Kaizen Supply Chain and Procurement is a trusted recruitment partner for clients looking for senior appointments in this specialist space. Supply chain and procurement spans every type of industry so our client organisations include automotive, consulting, financial services, engineering, FMCG, professional services, and aerospace.
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End to end supply chain incorporates a full cycle that enables customer demand for a product or service to be satisfied. This typically runs from purchase of inbound raw materials to warehousing and outbound logistics to the final customer taking receipt of the finished goods. Recent economic challenges have given supply chain and procurement a stronger representation in most companies, including at board level. Our clients face growing demand for speed to market and improving customer service while reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
As supply chain recruitment specialists, we appreciate that such skills can be in short demand – we maintain a broad base of both clients and candidates, as we believe that supply chain skills are often highly transferable from one industry to another. Supply chain and procurement is a fascinating arena as the topical drivers are continually changing. Considerations can include cost reduction, supplier rationalisation, contingency planning particularly with recent extreme weather events, low cost country sourcing, outsourcing, rising fuel costs, sustainability considerations and recycling, to name but a few.
We pride ourselves on completing assignments with challenging specifications, whether these include niche category requirements, language skills, global mobility or indeed any type of specialist experience in this space. As testament to our levels of client satisfaction, we enjoy a high percentage of repeat business. We work across the UK and are comfortable advising clients on salary expectations, succession planning, candidate backgrounds as well as challenging preconceptions to provide a broad yet relevant shortlist.
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I have worked with Simon for over 18 years and have always received outstanding service. We work closely together as a team, enabling good levels of communication bringing clarity to even the most complex of issues. Simon is reliable, efficient, professional and, above all, truthful. The post contract contact has been first class, with a start to completion service that is second to none. I would have no hesitation in recommending Simon to any companies that wants and expects a superior recruitment service.
I have worked with Simon over many years recruiting senior roles. Right from the outset Simon ensures that he is clear on the fit for the business, not just technically but equally importantly, culturally. He manages expectation from the outset that he will be putting forward a short list of high calibre candidates and I am always confident that he has vetted and briefed them fully. Simon gives great focus on getting feedback from both us as a client and from the candidates and is always completely open with this helping to ensure that, if we need to, we can improve our interview process. He is also exceptionally good at managing the offer process in terms of timescales and also managing candidate and hirer expectations. Simon has excellent industry knowledge that means that he knows where passive candidates are as well as those actively looking meaning that you have the best reach to candidates. On a personal note, Simon is an excellent, professional and honest recruiter but also brings humour and straight talking to the table.