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Is the ideal organizational culture a “family” or a “team”?


When I’m on an intake call with a client prior to launching a new search, we spend much time discussing the company’s organizational culture. I ask them to describe it to me. Often, I’m told, “We are more a family than a typical employer / employee environment”. We all understand what that basically means. The employer and leadership strive to genuinely take care of their employees. They treat their employees with respect and empathy. Take an active interest in their lives outside of the workplace and often engage in social activities and have fun. 

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Words of Wisdom

Industry Talent


SUPPLY CHAIN / PURCHASING / PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR


  • 30 years’ experience
  • Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Mas500, SAP, Mas90 expertise
  • SME of profitability through increasing at a minimum of 10-20% within first year
  • Instituted rebate and purchase programs which saved over $500K-$1M annually
  • Introduced concept of registering projects saving 10-15% per project across 1,000+ projects
  • Head of Department managing a team and responsible for an annual spend budget of $100M
  • Responsible for the procurement of all materials from US, Europe, and Canada with an annual volume of $24M
  • Instituted rebate and purchase programs which save over 500K annually


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KEY ACCOUNTS / NATIONAL ACCOUNTS / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / REGIONAL SALES / CHANNEL STATEGY / STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT


Direct experience with all members of the value chain in C&I markets including distributors, builders, contractors, system integrators, OEM’s, specifiers & end-users


  • Accelerated Digital Transformation by implementing a Cross Functional Business Planning Process to Quantify, Commit and Realize over $120M in Productivity and New Growth Opportunities from a $50M ERP investment over 3 years
  • Drove 20% revenue growth through a $75M top 5 global/national channel partner
  • Development of a Customer Stratification Model for $1.7B contractor segment and targeting tools for Retention/Acquisition/Development of 70k+ customer base
  • Pioneered a National Market Model of $15B Electrical market for Channel Assessment and Sales Force Deployment
  • Redesigned and Implemented Channel Incentive Program to align partner incentives to growth objectives
  • Designed and Managed a Distributor Advisory Council to provide guidance/feedback for Channel Growth and Incentive Programs
  • Consistently exceed sales objectives for $250M business in Southeastern United States
  • MBA and EE


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BRANCH MANAGER / QUOTATIONS


  • Managed and grew sales for a $7M location
  • Increased sales by 35% in first year and profitability by 30%
  • Managed customer relationships with key accounts
  • Reviewed specifications and drawings to quote engineered power distribution and lighting products
  • Established relationships with manufacturers, distributors and contractors to win business
  • Worked with the specification team developing relationships with engineers and architects to spec new projects
  • Cut $1 million of expense out of operation in 1 year without disrupting customer service
  • In charge of inventory accuracy, design or racking and warehouse
  • Managed project managers 


Industry Jobs

Rob


Manufacturers



CNC Programmer - NY - 4951


Procurement Manager – IN or Remote (Eastern ½ of US) - 4995


Senior Purchasing Agent – VA - 4999


Chief Engineer – Western NJ - 5004


Business Development Manager / Transformers – TX or Remote - 5028



Distributors


Building Automation Sales – Eastern US - 4952


Branch Manager – PA - 4953


Utility Sales Manager – FL - 5009

Colin


Distributors


Switchgear Quotations – FL - 4968


Outside Sales – CO - 5036

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Industry News

Rockwell Automation to add Otto Motors AMRs to its portfolio: https://www.controldesign.com/industry-news/article/33011351/rockwell-automation-to-add-otto-motors-amrs-to-its-portfolio


A New Era for Rural Electric Cooperatives:

https://www.tdworld.com/renewables/article/21272426/a-new-era-for-rural-electric-cooperatives


Guidance for the IRA’s 45X, other clean energy tax credits will arrive by year end, says Treasury: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/guidance-treasury-tax-credit-inflation-reduction-clean-energy/693262/


California Regulators’ Tariff Plan Seeks Utility Domination of Microgrids, Stakeholders Warn: https://www.microgridknowledge.com/community-microgrids/article/33010911/california-cpuc-microgrid-tariff-utilities-policy


Navigating strategic risk management, decision-making at board level across OT environments for cyber resilience: https://industrialcyber.co/features/navigating-strategic-risk-management-decision-making-at-board-level-across-ot-environments-for-cyber-resilience/


The Convergence of IT and OT systems Requires a Complete Reassessment of Security: https://marketscale.com/industries/software-and-technology/the-convergence-of-it-and-ot-systems-requires-a-complete-reassessment-of-security/

Rob Wieska

Executive Recruiter / Senior Partner
Rob’s expertise at Egret Consulting is Power Distribution (hardware products plus associated controls and software), Automation Technologies (including generation products, smart grid, building automation and controls manufacturers) and Renewables (including wind, solar, battery / energy storage, EV charging, Microgrid applications) and other emerging technologies.

847.307.7129
rw@egretconsulting.com

Colin Wieska

Executive Recruiter

Colin focuses on Cybersecurity, Embedded Software, Controls, and IoT / IIoT Technologies. His educational background had an emphasis on
cybersecurity, programming, data science, data structures, and statistics. This allows Colin to have a technical understanding of providing talent acquisition solutions while understanding the applications needed for success.

847-327-0018
cw@egretconsulting.com

Positions We Place

Applications Engineer
Business Development Manager
CEO
CISO
COO
CRO
CTO
Controls Engineer
Design Engineer
Director of Electrical Engineering
Director of Marketing
Director of Operations
Director of Sales
Director of Supply Chain
Distribution Automation BDM
Electrical Engineer
Electrical Engineering Manager
Embedded Software Engineer
General Manager
Head of Infrastructure
Inside Sales
Inside Sales Manager
International Sales Manager
IT (all functions)
Marketing Manager
Mechanical Engineer
National Sales Manager


OEM Sales Manager
Operations
Operations Manager
Outside Sales
Plant Manager
Pricing Manager
Process Engineer
Product Development Engineer
Product Manager
Production Manager
Project Engineer
Project Manager
Network Engineer
Quotations
Quotations Manager
Regional Sales Manager
Regional VP
Sales Engineer / Sr. Sales Engineer
Sales Manager
Software Engineer
Sr. Supply Quality Engineer
Territory Sales Manager
VP of Engineering
VP of Marketing
VP of Global Sales
VP of Operations
VP of Sales
VP of Technology