Process & Basic Materials Industries

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In the process industry, leadership determines operational excellence.

High energy prices, rising regulatory requirements and increasing pressure on margins are changing the process and basic materials industries noticeably. This makes executives and specialists all the more important – people who secure stability, raise efficiency and drive transformation with a sense of proportion.

We find people who understand operational excellence as a strategic lever – for margins, security of supply, plant availability and sustainable development.

C-Level & Board

C-level profiles in the process and basic materials industries lead in a demanding environment: high capital intensity, energy and raw material costs, regulatory requirements, decarbonisation, delivery capability and demanding B2B customer relationships are closely interlinked.

Successful leadership combines operational excellence with strategic foresight. It strengthens continuous improvement, secures plant availability, keeps margins in view and aligns production, supply chain and sales consistently with market, demand and delivery capability. At the same time it creates room for innovation – in energy efficiency, decarbonisation, automation, new raw materials and digital process solutions.

  • Managing directors, executive management
  • Advisory and supervisory board profiles
  • Business succession

 

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Management & Leadership  

In the process and basic materials industries, executives carry responsibility for stable processes, safe plants and commercial results. Decisions have to be reliable, technically well-founded and often taken under considerable time pressure – in production, maintenance, HSE, supply chain and sales.

Strong executives secure plant availability, keep costs and margins in view and create orientation within complex technical organisations. They drive process improvements and technological development forward without jeopardising stability and safety in ongoing operations.

We fill key roles in production, process engineering, maintenance, HSE, quality, energy and raw materials management, procurement, logistics, supply chain, technical sales, automation, compliance, business continuity, and in process innovation and technical development.

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  • Executive management
  • Plant management
  • Production management
  • Operations management
  • Technical management
  • Head of process engineering
  • Head of maintenance
  • Head of HSE
  • Head of quality
  • Head of energy management
  • Raw materials management
  • Head of procurement
  • Head of logistics
  • Head of supply chain
  • Head of technical sales
  • Head of automation
  • Head of compliance

Experts & Professionals

Process engineering, maintenance, HSE, quality, energy, automation, laboratory, raw materials management, supply chain and technical sales are central functions in the process and basic materials industries. The right specialists in these areas are scarce – and mostly not actively on the market.

We reach these profiles through direct approach and examine closely what counts in the specific environment: a robust understanding of processes, a sense of responsibility, technical depth and the ability to act reliably under real operating conditions.

That is how we find people who effectively support plant availability, safety, quality, efficiency and technological development.

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  • Process technicians
  • Process engineers
  • Maintenance specialists
  • HSE specialists
  • Quality managers
  • Laboratory management
  • Energy and raw materials specialists
  • Automation specialists
  • Operations technicians
  • Compliance specialists
  • Supply chain specialists
  • Logistics specialists
  • Technical sales profiles
  • Continuous improvement specialists

Let’s talk about your key position in the process and basic materials industries

Norbert Meyer-Oltmanns knows raw-material-, energy- and process-intensive industries from his own leadership and P&L responsibility. Let’s establish which person can effectively combine stability, operational excellence and development within your organisation.

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