial/ strategic skills (possibly an MBA). A proven track record in the business, manufacturing, supply chain and/or commercial areas. The Global Commodity Manager must have strong leadership, change management and networking capabilities. Skills at working complex cross-stream and cross-BU issues. Desirable: A second European language in addition to English an advantage (German or French preferred)

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of major multinational employing approximately 8,500 people in 25 countries, with most facilities in the USA and Europe, a Global Commodity Manager (US or Europe location). Position is reporting to the Regional Procurement Director: Firm is driving to improve significantly the way third party spend is managed, thereby establishing procurement as a key strategic lever.

LOCATION: US - Southwest  (Houston, Texas)

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Plant Manager - Packaging

LOCATION: US - Southwest (Nevada)

COMPANY: Fast growing packaging products firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Minimum of 10 years of management experience in a manufacturing environment. Extensive background in plastics/injection molding is required. Packaging experience preferred. Six Sigma certification. Bachelors Degree. Strong organizational, problem solving & communication skills. Ability to effectively lead and develop others. Demonstrated performance Lean manufacturing

Recruiter, on behalf of a fast growing national packaging products firm, seeks a Plant Manager. The primary duties of the Plant Manager will include planning, guiding, and directing the plant operations to achieve plant objectives for safety, quality, on-time delivery, and customer satisfaction.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Software/ IT Services

LOCATION: US Southwest (Dallas, Texas)

COMPANY: Software/ IT Services Firm

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Strong results-oriented Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Recruiter seeks on behalf of a promising software firm, a Chief Information Officer (CIO), who would report to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). The Chief Information Officer’s role is to provide vision and leadership for developing and implementing information technology initiatives. The CIO directs the planning and implementation of Company’s IT systems in support of business operations in order to improve cost effectiveness, service quality, and business development. The CIO is responsible for all aspects of the Company’s information technology and systems.

•   The CIO participates in strategic and operational governance processes of the business organization as a member of the senior management team.

•   The CIO leads IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems across the organization.

•   The CIO develops and maintain an appropriate IT organizational structure that supports the needs of Company’s business.

•   The CIO establishes IT departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures.

•   The CIO acts as an advocate for the Company’s IT vision via regular written and in-person communications with the organization’s executives, department heads, and end users.

•   The CIO identifies opportunities for the appropriate and cost-effective investment of financial resources in IT systems and resources, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and in-house development.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Municipal/Government Sector

LOCATION: US Southwest location

COMPANY: Major US City

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: a CTO with 10 yrs of well-rounded experiences in at least four of the following areas: cyber security, information technologies, digital technologies, telecommunications, and program management. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) status or on track to obtain

Recruiter seeks a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on behalf of a client in a major US city. The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) directs  Technologies and Projects; develops strategic planning to address the short-term and long-term technological needs; directs necessary technology investments in infrastructure, digital forensics and evidentiary matters, surveillance, automation, and special projects; ensures departmental information security; protects departmental technology assets.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: General Manager - Software

LOCATION:  US Mountain West

COMPANY: Telecommunications Corporation

An early stage customer care and billing software division of a small privately held telecommunications services provider seeks a General Manager. This position is responsible for the overall operation, management and direction of the software business unit. This position likely fits best a General Manager who seeks a responsible and stable position in a smaller, well established company environment. KEYWORDS:  Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, CO, UT,  MT, ID, Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs,  Boise, SLC, Provo

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: VP Engineering- MOCVD Equipment

LOCATION: USA

COMPANY: Major Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer

HEADHUNTER FOCUS: Fast paced, project oriented VP Engineering, good people management skills. Strong costing, manufacturability, product life cycle planning experience.

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a leading semiconductor equipment firm, a VP Engineering, who reports to the business unit General Manager. The ideal profile is a strategic and tactical senior leader to help set and drive firm's vision. This person will manage and inspire a group of 30+ highly educated and technologically seasoned staff. 10-15 + years of hands-on technical development experience in the areas of vacuum deposition and epitaxial growth along with extended experience in progressively responsible senior level management of R&D operations, process and engineering staff.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: VPR&D or SVP Product Development - Batteries

LOCATION: To be discussed

COMPANY: Battery startup

Recruiter seeks, on behalf of a battery startup firm, a VPR&D or SVP Product Development, ideally with experience in advanced generation batteries. Firm's proprietary technology uses an advanced composite material to power a range of applications currently served by lithium ion, nickel-metal hydride, and lead acid batteries. The VPR&D or SVP Product Development will be an important member of the company's senior management team. Duties will be both tactical and strategic in nature. This individual is expected to lead a product development effort that will champion the launch of novel technologies for the traditional battery markets, including power tools, stationary, motive power, and automotive battery markets.