Most of the best moves in this industry are never advertised. They happen because someone who knows the market well enough made an introduction at the right moment. That is the service.
How we work with candidates
Confidential by default
We do not send your CV anywhere without your explicit agreement on each specific role, each time. No speculative distribution, no "we'll put you forward and see". If you're employed and looking quietly, that is the only acceptable standard.
We tell you what we actually know
Why the role is open. What happened to the last person in it. Where the business genuinely is, rather than where the job spec says it is. If we think a move is wrong for you, we say that too: a placement that unravels in six months serves nobody.
Honest feedback, both directions
You'll hear where you stand, including when the answer is no and why. We'd rather give you something useful than leave you refreshing an inbox.
Where we work
Across 15+ sectors within chemicals and plastics: agrochemicals, CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers), chemical distribution, fuels and lubricants, home and personal care, industrial chemicals, printing, packaging and inks, emerging specialty chemistry, and across plastics in automotive, consumer, electrical and electronics, industrial, medical, packaging, polymer additives and specialty applications.
Geographically: coast-to-coast in the United States, and across the UK, DACH, Benelux and the wider European chemical corridor from our London base. If you're considering a transatlantic move, we work both sides with one team.
The roles we handle
Commercial
Sales and key account management, business development, product and market management, commercial directors and general managers.
Technical
R&D and formulation, technical service and application engineering, process and production, quality and regulatory.
Operations
Plant and site leadership, EHS, supply chain and manufacturing management.
Executive
Director, VP and C-suite appointments, including confidential replacement searches.
A note on counter-offers
In a market this tight, counter-offers are common. They are also, more often than not, a solution to your employer's problem rather than yours. If the reasons you started looking were structural, scope, progression, the direction of the business, money rarely changes them for long. We'll have that conversation with you honestly before you get to the point of needing it.
We don't run a job board
Deliberately. Most of what we work on is confidential, or filled before it would ever have been advertised: a replacement search for someone still in post doesn't go on a website, and neither does a role a client hasn't announced internally yet.
Which means the useful move is a conversation rather than a browse. Tell us what you'd move for, and we'll tell you honestly whether we're likely to see it. If we are, you hear from us first. If we're not, we'll say that too rather than keep you on a list.
Considering a move?
A confidential conversation, no obligation, and nothing goes anywhere without your agreement.
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