Ennis & Co Group is trusted by many of the world’s leading automotive and mobility brands to appoint their senior executives.
The majority of our clients have engaged us on multiple occasions – an endorsement of the quality of service we provide in connecting them with exceptional candidates to meet their talent needs.
Because of our daily research activities and our global scope, we provide in-depth insight into real-time developments in the international talent market, keeping our clients ahead of the game in the competition for leadership skills.
Typically, we carry out search assignments for senior leadership roles at VP and C suite level as well as their direct reports.
We have extensive experience working with multinational OEMs, national sales companies, retail groups, distributors, motorsport companies, engineering and chemicals companies, finance and leasing companies, commercial vehicle industries, two-wheel industries, supply chain organisations, IT and SaaS providers, technology companies, EV charging solutions providers and newcomers in the mobility space.
Although our core strength is automotive, the rapid development of EV technology and new mobility solutions has also taken us into the marine and aerospace sectors.
Our assignments range across the full spectrum of functional disciplines, including finance, commercial, manufacturing, production, legal, procurement, HR, operations, IT & digital, strategy and business transformation, environmental management, sales and marketing, brand, PR & communications and customer experience.
We begin all our search assignments by taking a detailed, 360-degree brief from the client, ensuring that we engage with relevant stakeholders within the organisation, not just the hiring manager, to gain an all-round perspective.
The depth of detail in the brief is fundamental in ensuring we select candidates not only with the required professional experience but with the right behavioural and cultural fit.
We conduct ourselves as custodians of the client’s brand throughout the search process- in written collateral and in our interactions with candidates.
Based on the brief, we produce a candidate information pack and carry out a detailed market mapping exercise, looking at key competitors and target sectors.
Our search is thorough and rigorous, drawing on our decades of experience, our in-depth knowledge of the global talent market and our extensive industry connections.
The robustness of our research is complemented by our speed of thought and our agility in responding to an evolving industry and a changing candidate marketplace.
For each assignment, we compile a long list of potential individuals which we share with the client for approval.
We then approach these individuals to qualify them for the role, usually identifying and speaking at length to many more people than is typical in an executive search.
Candidates who are deemed suitable for the position and who are interested in the opportunity are invited to a face-to-face interview with a senior member of the Ennis & Co Executive Search team.
We are regularly praised by clients for the breadth and quality of our shortlists, always ensuring that clients have a genuine choice about who to interview.
Throughout the search process, we maintain regular contact with our clients to keep them informed about progress.
By providing clients with rapid feedback on market expectations during an assignment, we help them to make effective and proactive decisions to ensure access to the best candidates.
Our aim is to provide a wide choice of high-quality candidates who reflect our clients’ culture and values.
We present our final shortlist to the client in a comprehensive search report containing detailed information about the selection process.
Given the speed of transformation taking place in the industry and the intense competition for talent, we appreciate that speed is of the essence for many clients.
That is why we operate on a typical turnaround time of 8-12 weeks from initial brief to submission of shortlist, ensuring we connect you with the best available talent in the quickest possible time.
As an optional extra, we can offer clients broader candidate insights through our partnership with psychometric and competency specialists Lumina Select.
Clients may also request further or enhanced psychometric assessments to interrogate core competencies.