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What a mandate can look like

Illustrative examples of the roles, markets and challenges we work on, and of the result a search aims for. They don’t describe a specific client or candidate.

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FinancePlovdivDirectorIllustrative example

CFO for a components manufacturer

Challenge
Two job-ad searches in 5 months, with no suitable candidate.
Approach
A targeted search, tailored to the business and the requirements of the role.
Result
Hired a candidate who wasn’t actively looking.
34days to offer
4on the shortlist
12+months in the role
Logistics and supply chainSofiaManagerIllustrative example

Head of a new distribution centre

Challenge
A new warehouse with 120 staff, and the head of site had to be in place 6 weeks before launch.
Approach
A targeted search for leaders who had opened new sites before.
Result
Hired 7 weeks before opening, and built their own team.
21days to shortlist
3on the shortlist
120people in the team
TechnologyVarna · remoteManagerIllustrative example

An Engineering Manager who came back from abroad

Challenge
Not enough people in Bulgaria with the platform-team experience needed.
Approach
A search among Bulgarian professionals abroad.
Result
The candidate moved back to Bulgaria and settled in Varna.
41days to offer
5on the shortlist
3countries
Sales and commercialSofiaConfidentialIllustrative example

Sales Director, a confidential replacement

Challenge
Replacing the sales director without the market or the team finding out.
Approach
Confidential execution, with the process coordinated with the discretion it needed.
Result
The new director started on the day the change was announced.
29days to offer
4on the shortlist
0leaks
Manufacturing and engineeringStara ZagoraSpecialistIllustrative example

A Quality Manager ahead of a customer audit

Challenge
An IATF 16949 audit in 5 months, and a quality manager who had left.
Approach
A targeted search for specialists with IATF 16949 audit experience.
Result
The audit was passed 4 months after the hire.
26days to offer
3on the shortlist
4months to the audit
Leadership and HRSofiaNew marketIllustrative example

The first team of an Austrian software company

Challenge
A company with no name in Bulgaria that had to launch with key people.
Approach
A package of 4 roles: general manager, finance, HR and an engineering lead.
Result
The whole first team of 4 roles was hired in 11 weeks.
47days to the first hire
4hires
11weeks in total
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