With over 50 years of global experience, Consea Group in executive search for industrial manufacturing and adjacent sectors including automotive, industrial automation and equipment, household appliances, eyewear, and mechanical engineering. As a global executive search firm industrial companies trust, our technical insight, international reach, and relationship-driven approach help organizations attract and retain transformational leaders, whether for C-level hiring or long-term talent strategy.
Executive search for industrial manufacturing requires deep alignment between technical expertise and business vision. The leaders we help companies find are not only fluent in engineering or operations, but also equipped to drive growth across complex, matrixed environments. This is especially critical in sectors like automotive, industrial automation and equipment, household appliances, eyewear, and mechanical engineering.
As one of the top industrial executive search firms, Consea understands both the leadership dynamics and the technical complexity unique to these sectors.
We work with CHROs, operational executives, and boards to define leadership requirements tailored to your sector, market, and organizational structure.
Using global talent networks and advanced search methodologies, we build a curated pipeline of executives with experience in manufacturing leadership recruitment and transformation.
Our assessments are structured around industry benchmarks and strategic competencies such as supply chain innovation, engineering leadership, plant optimization, and digital transformation.
We manage transparent negotiations and guide onboarding strategies that are tailored to multi-site, multicultural, and operationally complex environments.
Industrial executives must lead through complexity with both strategic clarity and operational precision. We look for:
Consea’s services go beyond recruiting. We help clients future-proof their leadership through:
Women in Industrial Leadership Fast-Track Program
What it is: A targeted initiative to prepare women in engineering, operations, and technical functions for leadership roles in male-dominated industries like automotive, electromechanical, and plant engineering.
Leadership Pipeline Heatmaps
What it is: Visual dashboards that map leadership readiness, promotion potential, and diversity gaps across the client’s business units or regions.
Global Leadership Integration Programs
What it is: A cross-cultural leadership development track for executives managing teams across APAC, Europe, or North America.
Leadership Employer Branding and EVP Strategy
What it is: Positioning a company as a destination for top leadership talent, especially among women, Gen Z, or global professionals.
“Consea brought us a shortlist of leaders who were technically excellent and culturally aligned. Their process helped us gain clarity on what our organization needed next.”
“They understood the stakes and the complexity of our global operation. From start to finish, they were true partners in helping us find leadership built for the future.”