We help European, American and Asian companies find the right managers for Italy and Europe — Country Managers, Managing Directors, Logistics & Supply Chain Directors — through direct headhunting, full confidentiality and a search guarantee on every mandate.
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Executive search in Logistics, Transport, Supply Chain, Operations & Manufacturing — from Milan, across Italy and Europe.
we are headhunter is the specialised division of Exxecutive Srl offering executive search and headhunting services for the Logistics, Transport, Operations and Supply Chain sectors. We have been operating since 2002 under the authorisation of the Italian Ministry of Labour, and we are today a recognised leader on the Italian market, with search projects developed across Italy and Europe for both Italian companies and the leading multinationals of our sectors.
We work exclusively in the logistics and operations value chain. We know the operators, the roles, the compensation levels and the market dynamics first-hand — international freight forwarding, contract logistics, transport, distribution — and this allows us to qualify candidates as only someone who lives this market every day can.
We do not wait for applications: we map the companies your ideal candidate must come from, activate our network and discreetly approach the best profiles currently employed by sector operators — including those not actively looking. No job ads, no inbound CV databases.
Every project is managed through our Market analysis Report — MaR™ — for the structured mapping of the candidate market, and with Exxecutive Intelligent Analysis — EIA™ — for the structured assessment of candidates. Nothing is left to chance.
In a market where AI makes it easy to build or alter CVs, LinkedIn profiles and personal data, every candidate we present is interviewed, assessed and reference-checked in person by one of our Partners.
First presentation of candidates within 2-3 weeks from search kick-off, with constant progress updates. Your proposal within 24 hours from first contact.
For international clients we are one single point of contact for searches in Italy and across Europe — one responsible partner able to manage manager search projects and support the opening of subsidiaries and new business lines at 360°. Discover the service →
Our commitment: to deeply understand the client's need and to motivate the best resources of the market to change, bringing them to consider the client's professional proposal with genuine interest.
One single point of contact, responsible for the entire project — for European, American and Asian clients.
For an international client — European, American, Chinese or from the Far East — the difficulty of a search in Europe is not only finding the right person: it is coordinating different contacts, languages, time zones, regulations and market practices country by country. Our cross-border service entrusts the entire project to one single responsible partner: one contract, one invoicing standard, one reporting standard, with MaR™ and EIA™ applied consistently in every country.
A multinational entering or strengthening its presence in Italy needs managers who know the local market and act as a bridge between headquarters and the Italian operation. Our role: your single point of contact in Italy — direct knowledge of the market, competitors and local compensation, managed in your language and according to your processes.
A client who needs to fill positions in several European countries entrusts one single mandate instead of coordinating multiple national providers. Our role: search across several markets with uniform method and reporting, evaluation criteria that are consistent and comparable between countries, and one single direction of the project.
Markets served: Germany · Switzerland · Austria → Italy | China → Italy & Europe | France · UK · Benelux → Italy | USA → Europe
We operate across the whole of Italy and throughout Europe, working since 2002 — under the authorisation of the Italian Ministry of Labour — for both Italian companies and the leading multinationals of our sectors. Our 22+ years of vertical specialisation mean we directly know, by name and reputation, the leading managers of the sector, including those not actively looking for new opportunities.
This vertical network — combined with direct headhunting, a search guarantee on every mandate and a first presentation of candidates within 2-3 weeks — is what no generalist agency can replicate, and it is the reason why international companies entering the Italian market choose us as their headhunting partner.
Every search is managed personally by a senior Partner, from the first briefing to onboarding.
Every search starts with a structured advisory phase with the client's management, led by the Partner responsible for the project: analysis of the position and its critical success factors, joint reading of the candidate market, definition of competences, attitudes and drivers of the ideal candidate, organisational placement, objectives and timing, compensation package hypothesis based on market benchmarks — all formalised in a shared job description, an integral part of the search project.
Identification and study of the companies your ideal candidate must come from; activation of our network — former candidates, clients, sector managers — to collect qualified recommendations.
Discreet, professional contact with the best profiles in key roles at leading companies — including those not looking for a new job. The first contact is an employer-branding activity in your favour; where confidentiality requires it, without revealing the client's name.
Structured one-to-one interview with our proprietary model — Exxecutive Intelligent Analysis: analysis of the professional history and assessment on five managerial dimensions, with a final structured judgement by a Partner.
EIA™ is grounded in the Theory of Constraints developed by Eliyahu M. Goldratt — the same logic of flow management, bottlenecks and constraints that governs the world of logistics and operations every day.
This gives our assessment a rigorous, sector-relevant framework: we evaluate how a manager identifies priorities under pressure, resolves conflicts and leads the system — not just what appears on their CV.
Presentation of the candidate market and of the candidates in presentation: target companies, comparable data, compensation benchmark on request. First MaR™ within 2-3 weeks from kick-off.
We organise and manage the full interview agenda between company and candidates, including invitations and video-conference links, and take part in the interviews on request.
For every candidate in presentation: professional references through direct conversations with referees, and verification of the declared professional history — roles, dates, companies, results.
Active support in negotiating the package, drafting of the Letter of Intent and informal presentation to the candidate before the formal offer — to resolve any reservations and make sure the offer you send is the offer that gets signed.
We accompany the placed manager for the first 6 months, with structured interviews at 90 and 180 days and feedback to the client. If the placement ends negatively within 6 months, we extend the search for a further 90 days at no additional cost.
From senior managers to executive directors — vertical expertise in Logistics, Transport, Supply Chain, Operations & Manufacturing.
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+39 02 801012
info@weareheadhunter.com
Via Podgora 13 — 20121 Milano, Italy
Mon–Fri 8:30 – 17:30 (CET)
Employment agency authorised by the Italian Ministry of Labour — Prot. 3525/RS (2002).
