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Commodities Executive Search
Providing Clients with Top Talent in the Commodities Sector
Premier Commodities Executive Search Firm
Keller is widely recognized as a leading executive search agency in the Commodities sector. We specialize in identifying and recruiting talented professionals for clients seeking a new addition to their team. We find executives who have the skills and experience necessary to help their company achieve success.
The commodities industry is large and influential on a global scale. Because it involves such a wide variety of goods, products, and materials, the industry affects many other sectors as well. These commodities form the foundations of many international industries, including manufacturing and energy. They are also traded globally, in large quantities and for large sums. As a result, the industry has a significant economic impact, with fluctuations affecting things like consumer spending, inflation, and the overall health of economies in developing countries.
The commodities industry is also considered very competitive. There is competition at multiple levels, including between specific markets, trading firms, and producers. Similarly, the labor market in this sector is highly competitive. The field is complex and can be fast-paced, requiring the ability to adapt to shifting market conditions. Professionals in this industry need to prove they have the right skills and ability to navigate markets and endure long work hours.
However, companies in the commodities industry are finding it increasingly difficult to attract the right candidates. There is a high demand for talented professionals in fields such as market analysis, risk management, and commodities trading. However, the supply is limited.
That is where we can help. At Keller, our experts boast a deep knowledge of global and local markets that allows us to find and recruit the ideal candidates for companies and offices around the world.
Keller’s dedication to excellence, superior results, and qualified team of experts are just some of the qualities that often set Keller apart as one of the top executive search firms in the Commodities industry.
What We Do
Keller’s team excels at providing clients with top-tier executive recruitment and advisory services. It is part of our mission as a leading global executive search agency to supply the companies we serve with the ideal candidates for their needs. When businesses partner with Keller, we dedicate ourselves to providing them with professionals who have the skills and professional experience needed to not only perform well in their new role, but also aid in the overall success of the business and its endeavors.
For this, we employ our tailored approach that includes Assessment, Talent Acquisition, and Organization Transformation.
Assessment
Keller has spent many years working and recruiting in the field, during which we have built a lasting reputation for our high-quality, reliable staffing solutions. We are also widely known for our high standards and ability to select only the best talent.
To achieve this, we begin our process with a thorough Assessment of our client’s needs. Our team holds a meeting with the client during which we aim to gain in-depth knowledge of their business, its company culture, its teams, and the challenges it faces. We also establish our client’s requirements for prospective employees, such as qualification level, skill sets, experience, work ethic, and leadership style. This meeting also serves as an excellent opportunity to learn more about what the vacancy will require of candidates.
This initial meeting provides our team with crucial insights that we use to establish search parameters.
Talent Acquisition
We use these search parameters when identifying and recruiting excellent commodities professionals to fulfill our client’s needs. As a trusted and recognized NPAworldwide member, Keller has access to an extensive global network of candidates. During the search process, our headhunters carefully hand-pick the talent that seems to fit the bill.
This preliminary group of candidates is then subjected to a rigorous screening process. We utilize our team’s expert talent mapping skills to check each candidate’s professional history, ensuring their resumes and references are authentic. We also run background checks to rule out things like a criminal history. The candidates also take part in advanced psychometric tests during which we determine their personality types, work ethic, and leadership style to ensure they align with the client’s needs.
The candidates who pass our vetting process are compiled into a shortlist and given to the client for further interviewing.
Organization Transformation
Our services don’t stop once we conclude the recruitment process, however.
Instead, we offer our clientele a wide range of additional support and advisory services beyond recruitment. We provide continued support during the onboarding and hiring processes, and help companies to develop successful strategies for retaining employees. We also assist in updating systems, improving business strategies, enhancing operations, and optimizing employee workflows.
In this way, we assist clients in transforming their organizations.
Our Approach to Commodities Executive Search
At Keller, we measure our success by our ability to help the businesses we serve to achieve success. As a result of our tailored approach, Keller has established a proven track record of successful placements in the commodities industry, and for clients around the world.
Our thorough research and assessment process allows us to see which gaps need to be filled in the organization and where recourses can be distributed more effectively. By adjusting our process and solutions according to these insights, we can focus on finding talented professionals in our extensive network who are capable of driving essential growth in the company.
Keller’s team values continuous learning, and we aim to stay up to date on the latest market shifts, changes, developments, and findings in the industry. We also aim to stay updated on technological advancements in the field, especially when we can utilize them to improve our services at Keller. This knowledge also helps us find professionals with impressive market intelligence, capable of overcoming obstacles.
Additionally, we aim to foster a more diverse and inclusive workforce in the commodities industry by selecting candidates based on their skill and suitability for our client’s vacancy. We hold no bias against any candidate’s age, race, gender, religion, or personal preference.
Behind Our Commodities Executive Search Approach
Keller employs an expert team of headhunters, each boasting many years of first-hand recruitment experience in the field. These experiences have taught our recruiters critical lessons that have helped us develop the tailored approach we are renowned for today. One of these experiences is particularly memorable for the immense impact it had on our methodology.
In Keller’s early years, we had a limited client pool and used a generic approach that worked well enough for them. As we became more successful, more and more companies outside of our usual client base began engaging our services. One of these was a particularly influential and large business searching for talent to fill an important role. Used to the satisfactory outcomes our standardized approach yielded, we applied it to this project again.
Much to our team’s surprise, we were unfortunately unable to place a candidate successfully using this method. The professionals we provided did not meet our client’s standards and did not possess the right personality types to fit well in their existing team. While we didn’t realize it at the time, this result is common when applying the same approach to every search.
This challenging experience helped our team realize the many limitations of using a cookie-cutter executive search method. It also taught us how valuable it is to tailor our solutions to the unique needs of each client instead.
Since adopting this tailored approach, Keller has made countless successful commodities placements for clientele from around the globe. Our approach has impacted the search industry significantly, inspiring other firms to use similar recruitment methods and shaping a better understanding of executive search.
As a result, our name has become interchangeable with top-tier executive recruitment services and great outcomes.
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Areas We Specialize In
As a leading executive search firm, we have a long track record of successfully placing candidates in a range of fields within the commodities industry. We specialize in Brokerage, Logistics, and Trading in Hard and Soft Commodities. Additionally, some of the fields we are able to find the right talent for include:
- Agricultural Products
- Energy Transition Products
- Gas and LNG
- Global Energy
- Low Carbon Energy
- Metals, Minerals, and Mining
- Natural Resources
- Oil and Liquid Fuels
- Power and Emissions
- Shipping and Freight
Note that Keller is able to find talent for a wide variety of industries outside of what is listed above, as well.
Positions We Fill in the Commodities Sector
As mentioned, Keller has established itself as one of the top agencies by finding senior leaders and high-performing executive talent for clients in the Commodities industry.
Our passionate team of headhunters utilize their extensive industry expertise, vast technical knowledge of local and global markets, as well as their specialized search skills to select the best candidates available. We find professionals to fill roles such as Lead Trade Risk Analyst, Senior Power Structurer, Leading Asset Manager, and many more.
Why Choose Keller As Your Trusted Partner in Commodities Executive Search?
Keller boasts a long successful history of placing the right commodities professionals with the right employers. We leverage the extensive hands-on experience of our passionate team, alongside the vast professional and academic qualifications of our team members, to provide our clients with their perfect fit. We work hard to yield great results for our clients and, as a result, we have built enduring relationships in the industry.
We take great pride in our flexible recruitment method, which allows us to approach every project in an innovative and creative way to ensure the premier results we have become known for. We also offer a multitude of solutions outside of executive search, such as supporting the companies we serve during the hiring and onboarding processes. We also assist organizations in the development of employee retention strategies.
Our Promise – The Right Hire
As part of Keller’s mission for excellence, we place great value on safeguarding client and candidate privacy. For this reason, we adhere to a strict code of ethical conduct and make use of responsible practices in our searches – especially when working with sensitive client and candidate data. We also conduct ourselves with the utmost respect for client confidentiality.
At Keller, we work hard to ensure that each of our clients is matched with their ideal candidate. However, we also acknowledge the fact that even the most customizable solutions might not yield successful results every time. For this reason, we offer each of our clients an added assurance.
We guarantee to replace any candidate who proves to be unsuitable for the position or leaves the organization before the end of their probation with a better candidate, at no extra cost to our clientele. However, this guarantee is only valid for the first three months (90 days) of the candidate’s employment.
Keller is known for providing excellent customer service. Our experts are trained to respond to comments, inquiries, and criticisms from our clientele in a respectful and constructive manner. We greatly value client feedback, as it aids us in our mission to continuously improve our services.
Contact Keller today to schedule a consultation with one of our experts.
Client Testimonials
This is our second time partnering up with Keller and, just like the first time, Keller’s team was dedicated, kept us updated throughout the entire process, and came back to us much faster than expected. We’re eager to interview the candidates they’ve provided.
- Linnea L., Vice President of HR
Keller’s team has been dependable throughout this entire process. They’re very knowledgeable and it’s been a great help in finding the right person for our business. We are more than satisfied with Keller’s service.
- Colton B., COO
We’ve worked with Keller for several years, and we’ve always had a positive experience. We appreciate their transparent communication, and their results have never let us down. They’ve more than earned our trust.
- Evelyn J., Chief HR Officer
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