Highbridge Search Group: A Relationship-Driven Approach to Supply Chain & Operations Search.
- Highbridge Search Group knows that supply chain and operations talent is some of the hardest to find in manufacturing, and some of the most critical. When the right people aren’t in place, it shows up fast: missed shipments, rising inventory, and production schedules that never stabilize.
- We partner with manufacturers to recruit the planners, buyers, materials managers, and operations leaders responsible for keeping product flowing, from customer demand through materials, production, and delivery.
- Our work is shaped by a deep understanding of how supply chain and operations actually function inside a plant. We evaluate candidates not just by certifications or resumes, but by how they manage a schedule under pressure, respond when materials fall short, and make the tradeoffs the role demands.
We partner with manufacturing organizations to place the people who own how product flows, from customer demand through materials, production scheduling, and inventory. These are the roles that keep commitments to customers while controlling the cash tied up in inventory.
These roles sit at the center of the operation, connecting sales, production, and procurement. They are accountable not just for building a schedule today, but for the planning processes and supplier relationships that keep service levels high and inventory lean over time.
We’re most often engaged when companies need planning and materials talent who can:
- Run or rebuild an S&OP process that aligns demand, supply, and production
- Hold a production schedule stable in a high-mix or constrained environment
- Maximize inventory turns while protecting on-time delivery
- Manage supplier performance, sourcing, and materials availability
Examples of roles we support include:
- Materials Managers
- Master Schedulers
- Production and Demand Planners
- S&OP Managers
- Buyers and Buyer/Planners
- Purchasing and Commodity Managers
Examples of roles we support include:
- Plant Managers and Site Leaders
- Operations and Production Managers
- Value Stream Managers
- Operational Excellence and CI Managers
- Lean and Six Sigma leaders
- Industrial Engineers
We partner with manufacturers to place the operations leaders who translate strategy into daily performance, and the continuous improvement talent who make that performance better over time.
These roles sit at the intersection of production, people, and process. They’re accountable for output, quality, and cost today, and for building the teams and systems that raise the operation’s ceiling tomorrow. When these leaders are strong, the whole plant runs with more stability and less firefighting.
We’re most often engaged when companies need operations and improvement leaders who can:
- Own plant-level or multi-site manufacturing performance
- Lead production teams across shifts in demanding environments
- Drive continuous improvement, lean, and operational excellence initiatives
- Improve throughput, quality, and cost without sacrificing safety
We partner with manufacturers to place the leaders who move product reliably and cost-effectively, from the warehouse floor through transportation and final delivery.
These roles sit where the supply chain meets the customer. They’re accountable for the accuracy, speed, and cost of fulfillment, and for the teams and systems that keep goods flowing as volume and complexity grow.
We’re most often engaged when companies need distribution and logistics talent who can:
- Run a distribution center or warehouse operation at the required service level
- Manage transportation, carriers, and freight cost
- Tighten inventory accuracy and fulfillment performance
- Scale a logistics operation through growth or change
Examples of roles we support include:
- Distribution Center and Warehouse Managers
- Transportation and Logistics Managers
- Inventory Control Managers
- Fulfillment and Operations leaders
Comprehensive Recruiting Solutions
Beyond our core supply chain and operations focus, we also recruit for adjacent roles our clients ask us to help with, including quality, engineering, and maintenance and reliability. When a search calls for it, we tap the national reach of the Dimensional Search network and partner firms to extend our candidate pool.
