We are expert supply chain recruiters and headhunters based in the Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina area. Our services extend to clients nationwide. Furthermore, The Avery Point Group has become a trusted executive search firm specializing in supply chain recruitment and operations transformation. For over 20 years, we have helped companies identify, assess, and recruit the talent needed to drive supply chain excellence. As a result, our successful placements span mid-level management roles up to Director, VP, SVP, and even CXO positions.
As Executive Search Catalysts for Change™, we concentrate on transformation talent across all facets of the supply chain. Specifically, this focus includes sourcing and procurement, logistics, demand planning (S&OP), inventory management, distribution, strategic sourcing, transportation, and warehouse management. As a result, our broad perspective gives us a comprehensive understanding of the complexity of managing modern supply chains. This insight is crucial in today’s competitive global economy. In addition, we help organizations attract the right supply chain transformation leaders to meet these challenges.
Our firm brings over half a century of combined experience in global supply chain leadership and recruitment. Moreover, we leverage this expertise to identify and recruit supply chain professionals. These candidates have the skills needed to achieve world-class performance for your organization.
In fact, we have a proven track record across numerous industries. We consistently help companies find leaders who understand the latest supply chain trends, technologies, markets, and regulations. Leaders with this knowledge can drive cost savings, improve operational efficiency, and elevate customer satisfaction. As a result, they help keep your business ahead of industry developments.
Our partners are Six Sigma Master Black Belts and Lean-trained professionals. This background provides invaluable transformation expertise and keen assessment skills to our recruitment process. Furthermore, they have held senior executive roles at leading Fortune 500 companies. These roles have provided them with deep, first-hand insight into world-class supply chain management. Their hands-on experience spans North America, Europe, and Asia. As a result, they understand what it takes to succeed in today’s interconnected global economy.
As leading supply chain recruiters, we go beyond traditional hiring practices to deliver the highest quality talent solutions. In addition, we are dedicated to excellence and consistently strive to surpass our clients’ critical-to-quality (CTQ) expectations.
Notably, our firm has been featured in multiple industry books, trade journals, and magazine articles. This recognition further solidifies our reputation as true subject matter experts and thought leaders in supply chain and operations management.
For over two decades, over 100 industry-leading companies across 18 sectors have trusted us with their supply chain recruiting and executive search needs. As a result, we continue to be their go-to partner for finding the right transformation talent. Ultimately, these enduring partnerships are a testament to the results we deliver.
According to a recent manufacturing and supply chain industry survey, only 4.9% of U.S. Executives feel that their supply chain and logistics organizations have achieved world-class performance.
Where does your business stand?
We focus on recruiting Supply Chain Management, Distribution, Demand Planning, Sourcing, and Logistics transformation leadership talent that can help your organization achieve world-class performance.
According to a recent manufacturing and supply chain survey, only 56% of U.S. executives report having the right supply chain talent to help them achieve their organizational drive toward world-class supply chain and logistics performance.
Where does your business stand?
Is your organization facing similar supply chain management leadership and resource challenges? Our expert focus on supply chain management recruitment and executive search services can help.
As Executive Search Catalysts for Change™, our specialized supply chain recruiting services are designed to help you overcome these challenges. Specifically, we identify and recruit leaders with the expertise to transform every aspect of your supply chain operations. These executives can optimize each function of your supply chain. Ultimately, they will turn it into a high-performing engine for your business.
For example, we seek transformation talent to improve your sourcing and procurement, logistics, demand planning, inventory control, distribution, strategic sourcing, transportation, and warehouse management functions. The leaders we place strengthen each of these functions and help turn your supply chain into a streamlined operation. As a result, your supply chain delivers world-class results.
Thanks to our extensive executive expertise, we understand how complex these functions can be. For this reason, we prioritize recruiting industry-leading supply chain executives who can streamline processes, boost efficiency, and deliver measurable results. Moreover, these transformation leaders are well-versed in the latest digital technologies and continuous improvement methodologies. Most importantly, they are ready to drive value creation and give your company a competitive advantage.
We place supply chain transformation leaders in mid-level to senior-level roles. For example, they oversee transportation, reverse logistics, last-mile delivery, e-commerce fulfillment, intermodal transport, distribution operations, and 3PL/4PL management.
We specialize in recruiting procurement and strategic sourcing transformation executives. Specifically, our focus includes low-cost country sourcing, commodity management, supplier quality management, contract manufacturing, category management, and reshoring strategies.
We recruit transformation experts to lead critical inventory and supply planning functions. This effort covers roles in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), inventory control, and supply and replenishment planning. Additionally, it encompasses positions in demand planning, production planning, and capacity planning.
We headhunt specialized transformation leaders for emerging supply chain initiatives. Key areas include network modeling and optimization, supply chain digitization, developing centers of excellence, and advanced supply chain analytics.
The supply chain transformation leaders we recruit bring a powerful mix of skills and experience to drive results. For example, we focus on transformation leadership candidates who can:
For organizations striving for supply chain excellence and professionals aspiring to lead such transformations, The Avery Point Group is the bridge connecting the right talent with the right opportunity. Let us help you build the world-class supply chain team that will drive your business forward.
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True Transformation Thought Leaders & Industry Experts
As a result of our contributions and meaningful industry impact, we have been featured in 8 books and acknowledged in more than 50 industry-leading trade journals and magazine articles. Our expertise as an industry thought leader has positioned us to be your trusted source for industry and transformation leadership talent.
Over Half a Century of Combined Business Transformation Executive Industry Leadership Experince
Timothy Noble is the president & managing partner of The Avery Point Group. Mr. Noble has over 30 years of executive leadership experience in business transformation, manufacturing operations, supply chain management, distribution, and executive search. Throughout his career he has been consistently promoted and has held senior level executive band roles in major Fortune 500 companies like General Electric (GE) and The Stanley Works (SWK – now known as Stanley Black and Decker). As a GE trained Master Black Belt and Shingijutsu trained Lean executive, Mr. Noble has extensive transformation experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, and digital transformation globally.
Prior to starting the Avery Point Group in 2004, Noble was the Global Operations Executive for Stanley-Bostitch, the second-largest division of The Stanley Works . In that role, he had full operational leadership responsibility for 8 plants and over 1,900 employees with operations throughout North America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Asia, supporting revenue of just under $1.0 Billion.
Yvonne Hite now serves as an outside advisor to The Avery Point Group, stepping down from her partnership and board roles. Ms. Hite has over 30 years of executive-level leadership experience in manufacturing, financial services, Lean Six Sigma, and executive search. Throughout her career, she has been consistently promoted and has held senior-level executive roles in major Fortune 500 companies like General Electric (GE), Bank of America (BAC) and The Stanley Works (SWK – now known as Stanley Black and Decker). As an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Bank of America Certified Master Black Belt, and Shingijutsu trained Lean executive, Ms. Hite has extensive experience leading Lean, Six Sigma, and digital transformation initiatives on a global scale. Ms. Hite was also one of GE Lighting’s first female Executive Band plant managers in its over one-hundred-year history.
Before her career move into executive search, Ms. Hite was a Senior Vice President with Bank of America, where she led the Trust Services Operation for the Southeast with responsibility for over 8,300 client accounts and over $1.3B in assets under management (AUM).