Specialist in Manufacturing
From manufacturing companies and suppliers to food producers and process industries, manufacturing companies are built on operational strength and process control.
We help SME entrepreneurs in this sector find the right executive, management, sales, marketing and finance professionals. People who connect that operational foundation with strategic growth.
Our track record
Manufacturing companies are by nature tightly focused on continuity and output. That’s a strength, but it also means that strategic ambitions sometimes lag behind operational priorities. We see that pattern regularly and know how to find the right professional to restore that balance.
Because whether it’s commercial growth, financial professionalization or strategic leadership: different rules apply in a manufacturing environment than elsewhere. Candidates who understand that are not naturally available. We search specifically, also outside the active labor market.
At our clients, 82% of placed colleagues successfully complete the first year.
Customers in Manufacturing
Candidates placed in Manufacturing
Candidates in our database active in Manufacturing
The ROI story of VEGA
Regularly Jürgen Schruijren, Managing Director at Vega Meet- en Regeltechniek, is looking for new colleagues where… Read more
The ROI story of Protec Industrial Doors.
Bart van der Zee has been working as interim Manager at Protec for 2 years. With Velde, he went looking for a head… Read more
Wienerberger’s ROI story
In recent years, several MT members have been hired at Wienerberger via Velde.
ROI is very important to our service… Read more
In practice
The strategy is there, but gets stuck in the operation.
The MT is operationally strong, but the daily production demands all the attention. What is missing is a leader who structurally rises above the operation and gives direction to the next phase. The commercial opportunities are there, but the organization is internally focused. The market demands a commercial professional who develops new customers, markets or channels and thereby creates less dependence on a handful of large customers.
The MT works in silos. Decisions take too long.
Operationally, the departments are strong, but they work alongside each other. Strategic choices get stuck or still end up with you. What is needed is someone who understands MT dynamics and connects departments and agendas.
You are looking for a successor or GM, but operationally strong is not enough.
If you want to step down or pass on the organization, a good operations manager is not enough. The next director must also be able to manage and develop the organization strategically.
Financial control is not keeping pace with growth.
Margin, costing, investment decisions; as the organization grows, these issues become more complex. A Finance Manager or CFO who is at home in a manufacturing environment brings the grip that fits this scale.
Our services
Each key position in Production requires an approach that fits your stage, your issue and the impact you want to realize.
Tell us about your industry and business ambition
Every key position in your organization requires an understanding of context, dynamics and growth phase.
In an initial conversation, together we bring into focus what contribution this role actually has to make.
