The combined traditional and network recruitment search approaches can transform the “impossible” into possibilities: How OSICS succeeded to find an OpEX director in record times

SITUATION

An international pharmaceutical company was looking for a qualified site OpEx director to work in a remote location where talent was scarce and even professionals from the country were highly reluctant to move.
Why it is critical: the OpEx Director was a critical position to create and hire, since the group expects to build a top performing industrial site. It has naturally grown and is seen as a ‘pilot site’ for the OpEx group strategy, needing a great combination of technical OpEX skills and change leadership.
Time was an issue : The OpEx corporate Director has succeeded to convince the site in opening a position dedicated entirely to OpEx, with a maximum timeframe of three months to have the new director on board. The search had to take place during the traditional summer holiday period, when local candidates are not available easily.

Understanding why it is needed and being able to read between the lines what are the additional technical issues and human difficulties which make it hard to fill this role.
Thanks to OSICS focus on Operational Excellence and industrial positions for pharmaceutical industry, reframing the position highlighting what technical and cultural specificities are going to be attractive for potential talents.
Combined a traditional search with OSICS’ network specific approach.
Consulting and having the feedbacks of OSICS networks of consultants involved in Europe allow to pinpoint the difficulties that go beyond this assignment. Our network allow us to support and contribute to a redefinition of the search ; Fast approach of the right candidates.
Trust in our network and OSICS knowledge of the site and people, create the candidate to really consider the opportunity.

Time between manager’s notification ofdifficulty in finding suitable talent and candidateon boarding : 6 weeks.
The site leadership team was positivelysurprised of the seniority and accuracy of thecandidates presented. The quality of the 4candidates’ profiles prompt the organisation tothink beyond simply searching for “a goodcandidate”… each candidate presented couldsucceed in the role with great professionalism!

OSICS has the ability to redesign the searchstrategy in a powerful way thanks to
- A consultancy approach to clarify the specificneeds of clients beyond what is said.
- A support from an active network of consultantsto define the local technical difficulties of theassignment, the matching profiles who cansucceed and the key factors to help motivate theright talent.