Global Manufacturer Needed Guidance and Talent
CLIENT: STO Corp.
Objective
Sto is an innovative world leader and producer of a broad range of versatile building envelope solutions and coating systems for building construction, maintenance and restoration. Due to changes in the organization STO was positioned to make a change in Sr. Management in their main plant. The challenge was to not only find an experienced Senior Plant Manager but also find someone that could change the cultural foundation of the plant without disrupting operations. In addition, the Senior Plant Manager would need to implement new process and procedural changes to increase operational efficiencies and do so with the respect of the hourly employees.
“As Vice President of Operations I had overall responsibility of all of our plants. This position was extremely important as it would influence future hires in all of our plants. Finding the right talent was extremely important. The wrong hire would be extremely costly therefore it was paramount that Midpoint not only find the right talent but do so in a timely fashion because the longer it took the more costly it became.” – Marty Parker V.P. of Operations/Marketing
Process
Marty contacted Midpoint because of their reputation of not only finding great talent but also their ability to provide business and market guidance. “I didn’t need a stack of resumes. I needed honest advice and assessment of candidates. I needed a firm that understood leadership and would not be afraid to tell me what we needed based on the input we provided. Above all, I needed this done in an expeditious manner.” Jim Montembeau (President of Midpoint) met with Marty to assess the requirements of the position, the culture of the plant, and other intangibles needed for the role. Midpoint began immediately by identifying target companies, with potential suitable talent. A wide net was cast with many candidates screened and interviewed. Within a couple of weeks, the result was a slate of candidates presented to STO.
Results
“The candidates presented met all of our qualifications. One candidate in particular was little different than the rest as he had specific attributes that Jim felt was what we really needed. It took a little convincing but Jim pointed out to me how this candidate could provide additional value to STO in the short term as well as help us meet our strategic objectives in other areas. This advice was exactly what we needed.” The candidate was interviewed, received unanimous approval, and was hired. He currently thriving in the role and is exceeding our expectations.
Testimonial
“The Midpoint team was EXACTLY what we needed. We could have gone with one of the big retained search firms but we knew that the process would take too long and this role was not an executive level positon any way. This was a mid-level management position. We could not be happier with the service and the results. Midpoint saved us a lot of time, money, and made it very easy for us throughout the whole process.”