What Retained Search?
Contingency recruitment works for active candidates. Head hunting works for everyone else – and the best people are rarely active. We work retained because it means we’re fully committed to your search, not hedging our bets across ten. You get one focused team, a defined process and a guaranteed outcome. Exclusive by choice. Not by accident.
Who We Search For
Senior commercial leaders. Operations directors. Heads of function. The hire that changes the shape of a department or a business. We’ve been trusted with MD, FD and board-level searches by owner-managed manufacturers who need a partner with discretion and genuine market knowledge — not a portal with a premium subscription.
Our Search Methodology
We start with a thorough brief – role, remit, culture, succession context and the reason the last person left. We then build a longlist from our proprietary networks, direct mapping and targeted outreach. Every approach is personal, every conversation is confidential. We present a shortlist of three to five qualified, interested candidates – not a stack of CVs. The right hire. First time.
Market Intelligence Included
As part of every retained search we provide a salary benchmark, a competitor landscape and candidate feedback from the market. Even if your ideal candidate turns the role down, you’ll know why — and you’ll know what to do differently next time. That intelligence belongs to you.
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