| Williams Insights · Featured Leader |
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| I am representing a multi-site industrial operator who has turned round four P&Ls from $70m to $250m, with two recent years inside protein processing. |
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| Seeking | Group President or COO, multi-site |
| Sector depth | Industrial and food manufacturing, protein processing most recently |
| Scale operated | P&Ls from $70m to $250m+ |
| Region | Texas based. Will travel anywhere in the US. |
| Compensation | $400,000+ |
| Available | Immediately. |
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| Why I am representing them |
| Two things rarely sit in the same person. One is genuine multi-site operating discipline, the kind that comes from being trained inside an industrial group that runs on a system rather than on instinct. The other is current, hands-on knowledge of how protein plants actually run. This one has both, and has carried a P&L across multiple countries while doing it. I took this on because processors keep telling me they need an operator who already knows the floor. |
| Track record |
| • | Ran a $250m+ P&L across a multi-country plant network, reporting to the group CEO. Cut recordable injury rate from 2.6 to 0.9. |
| • | On a $230m+ P&L, halved defect rates from 784 to 374 ppm in one year and lifted on-time delivery from 90% to 95%. |
| • | Added 100 basis points of margin in year one on a $130m+ European business by relocating manufacturing across borders. |
| • | Expanded margin by more than 20 points on a $70m unit by closing two facilities, and cut attrition from 17% to 2%. |
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| Where they fit |
| A producer or processor, PE-backed or family-owned, that has grown into a multi-plant network without the operating system to run it. They are best placed where someone owns the whole P&L and the mandate is to install discipline across every site rather than rescue one. |
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“They have ruled out consulting and fractional work. They want to own the outcome, which in my experience is the difference between an operator and a visitor.”
Scott Williams |
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| If this profile fits a gap you are carrying, or one you can see coming, request the resume below. I will send it the same day. |
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Williams Recruitment is a specialist executive search firm, personally led by Scott Williams, focused exclusively on food and beverage manufacturing.
With a focus on the US, the firm partners with mid-market private equity firms and family- and founder-owned businesses to place Director-level through C-Suite leaders across Operations, Quality & Food Safety, Supply Chain, Engineering, and executive leadership.
A family-run business built on 20 years in food manufacturing and 10 years placing its leaders, recognized as a Financial Times Top 150 Recruiter.
Scott Williams |
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