Head of Indirect Procurement – Consumer Goods Sector

Client
A multi-national consumer goods company with a multi-billion euro turnover and a diverse range of branded products.

Objective
Find a Procurement Professional to take control of all spend activities for all indirect goods and services within the Research & Development function across Europe. The candidate must have experience influencing at senior management level and will have previously developed category purchasing across a diverse spend totaling several hundred million pounds.

Method
Advertising & Selection method utilising a combination of the trade press and specialist internet sites. Capitalised on the client’s strong branding and the careful placing of the advertising to generate a strong targeted response.

Result
Narrowed the response to 8 possibles following initial screening then carried out a full interview screening against defined competencies to produce a shortlist of 3. Client carried out two interviews and further behavioural assessment before making a successful offer.

Client Testimonials

I always call Ian when I am looking for senior professionals. On each occasion that I recruited through Ian he always took the time to really understand exactly what I was looking for. He is not a CV pusher like so many other lesser recruiters. Whether through his known database or through a well placed advert Ian always managed to deliver the right shortlist.

threesixty offer excellent advice, build great relationships and their knowledge of the market and professional approach has enabled us to recruit exceptional candidates for our organisation. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending threesixty selection’s services.

My experience of dealing with threesixty selection has been first rate. They were very professional, provided excellent advice and gave honest and constructive feedback. I would have no hesitation in recommending their services to others.

I have known John for over ten years during which time I have found his approach to be straightforward, honest and professional. His experience helps him understand requirements quickly, while his knowledge of the market provides useful feedback and has enabled him to identify high calibre professionals for me.

They are open and honest in their approach with a commitment to provide a quality service. They deliver what they promise.

Ian found Simon our Finance Director for us having tracked his career for a number of years. Simon was one of a number of highly competent candidates that Ian presented to us, all of whom would have fitted the bill in terms of their ability to do the job, giving us the ability to make our selection for all the right reasons. Simon was looking for a company like ours and so in many ways it was a marriage made in heaven. Ian worked with us to get the brief right so that we did not have to ask difficult questions later (which was excellent since over 150 people applied for the position). I would freely recommend threesixty to anyone who is embarked on the sometimes expensive and potentially frustrating journey of executive search.