Our approach is enriched by the fact that we operate in numerous and diverse sectors. The challenges and details of each sector and market we study inform our overall point of view and allow our interdisciplinary approach to evolve in creative and enlightening ways.
We specialize both in strategic leadership/management roles as well as highly technical roles and adapt our candidate search accordingly.
Whether you’re a “smart factory” or a more traditional manufacturer, the current level of international competition requires you to be constantly open to optimizing, innovating and improving production. With our targeted method, we approach the local and international talent that you need to make these changes, all while taking into account the specifics of your sector and requirements of your market.
From the general management of a site through the supply chain, production, quality assurance, and sales, we adapt our candidate approach according to your desired skills, geographic areas and sectors. For certain projects requiring candidate sourcing in a very specific sector, our research is pan-European. To support commercial development in certain countries, we are always looking for specialists with a proven network in their area of operation.
Our Industry Experience:
With strong market growth, the healthcare sector is constantly on the lookout for high-level and experienced people in a competitive landscape. In terms of recruitment, industry cross-over is more difficult because of required standards (FDA, EMA, ISO 13485, etc.). For positions in quality assurance, production management or product marketing, in-depth expertise in the field of care is required (implantology, sterile environments, injectables, etc.). In pharmaceuticals, medical technologies or biotechnologies, research is often pan-European, and at ALPHOM Executive Search, we verify that trained and experienced candidates are also open to international relocation. We then support them in this process and monitor their integration into their new working and living environments.
Hospitals and clinics are also looking for physician specialists who are members of the WFH or who are recognized by MEBEKO to practice in Switzerland. These constraints limit a candidate’s access to these positions and go hand-in-hand with the increasing complexity of hospital management recruitment.
Our Industry Experience:
Given the strong development of the technological, IT and digital sectors, recruitment in this area is extra personalized since specialists are rare and already in high demand. The most effective way to be proactive in the search for tech talent is to reach out through forums or specialized platforms. At ALPHOM Executive Search, we’ll even manage permanent pools of candidates for certain start-ups who need recurring recruitment for hyper specialists (especially in augmented reality or artificial intelligence).
For IT management positions, where certain skills must be paired with an understanding of the field’s specific developments, we approach proactive and flexible candidates who are able to wrap their heads around these changes and implement them in the field. We specialize in the recruitment of dual-skill candidates who combine IT or digital expertise with medical, financial, legal or technical experience.
Our Industry Experience:
With the mainstreaming of 3D digitization and the gradual development of BIM (Building Information Modelling), the construction industry is undergoing a profound change. Skills in the field are becoming modernized and computerized, requiring constant training of operational managers. Likewise, support functions (administration, logistics, purchasing, communication and finance) are being strengthened, and QSA (Quality Safety Environment) is becoming a major social issue.
From overall management to project, department, branch or group management, all positions are becoming more complex, in line with the structuring of markets and the professionalisation of trades. Our direct approach allows for a complete candidate index, which is helpful in this highly competitive environment.
Our Industry Experience:
The financial and banking services sector is diversified and adapting to market changes, integrated technology and IT developments. In terms of recruitment, two approaches come together at ALPHOM Executive Search: On the one hand, certain cross-functional positions in finance, law or insurance attract many local candidates with managerial, technical and regulatory experience. Here we mainly focus on selecting candidates and adapting their profiles to meet the challenges of the position and corporate culture. On the other hand, other functions require very specialized skills so we use a detailed understanding of the market to identify candidates by direct approach. This is the case for commodity traders, risk management professionals, analysts, lawyers or specialized consultants. In these areas, confidentiality is a must.
Our Industry Experience:
Non-financial services are a set of professions related to supply chain, quality assurance, communications, HR, patents, as well as consulting, training or research. At ALPHOM Executive Search, our approach for potential candidates in support services is coupled with a market vision: the overview provided by the recruitment process re-positions the role in relation to the initial search requirements. This approach confirms or calls into question certain requirements imagined for the position, depending on the candidate’s skills and the organizational or industry aspects at play. This approach is nimble and adapts to the context of an organisation: a strategic position in the supply chain can, for example, be altered according to the projected level of logistics integration or product range. In some organisations, the integration of a support service role solidifies the company’s structure, which requires a lot of involvement at the management committee level, while in others, it’s about a specific support or cross-functional department. All issues related to recruitment in support services require an in-depth analysis of the company’s structure and culture. ALPHOM Executive Search’s customised approach makes it possible to factor this into the selection of proposed candidates.
Our Industry Experience:
In the fashion, lifestyle, hotel and retail sectors, our customers demand a perfect understanding of their market positioning, expectations and requirements. In these areas, the candidate search and selection process involves a thorough assessment of the behavioural and technical skills of people who will represent a company’s values or a brand image. ALPHOM Executive Search can identify and attract international candidates with the aim of expanding into a new country or market segment. From general management to operational management roles (marketing, sales, distribution, e-commerce, supply chain, R&D, etc.), we work with many positions that require a refined understanding of the brand’s issues and a candidate who shares those brand values.
Our Industry Experience:
For the public sector and NGOs, ALPHOM Executive Search works with a wide variety of positions that require a customised approach. For public organizations and NGOs, we recruit Regional Directors or Program Directors as well as International Relations Managers or Sector Specialists (aeronautics, IT, prevention, child welfare, etc.). If candidates are expatriates, we educate and support them in the process of international relocation and adapting to the local culture. For these very specific positions, the direct recruitment approach, combined with personalised HR advice, are essential. Cross-disciplinary recruitments between the private and public sectors or between different industries give rise to hybrid approaches. This makes it possible to introduce organizational changes with the original or renewed vision.
Notre expérience sectorielle :
At ALPHOM Executive Search, we do not limit our research to existing industries. We also work with emerging or hybrid positions according to the needs of our clients. Our specialties include linking expertise between health and augmented reality, biology and IT, R&D and sport, AI and psychology or philosophy, etc. These are positions that are planned and built to deal with specific situations or emerging issues. Agility, adaptability, curiosity and openness are prerequisites for these multidisciplinary, customised and flexible jobs.
For some companies, we have set up entire departments in digital marketing, emergency logistics or R&D related to recycling or energy saving on production sites. To deal with the new issues our clients face, we have recruited a Chief Happiness Officer and a Chief Digital Transformation Officer. We are happy to build bridges between entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship with independent/freelance profiles or atypical candidates. Our matches are enriched by these different experiences and the diversity of the women and men who take on these responsibilities.
