As organizations grow and change, they require outside talent to build new functions and capabilities quickly. PierceGray’s dedicated Team Builds division connects our clients with talent that help organizations grow, perform, and win. Our 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. PierceGray’s 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 – Building High Performing Teams
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Delivering Operational Excellence
PPG, a $15B supplier of paints, coatings, and specialty materials, required outside talent to lead network transformations and deliver operations excellence. PierceGray Team Builds engaged to help hire 13 new leaders
PPG, a $15B supplier of paints, coatings, and specialty materials, has a complex network of operations supporting a wide range of products and end markets.
The organization required outside talent to lead network transformations and deliver operations excellence. PierceGray Team Builds engaged to help hire 13 new leaders.
- 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. PierceGray Team Builds hired 13 subject matter experts to deliver excellence in supply base management
Schlumberger, the leading oilfield services provider, has been steadily investing to build a world class global supply chain function to manage over $20B in annual spend.
The organization required outside talent to develop subject matter expertise and deliver excellence in supply base management. PierceGray Team Builds engaged to help hire 13 new leaders.
- 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, PierceGray Team Builds engaged to help hire 9 new leaders
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. PierceGray Team Builds engaged to help hire nine new leaders.
- Director, Production Planning
- Director, Quality
- Director, Logistics
- Director, Product Development
- Director, Business Development
- Director, Client Experience
- Director, Training
- Manager, Sourcing
- Manager, Quality
- Manager, Events

Field Operations Talent Pipeline
With national coverage through operations in 39 states, Republic serves over 13 million customers. Following a series of strategic acquisitions, PierceGray Team Builds helped place 13 regional leaders into key markets across the country
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. PierceGray Team Builds engaged to help hire 13 new leaders.
- 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 doubled revenue to $1.5B over a five-year period. In order to mature operations and processes, PierceGray Team Builds engaged to hire 10 new leaders
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. PierceGray Team Builds engaged to help hire ten new leaders.
- 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