Industrial - Consea

Strategic Executive Search for Industrial Innovation

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.

The Industrial Executive Search Process

Our approach to executive search for industrial manufacturing is designed to ensure precise alignment between leadership capabilities and sector-specific challenges.

1. Need Assessment

We work with CHROs, operational executives, and boards to define leadership requirements tailored to your sector, market, and organizational structure.

2. Candidate Sourcing

Using global talent networks and advanced search methodologies, we build a curated pipeline of executives with experience in manufacturing leadership recruitment and transformation.

3. Evaluation & Interviewing:

Our assessments are structured around industry benchmarks and strategic competencies such as supply chain innovation, engineering leadership, plant optimization, and digital transformation.

4. Final Selection & Onboarding:

We manage transparent negotiations and guide onboarding strategies that are tailored to multi-site, multicultural, and operationally complex environments.

Defining the Ideal
Industrial Executive

Profile of Top Performers

Industrial executives must lead through complexity with both strategic clarity and operational precision. We look for:

Strategic agility to manage market volatility and cross-border operations

Technical literacy in fields such as industrial automation and equipment

Proven transformation experience in areas like sustainability, digitization, and supply chain redesign

The ability to lead across functions, cultures, and geographies

A vision that connects production performance with long-term commercial growth

Human Capital Consulting Spotlight

Consea’s services go beyond recruiting. We help clients future-proof their leadership through:

Succession planning for roles in engineering, plant management, and innovation

Leadership development for C-level talent across global industrial hubs

DEI strategy aligned to plant culture and regional workforce dynamics

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.

Real World Impact

Appoint operations leaders who scale multi-site production across continents
Recruit digital transformation executives for smart factory initiatives
Fill CEO and COO roles for companies expanding into new product lines or regions

Testimonials

“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.”

 — CHRO, Global Appliance Manufacturer

“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.”

 — CEO, Industrial Equipment Group

Actionable Strategies
& Tools

Best Practices for C-Level Hiring in Industrial Companies

Match executive capabilities to both organizational lifecycle and manufacturing maturity

Use predictive leadership assessments to reduce ramp-up time and improve retention

Integrate onboarding with plant-level and corporate culture from day one

Balance internal mobility with external talent sourcing in niche markets

Driving the Future 
of Industry Through Executive Leadership

As complexity accelerates across global manufacturing, so does the need for transformational leadership. Whether your organization is expanding, evolving, or reinventing, the right executive can make all the difference. Consea is your partner in manufacturing leadership recruitment—trusted by industrial companies worldwide to deliver the leaders who move business forward.