Executive Search

At Salomons & Partners we have a keen understanding of the impact of leadership, as we are experienced former business leaders ourselves.

Our specialist expertise is in sourcing the very best talent for consumer oriented businesses, in particular for hard to find and mission critical profiles.

Diagnosis
Behind every search assignment lies a business challenge. We will spend significant time with you understanding your business challenges, culture, purpose and requirements. We will share with you our industry insight to calibrate the expectations.

Great candidates
With out proprietary research methodologies and tools, we are able to identify and assess the best available candidates in the market. Since we are a boutique organization, we are limited by fewer off-limits than larger organizations and have therefore better access to the top candidates. Our commitment is that we continue building the talent pool until you have reached a hiring decision.

Transparency and accountability
We make sure that you will stay abreast of the progress of the project(s) through regular reporting and an open dialogue. We will ensure that the key stakeholders remain involved in the process until the end.

Care
We take pride in our proactive and transparent communication with candidates. We perform thorough reference checks to verify a finalists credentials. After placement, our commitment to our Clients and candidates continues with regular follow-up. We measure our success by the long-term business impact of our involvement.

Recent projects

Country Manager – Retail

We recently placed a Country Manager Netherlands for an international textiles retailer. The client had recently opened 35 stores and was looking to expand to more than 200 within 3 years. The requirements were for an entrepreneurial inclined candidate with solid retail experience

Global Customer
Development Director
FMCG

The Client faced a challenge in optimizing the return of the counterparts obtained in negotiations with global retailers. The role required a specialist in this area, who in addition could be the thought leader for the key account community

General Counsel
& Chief Corporate
Governance Office
Sustainable Food
and Construction materials

A Brazilian manufacturer of food and construction materials based on Coconut looked to develop a corporate head office for their commercial operations, based in Amsterdam. The role covers establishing their European footprint

Country GM – eCommerce

One of the largest fashion eCommerce players in Europe was looking to create a GM position for Switzerland to provide this multi-lingual and -cultural market more focus. The requirements were for a person with deep local market and shopping insight, while the role required relocation to the global head-office

Head of Revenue
Management – FMCG

Highly specialized role aimed at improving net revenue in the light of stagnating volume for a large FMCG player. The role required deep analytical knowledge as well as the ability to drive change through out the organization 

Global Business
Development Director
Beverage

The Client was looking to enter into white-spaces to expand their brands globally. We supported their strategy by recruiting a Business Development Director. Time to Shortlist: 3 weeks