Leaderia - Our specialisations

Production

Production- Agricultural machinism & supply

Our agrofood recruiting consultancy is a specialist of the sectors related to the very first steps of the industry: agriculture, collection, agricultural supply such as agricultural machinism. This is the very beginning of the food product life.

Recruiting firm specialized in the agro-food industry

We are recruitment specialists in the upstream phase of the agro-food industry: agriculture (plants, breeding, farming, etc.), agro-collecting and agro-supplying are some of the key segments in this initial phase.

The latter supplies farmers with all the required production inputs:

Seeds
Crops protection, fertilizers
Feed and animal health
Agricultural machinery and infrastructure (e.g. barns)

With its 450,000 farmers, 63,000 employees and 3,500 cooperatives, the French agri-business is clearly a high growth sector.

We note production that is valued at €73 billion in France – that is 16.9% of the European market, a 6.7%-contribution to GDP, ranking first in Europe with around 30 million hectares.

Agricultural machinery makes up most of this share: USD 60 billion in import sales (53.9% for Europe), 170,000 jobs in France, 3,600 dealers, 514 industrial players and 68% of manufacturers.

The involved segments are exceptional and at the cutting edge of innovation as they form some of the major trends. They include: connected and sustainable agriculture, robotization, Food Tech and biotechnologies.

As an expert in agriculture, agro-collecting and agro-supplying, LeaderIA supports multinational groups, large corporations and SMEs.

At Leaderia, we recruit the following positions:

Managing Director
Production Director
Purchasing Director
Marketing Director
Group Communications Director
After-Sales Manager
National Sales Director
National Key Account Manager
New Works Manager
Maintenance Director and Manager
Product Manager
Connected Agriculture Project Manager

Feel free to contact our recruiting firm specialized in the agro-food industry.

Sources:

Agro-Média 2020; Usine Nouvelle 2020 ; Les Echos 2020.

Agri-food

Processing – Ingredients & supply

From raw material, the food product has to be processed to be eaten… Our agrofood recruiting consultancy Leaderia International Search is also an expert of food processing, ingredients and food intermediary product. We are then able to work for chemistry, nutrition and health. 20% of our customers come from these sectors.

Processing department

This department was born from customers who spontaneously gave us recruitment projects to manage with technical specificities that really interested us. As a result, we created a close-knit network in this area while developing a large-scale database of candidates and customers with increasingly defined targets.

This c. USD 70 million global market worth 2 million tons (2019) generates annual growth of 3% on a long-term basis with sub-sectors that could achieve 8% growth (algae, enzymes, food supplements).

The ingredients market – commodity and specialty – is fast-growing, propelled on the one hand by consumers looking for new healthier and more organic (NutriScore, Clean label…) alternatives, and on the other by younger generations who aspire to new sensory experiences (a quest for the exotic, mixing of tastes, textures, colors, new inspirations and many more).

We work hand-in-hand multinational groups and large corporations, pathfinders of food ingredients as well as SME experts in niche markets with unique processes and know-how.

Drawing on our razor-sharp expertise, we have started recruiting for a related sector of activity: life sciences (chemistry, cosmetics, chemicals, etc.) where the ingredients are actively used and where analogies with food are more relevant than ever.

We have already successfully completed projects for globally renowned life sciences players.

At Leaderia, we recruit the following positions:

Head of Pilot Center
R&D Director
Head of Quality Engineer
R&D Process Director
R&D Product Director
Formulation Engineer
Technical Sales Manager
Purchasing Manager
Application Engineer
Product Manager
Market Manager

Agri-food

Foodservice – Export – Retail

Once our product is processed, it still has to go through different steps to be eaten. LeaderIA International search recruits within the area of logistics,

conditioning/packaging and cross-channel distribution: super and hypermarkets, foodservice, industry, export…

Recruiting firm specialized in food distribution

In this sector, the stakes are high: continuous supplies, sustainability, high-demanding customers, high pressure on prices for some brands…and all of this against a complicated health, economic and social background.

This requires technical and adaptive, soft skills in addition to intellectual aptitude that need precisely defining for your future employees.

With more than 11 years of expertise in the recruitment of top executives and managers, our recruiting firm specialized in distribution operates in the following segments: food, fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs),

Drug Perfume and Hygiene Products (DPH) and health. For all these segments, we work directly with distribution channels that impact all end users.

Our expertise in your environment was born from our operational experience within industrial companies selling products to grocery and hard discount stores as well as supermarkets.

The first successful recruitment projects have provided a platform for us to hone our recruitment skills for players dedicated to: specialized large stores, large do-it-yourself stores, out-of-home catering, E-Commerce, over-the-counter retailers and international retailers

We offer you: an established network of contacts, our on-the-ground expertise with industry players and real-time market updates.

We work together with multinational companies, large corporates, SMEs and family-sized businesses

At Leaderia, we recruit the following positions:

BU Directors
Purchasing Managers
Purchasers
Head of National Centers
National Key Account Managers
Category Managers
Sales & Marketing Directors
Supply Chain Managers
World Export Directors
Conditioning Directors
Packaging Managers
Supplying Manager
Customer Service Manager
Logistics Manager

Feel free to contact our recruiting firm specialized in food distribution.

Hospitality & Catering

Hospitality - Catering - Tourism

Last but not least, Leaderia, our agrofood recruiting consultancy operates in foodservice, hote-ret, and in fast and consumer goods, letting thus you to eat the food product!

Recruiting firm specialized in hospitality and catering

Leveraging its 11-year expertise in the recruitment of executives and managers, our recruiting firm specialized in hospitality and catering operates in the following segments: food services, hospitality and tourism as a whole: hotels (luxury, business, resorts),

hotel–related facilities (senior residences, nursing homes, etc.), restaurants (gastronomic, collective, commercial, onboard rail catering and fast food), food retail, agro-food focused on out-of-home catering, distribution and equipment manufacturers, tourism (leisure parks, cruise companies, travel agencies, and many more).

Our experience in hospitality and catering recruitment has provided us with a first-hand insight into your market. At Leaderia, we provide you access to an extensive network coupled with our in-depth knowledge from players as well as real-time updates.

France is the first destination for tourists worldwide with 90 million visitors. The hospitality and catering industry account for €70 billion in revenue. It is also the sixth largest sector in France for job opportunities.

This is a high-pressure, high-octane industry: along with digitalization, sustainability, and deep-seated transformation in ways of working, clientele is forever more demanding and impatient. Such sweeping changes call for new technical and soft skills from teams and managers.

We support large corporations, family-sized businesses and investors in their investment decisions.

At Leaderia, we recruit the following positions :

C-level functions: general manager, director, DAF, HRD, Country Manager, etc.

Sales and marketing functions: commercial director, BtoB commercial, sales director, marketing director, etc.

Support functions: revenue manager, management control manager, director of operations, director of operations

Site functions: catering manager, hotel manager, general manager, general housekeeper, F&B manager, accommodation manager, etc.

Feel free to contact our hospitality and catering recruiting firm.