Plant leadership walking a German manufacturing hall, the mandate type international headquarters brief.
Headhunting in Germany

Hire industrial specialists and executives in Germany

PolyTALENT is a German headhunting and executive search firm specialising in midsized industrial manufacturers. Our consultants approach skilled specialists and executives who are already employed in Germany directly by phone, and our clients receive only thoroughly pre-qualified candidate profiles.

Clients

More than 450 industrial companiestrust PolyTALENT

A selection of named clients in the German industrial mid-market.

Named clients: Der Grüne Punkt GmbH, E&G Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Burwinkel Kunststoffwerk GmbH, Caplugs Europe, WIBO Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Amcor, Kiba Kirsebauer GmbH, Thees Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH, Brinkmann Formenbau GmbH, HOFELE-Design GmbH, Sauer & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG, Elektrobau Henry Kaulfuß GmbH, Sachverständigen-Büro Besch GmbH, ATL Arlinghaus Transport und Logistik GmbH, Wernsing Feinkost GmbH, Weener Plastik GmbH, Jürgen Hass Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Kunststofftechnik KRUG GmbH, Syntech Plastics GmbH, ept GmbH, KB Kunststofftechnik Vertriebs GmbH, Pointe GmbH, FÜRST GmbH (FÜRSTGROUP), Toolworx UG, Martin Schlüter Maschinenbau, Kröger Kranbau und Industrieservice GmbH, Wöhrmann GmbH, Elektro Hafner GmbH, Kwetters Logistik GmbH, Hardeman Egg Group, BARKU Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG, KTR Kunststofftechnik Hans Rethwisch, BEN Kunststoffe GmbH, RSD Polytec GmbH, AKM Anschluss-, Kunststoff- und Montagetechnik GmbH, SKV betopur Kunststofftechnik GmbH, MSW Kunststoffe GmbH, BWPARTS GmbH, MöllerTech International GmbH, TefMeFlex GmbH, LUBING Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Elektrim Hermann Rosen GmbH & Co. KG, Rico-Werk Eiserlo & Emmrich GmbH, Central Global Cargo GmbH, BKT Bryholm Kunststofftechnik GmbH, M. Faust Kunststoffwerk GmbH & Co. KG, atka Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH, HEUTE+COMP. GmbH+Co. KG, ENNEATECH AG, Systec Plastics Eisfeld GmbH, EFTEX Zubehörtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Verband Deutscher Werkzeug- und Formenbauer, KET Projektservice GmbH, Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Terberg HS GmbH, Bäcker GmbH, Ultrana GmbH, Cirkel GmbH & Co. KG

Named clients and original quotes

Who this is for

Built for international headquarters

You run a plant, a sales company or a project in Germany and need a technical hire who rarely responds to a job ad. Our consultants search the German candidate market by phone, role by role, and tell you early who is reachable around your site.

More than 450 industrial companies in the German industrial mid-market have already used this search. Our head office is in Lohne, Lower Saxony. Consultants travel to the plant when the mandate needs it.

From headquarters

Hire a plant manager in Germany

Works manager overlooking a German production hall.

PolyTALENT searches plant managers already employed in German industry. An international headquarters briefs the role and the plant. Consultants then phone candidates in Germany and send only pre-qualified profiles.

Process

How the search works

Consultants phone people who already hold a similar job. The PolyTALENT Matching narrows the reachable market. It does not replace the call or the judgement.

  1. 1

    Brief

    Role, plant, must-haves, salary band and who decides. One call is usually enough to start.

  2. 2

    Market and calls

    We map who is actually reachable around the site, then call them. You receive only profiles a consultant has already spoken to.

  3. 3

    Handover

    You see only people we have spoken to: skill, motive and constraints checked. You interview, we stay on the process through the offer.

Clients

You can check who we work for

Most search firms keep client lists confidential. We publish company names, the person who spoke, and usually the role that was filled. The quotes stay in the original German.

Named examples include Weener Plastik GmbH, Der Grüne Punkt GmbH, Terberg HS GmbH, Ultrana GmbH, Verband Deutscher Werkzeug- und Formenbauer, Elektrobau Henry Kaulfuß GmbH.

Quotes in the original German, as the clients wrote them.

Weener Plastik GmbH Logo
Arbeitsvorbereitung, Produktionsleiter, Customer Service
“Innerhalb von nur einem Monat hat das Team vier entscheidende Positionen erfolgreich besetzt: einen Mitarbeiter in der Arbeitsvorbereitung, zwei Produktionsleiter und einen Mitarbeiter im Customer Service. Kein langwieriger Auswahlprozess, keine Streuverluste, stattdessen eine treffsichere, effiziente und professionelle Rekrutierung.”

Marcus Rieger

Leiter Personal

Weener Plastik GmbH

Weener, Niedersachsen

Caplugs Europe Logo
Supply Chain Manager, Account Manager
“Innerhalb von nur drei Monaten konnten wir zwei wichtige Positionen besetzen. Die Zusammenarbeit war durchweg professionell und effektiv, geprägt von regelmäßigem Austausch und klarer Kommunikation. Dank der Unterstützung haben wir hochqualifizierte Fachkräfte gewonnen.”

Marco Bräuß

Geschäftsführer

Caplugs Europe

Lüdenscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Terberg HS GmbH Logo
Servicetechniker, Fertigungsmitarbeiter
“Wir arbeiten bereits seit längerer Zeit mit PolyTALENT zusammen und konnten in dieser Zeit unter anderem einen Servicetechniker sowie einen Mitarbeiter für unsere Fertigung gewinnen. Für uns zeigt sich der Wert der Zusammenarbeit vor allem im laufenden Prozess: Absprachen werden eingehalten, Rückmeldungen erfolgen zeitnah und die vorgestellten Kandidaten sind nachvollziehbar auf unsere Anforderungen geprüft. Dadurch können wir uns auf die Gespräche konzentrieren, bei denen eine Einstellung auch tatsächlich realistisch ist. Die Zusammenarbeit ist pragmatisch, verbindlich und von einem offenen Austausch geprägt. Aufgrund der bisherigen Ergebnisse möchten wir den gemeinsamen Weg auch künftig fortsetzen.”

Lea-Sophie Meyer

Teamleader HR

Terberg HS GmbH

Emstek, Niedersachsen

Named clients and original quotes

Fees

What it costs

We work on a success basis. A Commitment Fee is due at kickoff. The success fee is 25 to 30% of the agreed target annual salary, depending on the role and the market, and falls due when the employment contract is signed. We fix the rate and all terms in writing before the mandate starts.

Fee model and examples

Sectors

Where we search

Plastics and toolmaking, automotive supply, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemicals, energy, industrial logistics, production and construction. All nine share one focus: technical and leadership roles in German industrial plants.

See the industries

Questions

Short answers

What does PolyTALENT do?+

PolyTALENT is a German headhunting and executive search firm specialising in midsized industrial manufacturers. Our consultants approach skilled specialists and executives who are already employed in Germany directly by phone, and our clients receive only thoroughly pre-qualified candidate profiles.

Do you search only in Germany?+

Yes. The search runs in the German candidate market. International headquarters hire us for plants and roles inside Germany.

How do you find candidates?+

Consultants call people already in permanent jobs. The PolyTALENT Matching technology helps rank the reachable market. Job ads can support a search. They are not the core model.

What does a search cost?+

We work on a success basis. A Commitment Fee is due at kickoff. The success fee is 25 to 30% of the agreed target annual salary, depending on the role and the market, and falls due when the employment contract is signed. A replacement guarantee covering six months from the candidate's start date is optional: if it applies, we refill the role at no extra fee. The surcharge is 5 percentage points on the agreed fee rate. We fix the rate and all terms in writing before the mandate starts.

How do I hire a plant manager in Germany from the US?+

PolyTALENT searches plant managers already employed in German industry. An international headquarters briefs the role and the plant. Consultants then phone candidates in Germany and send only pre-qualified profiles.

Contact

Your contact

Anikan Köllmann, Consultant · International employers hiring in Germany at PolyTALENT

Your contact

Anikan Köllmann

Consultant · International employers hiring in Germany

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Anikan Köllmann is the PolyTALENT consultant for international headquarters that hire specialists or executives in Germany. He takes the brief, searches the German candidate market and stays the contact through the handover.

Need a specialist or executive in Germany?

Tell Anikan Köllmann the role and the plant. He calls back, maps the reachable market and says whether a search is realistic.