Senior Executive Assistant:  Greenwich, CT

If not you then perhaps someone you know? Please respond directly to Randi and mention my name.

Cheers, Ian

Title:               Senior Executive Assistant - Supporting CEO

Location:        Greenwich, CT

Salary:            $75K - $95K + 12% Bonus (Depending on Experience)

Email:              Randi Leonardis  randileonardis@yahoo.com

Job Description:

The Senior Executive Assistant (EA) to the Chief Executive Officer handles a wide variety of complex situations and conflicts involving administrative functions.

Essential Duties:
• Performs advanced and diversified support to the CEO and prepares confidential and sensitive information for use by executive management. EA may sign for executive when technical or policy content has been authorized.

• Coordinate travel and meeting schedules, compile and submit expense reports and maintain filing system. Track and maintain designated budgets. Maintain executive calendar on a daily basis. Keep executive well informed of upcoming events.

• Manage programs, processes or initiatives (a) Collect, review and maintain data (b) Serve as point-person for questions or requests.

• Administer information databases for the department (a) Maintain and update spreadsheets and databases, which may include intranet site, on department/region information (b) Produce reports, as required.

• Assist in the preparation of various department or region documents (a) Compile financial and operating data and statistics (b) Create letters, reports, presentations and newsletters.

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

•Experience, working for an Executive in a corporate environment.

• Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Strong communication (oral and written) skills and aptitude with numbers.

• Professionalism

This comes to us from Steve Bonnell, an alum of the senior management group. Please mention Steve’s name and ours when responding directly to the recruiters at Heidrick & Struggles.

Cheers, Ian

The Company

Our client is a profitable manufacturer and marketer of products

to the automotive aftermarket and the original equipment market

with revenue in the range between $100 and $200 million. They

operate from more than four plants located in the Americas

serving a wide variety of customers with over 15,000 discrete

items. They are located near an attractive city in the Midwestern

United States.

The Company recently underwent a rationalization of its business

that drove changes to the customer mix, product portfolio and

number of plants. Accompanying these changes was the

recruitment of a new chief executive and board of directors that

are tasked with continuing to improve the performance of this

company for its private equity owners.

While the Company's EBITDA is strong - between 15% and 20%

- there is more work to be done to create a lean, focused enterprise

that is positioned for long term success. Our client has a good

executive team, an evolving corporate strategy and an excellent

reputation and brand awareness factor with its customers. In

comparison to other companies in their sector they have a good

story to tell and are optimistic about their future success.

Missing from our client's executive team is a strong Senior Vice

President, Operations who can be a valued member of the team

running the company and lead the manufacturing, materials and

purchasing functions. The new SVP, Operations will also provide

the company with options for a future role in general

management.

There is an incumbent in the position that is not aware of this

recruitment. As a result, Heidrick & Struggles is conducting this

search on a confidential basis and will give prospective candidates

the company's name after they are initially screened and have

signed a non-disclosure agreement.

Company, Position & Person Profile Confidential 3

The Position

The Senior Vice President, Operations will report directly to the

Chief Executive Officer. Direct reports include four Operations

General Managers, the Vice President, Materials and the Director

of Purchasing. Indirect reports include functional staffs for

operations and purchasing.

Essentially, our client is looking for a high caliber operations

executive who is well-trained, knows how to make money and is a

good leader with potential for growth. In the next several years

the new Senior Vice President, Operations will help our client to:

solidify its corporate strategy; develop the manufacturing strategy

that supports the corporation; continue the company's lean

transformation which may involve plant closures but will clearly

entail a new operations culture for the company; assess the

existing management talent and ensure that they have a core team

around which to build their future.

Executives looking for a performance-based environment where

they can be impactful, work closely with a small group of engaged,

talented, inspired and ethical executives and have an opportunity

for advancement to general management will enjoy this company.

The remainder of this document was written by the company's

chief executive who has a clear vision of what he is looking for in

his Senior Vice President, Operations. While Heidrick & Struggles

has lots of experience writing position specifications we saw no

reason to change the clients’ words in this case.

Company, Position & Person Profile Confidential 4

Specific Responsibilities

Long Term:

· Develop and implement the long term vision and strategic plan

for the Company’s Operations and Supply Chain;

Lead the development and implementation of the people,

systems, processes, facilities, equipment, tools and suppliers

that provide Company Operations with superior operating

results and a sustainable competitive advantage;

· Support the development and maintenance of the Company as

a growing Company with a portfolio of products sold to the

aftermarket and to the OEMs, through internal growth

strategies and strategic acquisitions;

· Support the Topgrading of the organization through the

recruiting, performance management and succession planning

processes;

· Provide leadership and support of various strategic and tactical

initiatives as required;

· Develop skills and competencies to prepare for the internal and

external growth of the Company and the potential of expanded

responsibilities, including general management;

· Become a source of positive driving energy and leadership for

the Company, with strong personal, interpersonal and technical

competencies.

Short Term:

· Lead and support the 80/20 Focused Improvement and

Growth initiative for Operations and Supply Chain;

· Assess Operations and Supply Chain organizations and address

important and urgent issues;

· Lead the development and implementation of the Operations

and Supply chain strategies and plans to support the near term

and long term business needs and expectations;

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· Implement operating metrics and operating model for the

Manufacturing and Supply Chain functions which are

consistent with lean operating practices;

· Support relationships with the Board of Directors, investors

and financing institutions as necessary.

The Person

Qualifications

& Experience

· An undergraduate degree, preferably an engineering degree and

an MBA is preferred ;

· 15 years in successive leadership roles in a tier 1 automotive

manufacturing environment(s) or equivalent,

· primarily in manufacturing roles, achieving exceptional

improvement in operating performance and financial results;

· 5 + years participating as a key member of a management team

for a business unit with $100+ million in sales, with multiple

plant operations;

· A background that includes managing various functional areas,

including manufacturing/quality engineering, production,

purchasing and materials planning, scheduling and inventory

control;

· Experience attracting high caliber people, developing superior

teams and developing successors;

· Leadership experience in achieving superior operating results

utilizing the Lean principles and tools;

· Experience in supporting the development of new business

opportunities, launching new product lines, launching new

operations, major improvement initiatives and restructuring

operations and leading or supporting global sourcing;

· Prefer manufacturing/quality engineering experience and

experience with high performance self-directed work teams in

non-union operations;

· Strong cross-functional knowledge in different operating

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models;

· Previous experience managing in an investor-owned company

would be an advantage;

· Business situation versatility, with experience in different

industry and business operating environments.

Personal

Characteristics

· Inspired/passionate towards excellence, innovation and growth

of the business, the organization and himself/herself;

· Creative thinking and seasoned judgment resulting in

breakthrough ideas and results;

· Strong self-awareness, including accurate self-assessment and

high self confidence;

· Exceptional self-management and resourcefulness, accepting

total responsibility for all of his/her experiences;

· Self regulating with integrity, composure, and flexibility;

· Strong empathy with emphasis on understanding others,

developing others and a service orientation;

· Leading by effectively communicating, influencing, working

with a collaborative approach.

Company, Position & Person Profile Confidential 7

Heidrick & Struggles Contacts

Ashley Lucchese

Associate

direct line +1 312 496 1846

e-mail alucchese@heidrick.com

www.heidrick.co

John Barry in Newtown is looking for a Project Manager. See details below. Mention our name please and Patrick Matthews.

Cheers, Ian

Do you know any Project Manager with experience project managing Network or Network Security domain projects you can refer for the position below?

Title: Network Security Project Manager

Location: Norwalk, CT

Duration: 4-5 months

Citizen Status: US Citizen

Rate: $85/hr W-2

Description:

We are urgently looking for a Network Security Project Manager to manage the transformation of a global network security deployment project. The successful candidate will analyze, design, develop, test, implement, and maintain computer applications systems to meet functional objectives of the business. Will also participate in systems responsibilities and some application design and have overall management responsibility for all teams and development groups.

Requirements/Qualifications:

- Minimum of 5 years PM experience in Network or Network Security domain

- Internationally recognized certification in Project Management

- In-depth knowledge and experience of managing network security implementations

- Strong knowledge about network security technologies and products

- Work experience in an IT multi-vendor outsource partnership

- Strong communication to coordinate the activities of multiple delivery stakeholders

- Flexible work approach to ensure delivery of network solution across all regions

- Strong knowledge of MS Office

Visit www.itechcp.com for more information about our company and a list of our hot jobs.

Best regards,

John Barry

ITech Consulting Partners

30 Church Hill Road

Newtown, CT 06470

203-270-0051 Ext: 301

203-270-0071 Fax

john@itechcp.com

www.itechcp.com

Interested and Qualified Candidates may send resumes to: jscott@hireeffect.com;

Or call 203-968-9969 for additional information.

Position: Senior Systems/Business Analyst

Location: Stamford, CT (local candidates only, please)

Anticipated Salary Range: $75 - $125K – (this position will most likely be a temp to hire)

Summary: This position will assist internal business users in translating departmental needs into information technology requirements. This position will fill the role of IT project manager for key business initiatives. This position will be reporting to the Director of Information Technology.

The initial project effort for this role will be to review the business's current usage of our accounting and general ledger system (Agresso). To evaluate the new version of this system and to assist the business in identifying any new features and modules that we can take advantage of. This role will then be responsible for managing the project to deploy the business to this new version.  

Candidates must be experienced in business analysis and requirements modeling as well as systems analysis, architecture and design.

This position will manage key technology vendor relationships. The person must be hands on manager, with optional experience in developing database reports on SQL or Oracle a plus. Using Crystal Reports. Relational database design and development experience is a plus.

Key Requirements:

Skills: Required: Systems analysis, Business Analysis, Business Process modeling, Project Management (MS Project)

Preferred: Relational database design and modeling, SQL, SharePoint 2007 site administration or some exposure to configuring SharePoint sites

Specific System Experience: Required: MS Office; Must be strong in Excel, especially pivots

Preferred: Agresso (Accounting System), MS SQL Server 2005, Oracle, Crystal Reports

Education: BS in related field with minimum 5 years relevant experience

Jennifer M. Scott

Principal / Recruiter

HireEffect LLC

Tel:  203-968-9969

jscott@hireeffect.com

Fax: 928-569-9969

Interested and Qualified Candidates may send resumes to: jscott@hireeffect.com;

Or call 203-968-9969 for additional information.

Position: Leadership Development Manager (international experience preferred).

Location: Teaneck, NJ w/ some international travel (relocation assistance offered)

Anticipated Salary Range: $100-120K

Summary: The position is based within a University role. The incumbent will head the Leadership Development Team and will be charged with developing a new leadership model and creating high-quality programs and learning experiences to develop its present and future leaders at all levels. As Leadership Development Manager, the incumbent will report to the Leader of the University, who is responsible for building a world-class leadership program aligned with a unique corporate culture. The incumbent will be responsible for leading a dynamic team to invent, design, deliver, manage and continuously improve exceptional and unique learning programs in management and leadership development to ensure that the University has a well developed, diverse bench of associates prepared to move into leadership roles at all levels of the organization. Additionally, the incumbent should have experience in having successfully managed large leadership development programs in other major corporations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conceive, initiate, manage and facilitate the delivery of, and provide continuous improvement for, one or more management and leadership development programs.
• Invent new approaches for delivering scalable leadership development programs in a new and innovative organization.
• Partner with Learning and Development colleagues to identify new opportunities and skill-building programs that will develop emerging leaders.
• Develop and implement systems and processes that identify, develop and support high potential leaders in the organization.
• Collaborate with internal clients/business partners (various field and functional departments) to assess their leadership developmental needs, perform gap analysis and design and lead training programs to provide management and leadership skills and capabilities.
• Constantly update the team with Industry best practices so that the training programs are not redundant.
• Select the appropriate blend of learning modalities that will maximize the relevance, impact and understanding of specific subjects.

Key Requirements:

• MBA from a premier University with a track record of academic excellence, along with an advanced degree in a relevant field such as business, education, organizational development, etc.
• At least 10-12 years of work experience with solid career progression, including at least 3 years in one or more of the following disciplines: leadership onboarding, leadership development, internal organizational development consulting, organizational effectiveness or entrepreneurial organization. Management consulting background preferred.
• Leadership experience should include management of staff, budgets, programs and processes at a manager level or above.
• Significant experience in successfully managing, delivering and improving high-quality learning programs, including relevant curriculum and materials design.
• Working knowledge and hands-on application of instructional design methodologies and leadership development models and techniques.
• Innovative and proactive problem-solving skills with strong business acumen, a solid understanding of group and corporate dynamics and the ability to exercise integrity and sound judgment in complex business situations.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and public speaking skills.
• Excellent platform, group facilitation, internal consultation, mediation and leadership/executive coaching skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals at all levels in a large, complex, non-hierarchical organization as well as the ability to work with executives and senior leadership in a corporate environment.
• Collaborative, team oriented style with self-directed and independent work ethic.
• Willingness to travel through US, Canada and Mexico as well as the company's global offices (international experience preferred). 

Jennifer M. Scott

Principal / Recruiter

HireEffect LLC

Tel:  203-968-9969   jscott@hireeffect.com

Fax: 928-569-9969