Leadership Recruitment

Confidential search for the leaders who build commercial functions.

Leadership appointments set the trajectory of a commercial function for years, and they are the hires where a misstep is most costly and most visible. Evara's leadership recruitment practice handles senior intralogistics search confidentially and thoroughly. We take time to understand the business, the markets it competes in and the kind of leader it needs, then map and engage the people who can do the job rather than the people who simply hold the right title.

Who this is for

  • Intralogistics businesses making their first senior commercial leadership hire
  • OEMs and integrators replacing a Sales or Commercial Director confidentially
  • International manufacturers appointing a UK country or regional leader
  • Private-equity-backed groups adding commercial leadership under a CEO
  • Boards who want a mapped, evidence-led search rather than a known-name shortlist

What you get

  • Structured leadership scorecard tied to the commercial mandate
  • Confidential market map of the relevant leadership pool
  • Discreet, narrative-led approach to active and passive leaders
  • In-depth commercial and leadership assessment
  • Considered shortlist with strengths, risks and team-design notes
  • Offer, onboarding and first-100-days support

Our process

How an Evara leadership recruitment engagement runs.

01

Understand the mandate

We start with the commercial mandate the leader must deliver: the growth plan, the team they inherit or build, the customers and channels, and the stakeholders they answer to. We design the seat before we search for the person.

02

Map confidentially

We build a confidential map of the relevant leadership pool across competitors and adjacent intralogistics sub-sectors, protecting both the hiring business and the leaders we approach.

03

Engage discreetly

Senior people are approached with a sanitised, credible narrative. Named-employer messaging is held back until second-stage conversations, so a sensitive search stays sensitive.

04

Assess in depth

Leadership assessment goes beyond track record to judgement, team building, change capability and the ability to operate at board level. We test the things that actually predict success in the seat.

05

Appoint and onboard

A considered shortlist, then full support through offer, acceptance and a structured first-100-days plan agreed with the board. We are as comfortable advising on team design and succession as filling a single seat.

Pricing model

Honest, fixed-fee, no contingency.

Retained executive search on the same two-payment structure as the sales practice. A commitment deposit is paid up front to cover the strategic work; a completion fee, set as a percentage of first-year remuneration, is invoiced on day 60 of employment. Board, non-executive and multi-hire mandates are scoped at kick-off.

Roles we typically work on

Sales Director and Head of SalesCommercial DirectorManaging DirectorCountry and Regional LeaderVP SalesChief Commercial OfficerBoard and Non-executive appointments

FAQs

Common questions.

Is leadership search handled confidentially?+

Yes. Most leadership appointments are run discreetly, protecting both the hiring business and the candidates being approached. We work to a strict confidentiality protocol with a sanitised brief in market.

Which leadership roles does Evara appoint?+

Heads of Sales, Sales and Commercial Directors, Managing Directors, country and regional leaders, VP Sales and Chief Commercial Officers, plus board and non-executive appointments across the intralogistics industry.

How is a leadership search different from a sales search?+

Leadership search puts more weight on judgement, team building, change capability and board credibility, and is almost always run confidentially. The assessment is deeper and the market map is built around a smaller, more senior pool.

Can you support an international business appointing its first UK leader?+

Yes. We regularly support European, North American and APAC intralogistics manufacturers and integrators building or refreshing their UK commercial leadership, including country and regional appointments.

Do you advise on team design and succession?+

Yes. A leadership mandate often includes advice on how the commercial function should be structured, where the gaps are and how to plan succession, alongside filling the immediate seat.

How is a leadership search priced?+

Two payments: a commitment deposit up front to cover the strategic work, and a completion fee set as a percentage of first-year remuneration, invoiced on day 60 of employment. Board, non-executive and multi-hire mandates are scoped at kick-off.

Ready to talk?

Email Rachel Lunn and the Evara team. We will reply within one working day.

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Evara

Evara. Specialist commercial and sales recruitment for the intralogistics industry.