Case Study: Global Consumer and Home Improvement Product Service Provider builds a new engineering development centre with The Taplow Group S.A.

Strategic Sourcing for a Head of Engineering Development Centre for a Global Leader in the Consumer and Home Improvement Space

Global Consumer and Home Improvement Product Service Provider, a global leader in consumer and home improvement products, needed to establish an engineering and new product development center in India and hire a Director/Head to lead it. The Taplow Group S.A. was brought in to run the executive search for this critical role, which required a rare mix of core engineering leadership, business acumen, and experience building teams and development centers from scratch.

The Taplow Group S.A. identified and shortlisted candidates from Automotive and Consumer Durables backgrounds, then advised the client to pause an initial offer after reference concerns, helping avoid a risky hire. The search was restarted immediately, and within one month the role was successfully filled with a stronger cultural fit from the Consumer Durables sector, enabling the new India engineering center to move forward with the right leader in place.