AUSTIN FRYE'S FUNCTIONAL ROLES
Getting to know you
What do you do?
Austin Frye have chosen to serve some very specific markets. Our knowledge of these markets ensures we can connect exceptional talent like you with the top manufacturing and private equity organisations operating in the sector.
A Highly Exclusive Non-Exec Director Register
Austin Frye have deeply entrenched relationships with the leading private equity owners operating in our chosen sectors. They trust us to introduce international, highly knowledgeable and successful senior executives to inform their buying and selling decisions and lead their portfolio companies into the future. This is highly exclusive register. Please contact us if a consultancy opportunity like this would be of interest to you.
Board
The Board of Directors sets the tone and strategic direction of any organisation, thus effective board leadership is vital in ensuring that an organisation can operate to its fullest capacity, while protecting its general interests and creating value for the benefit of all the shareholders.
At Austin Frye, our consultants are highly experienced advisers on the Board selection process, bringing together organisations and superior individuals that share similar values, goals and aspirations to address the toughest strategic and operational challenges. Spanning 30 years, our candidates have successively become our clients, who have become CEOs. We know our market intimately, and so understand our clients needs strategically, operationally and culturally.
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Operations Officer | Chief Sales Officer | Chief Marketing Officer | Chief Finance Officer | Chief HR Officer | Chief Procurement Officer
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Operations
Behind every high performance organisation is a slick and streamlined operations function. Acknowledging the importance of getting the key infrastructure right, is what raises global enterprises above their competitors.
The role of the operations leaders is considerably diverse, changing markedly from one organisation to another across various industry sectors, markets and geographies. From overseeing ongoing business operations within the company, development, systems improvements to the management of resources, the responsibilities of operations function continue to evolve with the emergence of new global trends and innovations.
At Austin Frye, we understand the strategic value of the operational leadership and the challenges facing leaders. Leveraging this understanding, our operation practice delivers career opportunities to senior professionals with the potential to take on the company’s responsibilities. Please, submit your CV choosing one of the below functions, so that our team can more readily connect you with the right opportunities.
Sales
Nowadays, sales leaders play a much broader and more strategic role in organisation ventures. Dynamic marketplaces driven by globalisation, evolving customer demands and emerging technologies require sales leaders who combine tactical know-how and strategic vision with a skillset reflecting the company’s objectives and fast-moving business environments. These leaders must be able to lead from the front, fostering a strong sales culture and being prepared to meet tomorrow’s challenges.
Austin Frye have an excellent track-record in connecting sales professionals with the career opportunities that reflect their potential, experience and professional aspirations. To learn more how our executive search team can support your job search, please submit your CV choosing one of the below sales functions.
Chief Sales Officer | Global Sales Director | Regional Sales Director | Account Director | Customer Service Director | Business Development Director | Sales Manager | Account Manager | Business Development Manager
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Marketing
The world is changing at lightning speed, so is the modern marketing landscape. Intensified competition, maturing markets, pricing pressures, or rapidly changing customers and industry trends – to match these shifting conditions, organisations must possess the ability to quickly adapt their strategies. Yet achieving and maintaining such flexibility demands marketing leaders of rare talent, especially those who are equipped in tools and skills to leverage the power of digital, grasp evolving customer preferences, and build marketing teams to ultimately set business up for growth, which is the marketing’s primary objective at the end of the day.
At Austin Frye, we support and advise senior marketing professionals in their career endeavours. Our professional network spans a diverse range of packaging organisations, from global and private equity-backed firms through SME’s across a variety of packaging sectors. Please, submit your CV choosing one of the below functions, so that our Marketing Team can more readily connect you with the right opportunities.
Chief Marketing Officer | Marketing Director | Marketing Manager
IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR ROLE DETAILED ABOVE - PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV HERE
Finance
Needless to say, finance is the lifeblood of a business. It is the core of any organization, it enhances shareholder value, and galvanises organizations for future growth. On this basis, organizations desire financial professionals who possess a range of assets including strategic financial skills, technical competency, astute business acumen and broader commercial awareness. All of these competencies are necessary to craft and successfully execute financial plans which are aligned with the overall corporate strategy for success.
Austin Frye’s consultants possess considerable experience in senior financial management executive search. Possesing a professional network that includes global and national corporations, SME’s and private equity firms, we assist professionals with the finance, business and leadership backgrounds to find career opportunities that offer a real impact of the organization. Please, submit your CV choosing one of the below functions, so that our team can more readily connect you with the right opportunities to align with your aspirations.
Chief Finance Officer | Finance Director | Finance Manager
IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR ROLE DETAILED ABOVE - PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV HERE
Human Resources
Human resource management is defined as a strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organisation’s most valued assets – the people who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of an organisation. With the changing world tendencies, the function of Human Resources has changed radically. Contemporary HR executives are rather strategic leaders with the wide variety of experiences, who recognise that Human Resources function is not only a cost centre, and who understand the complex nuances of integration HR strategies with the mission, vision and business objectives of the organisation. These strategic leaders are more collaborative, innovative and forward thinking, with the ability to leverage and manage complexity, diversity and work principle evolution, and who are simultaneously able to drive shareholder value and create alignment across executive leadership teams.
As experienced recruiters, we create effective solutions to deliver the best opportunities to HR professionals, whether for board level or for senior and middle management roles. To discuss your job search needs, please submit your CV choosing one of the roles below.
Chief HR Officer | HR Director | HR Manager
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Procurement & Supply Chain
The role of procurement & supply chain is of key strategic importance to any global organisation. Today’s most successful purchasing and supply chain leaders are those who are able to navigate considerable global challenges such as turbulent trading conditions, capital flows, and managing suppliers from emerging markets. This requires leaders with the right blend of strategic and financial acumen, risk management skills, and international experience.
At Austin Frye we engage with top strategic and technical minds. The practice of purchasing and supply chain has consolidated around the world in the areas of logistics, distribution, manufacturing, demand supply forecasting and operation excellence. Please, submit your CV choosing one of the below functions, so that our team can more readily connect you with the right opportunities.
Chief Procurement Officer | Supply Chain Director | Procurement Director | Category Director | Supply Chain Manager | Procurement Manager | Category Manager
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Corporate & Regulatory Affairs
The corporate landscape has been revolutionised in recent years, not only in response to technological disruption, but also as a result of the changing nature of the relationship between organisations, their customers, and the communities they operate in.
At a time of increasing stakeholder activism, scrutiny and information visibility, the corporate function is one of the most critical part of an executive team in protecting and advancing the interests of an organisation. Having such an important role, communications leaders must be strategic and adaptable, with the ability to align a corporate strategic plan with its reputation, and who are able to effectively lead the conversation between an organisation and its stakeholders.
Austin Frye have a dedicated corporate & regulatory affairs practice which spans across the packaging industry. We partner with public, private equity-backed and growth stage organisations to recruit the most talented communications professionals. Please, submit your CV choosing one of the below functions, so that our specialist team can more readily connect you with the right opportunities.
Corporate Communications | Head of Strategy | Integration Director | Regulatory Affairs Director | Legal Counsel
IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR ROLE DETAILED ABOVE - PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV HERE