Specialist Recruitment Across the Global Manufacturing Sectors

Kennedy Fox delivers Executive Search and specialist recruitment solutions across complex manufacturing and engineering sectors. We recognise that every sector has its own dynamics, regulatory landscape, supply chains, and talent requirements. Whether supporting a packaging manufacturer, chemical producer, pharmaceutical supplier, energy business, or capital equipment provider, our sector-focused approach enables us to identify and attract the talent needed to drive growth, innovation, operational excellence, and long-term success.

By combining specialist market knowledge with an extensive international network, we deliver executive search solutions that connect exceptional leaders with businesses operating in some of the world’s most competitive and evolving industries.

Sector Expertise Built Around Complex Industries

We understand that every sector operates differently. The leadership, technical expertise and commercial insight required within manufacturing differs significantly from the demands of the pharmaceuticals or advanced engineering environments.

Our sector-focused approach allows us to deliver targeted recruitment solutions aligned to the realities of each market, helping clients secure high-performing talent capable of driving growth, transformation and operational success.

Packaging and
Capital Equipment

Supporting manufacturers, logistics providers and transport organisations across fast-moving industrial markets.

Areas Covered

  • Flexible packaging
  • Rigid plastics
  • Paper & board
  • Labels
  • Glass
  • Metal packaging
  • Closures & dispensing
  • Packaging machinery
  • Capital equipment
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Energy

Delivering Executive Search solutions across advanced engineering, automation and industrial technology sectors.

Areas Covered

  • Solar
  • Wind
  • Mining & Metals
  • Oil & Gas
  • Nuclear
  • LNG
  • Mining and Minerals
  • Green Energy
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Pharmaceutical and Chemicals

Partnering with scientific manufacturers, laboratories and pharmaceutical organisations across specialist technical disciplines.

Pharmaceutical and Ingredients

  • Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)
  • Excipients
  • Nutraceutical Ingredients
  • Food Ingredients
  • Flavours & fragrances
  • Cosmetic Ingredients
  • Biotech materials
  • Speciality life science compounds
  • CMO/CDMO
  • Contract Manufacturing
  • Laboratory Equipment

Chemicals, Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants

  • Industrial chemicals
  • Specialty chemicals
  • Fine chemicals
  • Commodity chemicals
  • Process chemicals
  • Additives
  • Solvents
  • Resins
  • Polymers
  • Intermediates
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International Search Expertise with Sector Understanding

Our consultants combine international recruitment reach with in-depth understanding of the sectors we operate within. This allows us to identify technically capable, commercially aware and culturally aligned candidates for specialist and leadership roles.

Whether supporting succession planning, business expansion or confidential Executive Search assignments, we provide a transparent and consultative approach tailored to each client requirement.

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