As organizations grow and change, they require outside talent to build new functions and capabilities quickly.  PierceGray’s dedicated GrayScale team connects our clients with talent that help organizations grow, perform, and win.  GrayScale’s technology and pricing provide a customized recruiting experience for clients that is optimized to support large and small team building in manufacturing, supply chain, and service operations disciplines.   Our extensive network and functional expertise is unrivaled in the search industry, so our clients can successfully build high-performing teams with speed and longevity.

Featured Clients - Making Change Happen

Delivering Operational Excellence

PPG, a $15B supplier of paints, coatings, and specialty materials, required outside talent to lead network transformations and deliver operations excellence. Grayscale engaged to help hire 13 new leaders over a 4-year period

  • Operations Director – Automotive
  • Operations Director – Coatings
  • Operations Director – Silica
  • Global Commodity Director
  • Global Category Manager
  • Global Engineering Leader
  • Global Supply Chain Manager
  • Plant Manager – Barberton
  • Plant Manager – Circleville
  • Plant Manager – Cleveland
  • Plant Manager – Huron
  • Plant Manager – Little Rock
  • Operations Manager – Oak Creek

Building a World-Class Supply Chain Function

Schlumberger invested in a global supply chain function to manage over $20B in annual spend. Grayscale hired 13 subject matter experts to deliver excellence in supply base management

  • Contracts Manager – IT
  • Category Manager – Base Fluids
  • Category Manager – Travel
  • Sourcing Manager – Production
  • Sourcing Manager – General
  • Sourcing Manager – IT
  • Sourcing Manager – Cement
  • Sourcing Manager – Rail & Barge
  • Sourcing Manager – Fuel
  • Logistics Manager – Denver
  • Logistics Manager – Midland
  • Logistics Manager – North East
  • Materials Manager

Scaling for a High Growth Start-Up

Following a growth equity investment from TPG Growth, Beautycounter’s revenue grew nearly 10x over two years. As the organization scaled, Grayscale engaged to help hire nine new leaders over an 18-month period

Beautycounter is a safe skincare and cosmetics multi level marketing company. Following a growth equity investment from TPG Growth, Beautycounter’s revenue grew nearly 10x over two years.

As the organization scaled, they required outside talent to build new functions and establish operations and supply chain processes. Grayscale engaged to help hire nine new leaders over an 18-month period.

  • Director, Production Planning
  • Director, Quality
  • Director, Product Development
  • Director, Business Development
  • Director, Client Experience
  • Director, Training
  • Manager, Sourcing
  • Manager, Quality
  • Manager, Events

Building an operations talent pipeline to support growth…

Republic Services, a leading provider of waste disposal and recycling services, grew rapidly through a series of strategic acquisitions.

As the organization scaled, they sought to attract high-caliber talent into key markets across the country to drive operational excellence and commercial success. Grayscale engaged to help hire 13 new leaders over a 4-year period.

  • GM – Bellevue
  • GM – Dallas
  • GM – Fall River
  • GM – Indianapolis
  • GM – Long Beach
  • GM – Missoula
  • GM – Pittsburgh
  • GM – Salt Lake City
  • GM – South Bend
  • GM – Terre Haute
  • Division Manager – Landfill
  • Division Manager – MRF
  • Regional Maintenance Manager

Building an organization through growth and transformation…

Shearer’s is a leading snack food manufacturer. Following a private equity investment from OTPP, Shearer’s doubled revenue to $1.5B over a five-year period.

As the organization scaled, they required outside talent to build new functions and mature their operations and supply chain processes. Grayscale engaged to help hire ten new leaders over an 18-month period.

  • Senior Director, Manufacturing
  • Director, S&OP
  • Director, Maintenance
  • Director, Distribution
  • Plant Manager – Hermiston
  • Plant Manager – Newport
  • Plant Manager – Massillon
  • Plant Manager – Lubbock
  • Quality Manager
  • Warehouse Manager