As we said goodbye to 2022, we hoped to say goodbye to the challenge of finding great candidates, mass layoffs, quiet quitting and the Great Resignation. While we can’t say for sure what is in store for 2023, we are optimistic that the new year is starting off on the right foot. In December, companies added 235,000 jobs and initial and continuing jobless claims fell in the ADP’s latest report. As organizations navigate their hiring plans, we suggest sticking to the basics in a time of uncertainty:?
No matter what is happening in the labor market, it is always important to make the necessary moves to retain top talent. Through a mix of communication, feedback, training, compensation and benefits, employers must make sure they approach their top-performing employees with the goal of finding out what will make them stay. ?
Provide Training and Development Opportunities?
Training goes hand-in-hand with retention. Providing employees with professional development opportunities to learn new skills allows employers to reap the benefits of upskilled workers, and for employees to push themselves to higher levels in their field.?
It’s no secret that the hybrid and remote workforce is here to stay. In order to make sure employees are happy, be sure that you are offering flexibility in your workforce model and allowing them to have autonomy over their schedules as much as possible. ?
The labor market is constantly changing and forcing employers to adapt to factors driving the workforce. Focusing on retention, training and flexibility during uncertain times will ensure that organizations are fostering a great work environment and happy, engaged employees. ?
Open Roles?
As DRI works across the nation on high-level roles for our clients, we are always open to speaking with professionals who are interested in the roles listed below, or who would simply like to network.??
- Role is for of the most well-funded and fastest growing privately held multi-state operators in the cannabis space
- Located in the Midwest
- Oversees all facets of cultivation
- Need is immediate
Business Unit Leadership-PVC??
- Opportunity to lead, manage, and hold accountable the PVC business unit for a privately held, global, plastics additives manufacturer??
- MUST have experience with PVC and be leading commercial, and/or technical teams?
- Living in or be willing to relocate now to Southern Ohio?
- Experience with plastics additives, compounds, polymers?
- Knowledge of PVC in terms of markets, trends, etc.?
- Experience leading both technical and commercial teams, ideal?
- BS in Chemistry, Chemical or Polymer Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, or closely related field, preferred?
Director of Client Sales - Remote
- e-Commerce / Retail Brand Commerce?
- SaaS & Digital Media Sales leadership?
- Lead, coach, and develop 8-10 direct reports?
- Enterprise Level Farming?
Director Of Customer Success
- 3+ Years of Leadership Experience, leading individual contributors and/or managers
- Government Technology experience is a plus
- Hubspot, Google Suite or NetSuite experience
- Must be able to commute to Decatur, Georgia
?In-house Labor and Employment Opportunity?
- ?At least four years of Labor and Employment experience with a firm and/or in-house?
- Significant experience on the counseling side of labor and employment issues?
- Privacy experience a plus?
- Opportunity to join a growing legal team at a global manufacturing company?
- Privately held manufacturer of technology and solutions for shock/temperature/vibration indicators?
- Sell into warehouse/distribution for various different industries?
- South Central 8 state territory, must live within territory (TX, OK, LA, KS, MO, NM, CO, AR)?
- Small company feel and culture?
- Base salary plus commission?
?Sr. Sourcing & Procurement Manager, Food Ingredients?
- Must have food and/or beverage experience, ideally in strategic ingredients sourcing/procurement specifically?
- 5-7 years of experience in supply chain procurement, negotiation, and scheduling?
- Drives Total Cost of Ownership thinking and cost modelling, analytics for the group?
- Responsible for cultivating and managing vendor and industry relationships?
- Will lead all activities related to raw/packaging material planning, purchasing, negotiating, scheduling activities to maximize margin?
- Responsible for ensuring that finished goods meet delivery targets while controlling costs and ensuring procedural compliance?
- BS Required; preferably in a related field such as Finance, Business, or Supply Chain (Purchasing or Operations related field)?
?Business Development Manager - Manufacturing?
- Our client is an extremely well-funded and established Startup who make products that deploy computer vision models without having to write code?
- Hybrid role encompassing Sales, Business Development, Product Management?
- Strong knowledge of Machine Vision Products or Manufacturing Software and the Manufacturing industry?
- Business Development and driving new computer vision solutions sales from discovery through close with new customers?
- Uncover executive-level initiatives and that map back solutions across multiple lines of business?
- Compensation is very aggressive to the market and could include equity (depends on experience of course)?
- Ample advancement opportunity?
- Prospecting new business, identify key players and generate interest with the Manufacturing sector?
- Total compensation as high as?300-400k?including potential equity position based on our Client's current valuation?
- Remote Home Office, anywhere in USA – 10% travel?
?Head of Information Technology - Virginia
- Newly Created role with Tremendous Growth Potential
- Bright and Collaborative (and growing) Team
- Collaborative-Communicative Environment…Seeking a Strong Leader to Modernize our Technology
- Experience working in a similar highly visible/highly-communicative ‘Head of All I.T.’ position; Experience leading a small Team of I.T. Leaders in disparate areas of I.T.
- Experience Managing ‘All’ areas of Information technology, including, and not limited to: Software Applications and/or ERP Systems, Infrastructure-Networks-Cloud-Security-Support, Data Reporting and Analytics, Strategy and Planning, Backup-Recovery (and related planning), IT Audit (including self-Audit/Self-Assessments).?
- Industry Experience:?Similar role experience within a Utility-Energy Company (Gas, Electric, Water Utility) and/or Similar role experience within a Managed Service Provider or Consulting firm where you have managed I.T. for several clients ‘simultaneously’.?
- Experience working in an environment with both internal-client and/or external-client Service Level Agreements; Experience working for a company with an I.T. Shared Services Model is a plus.?
- Strong Senior Level? I.T. Leadership/Managerial experience: Ability to provide real-world examples of your strong-decisive leadership alongside your key initiatives and projects.?
- Experience partnering with C-Level Management in areas such as approvals for new and ongoing technical tools-initiatives-goals-issues; the I.T. representative for formal or informal executive steering committee (experience recommending, advising, suggesting things that needs to be changed, upgraded, improved, and modernized alongside Financial or Non-Financial ROI planning-presentation to the C-Level).?
- P&L Budgetary Responsibly; Staffing and hiring-planning; Vendor relationships including vendor negotiations and contracts; must be metrics driven with the ability to perform metrics reports related to budgets, ROI, timing, staffing, IT Responsiveness and other areas.?
- Experience leading Assessments and/or Audits for every sub-department within I.T.?
- A Naturally Driven Quest for knowledge about new, better, and forthcoming technologies and techniques that will save time and money; should enjoy self-learning, attending relative meetings and trade shows in order to remain current while staying on top of future-forthcoming Industry Trends and Upgrades for HW and SW.?
- A Bachelor’s Degree is Required; an MBA is a plus; experience working in (or building out) a PMO or COE type environment is also a plus.?
- Very Competitive Salary and an Outstanding Benefits Package
Featured Candidates?
Below you will find a few featured candidates we have spoken with who are open to new opportunities. If you would like to get in contact with any of the candidates below, please reach out.??
?In-House Counsel Candidate?
- Healthcare Corporate Counsel looking for Deputy General Counsel or Assistant General Counsel role?
- Over 10 years of experience with M&A, securities and corporate governance??
- Significant Biglaw and in-house experience?
- Located in New York and open to some travel?
- Executive Leader in NJ open to relocation to SC?
- Education: Rensselaer Polytech BS ME?
- Product Experience: Analytics, testing equipment and software for processing?
- Has done all budgets, salaries, hiring growth plan management, team structure??
- Continued to grow business 14% over last year doing double digit over 3 years??
Director of Product Management / Business Strategist
- MBA, MSEE, BSEE. Industries: Aerospace, Renewable Energy, Machine Building, Oil & Gas, Paper Converting, Metals Processing?
- Lead international engineering teams to design develop and launch Low Voltage Variable Frequency Drives from 90KW to 1.4MW?
- Grew the business from $110M to $350M on a 5-year Business Roadmap?
- Overseeing all of R&D (50 person team). Driving Product Strategy, Establishing business plans?
