CASE STUDY

Martin Brower - Building High-Impact Project Leadership for Supply Chain Excellence

Martin Brower, a global supply chain and logistics specialist, operates as part of Reyes Holdings - one of the largest privately held companies in the US. With complex operations supporting some of the world’s most recognisable food service brands, their UK arm sought senior programme leadership to deliver major transformation and process improvement initiatives.

Challenge: Strategic Project Leadership During Growth and Change

Martin Brower UK needed to bring in senior project talent to enhance PMO capability and lead a series of operational transformation initiatives. The brief required not only technical strength but the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed organisation that blends global frameworks with local agility.

ECW Search was recommended by a senior contact we’d previously placed into an automotive leadership role - following their own move from the FMCG space. This initial introduction led to the successful hire of a Senior Project Manager, who was so impressed by our delivery and experience as a candidate that she asked us to support her again six months later to find a PMO Lead to join her growing team.

Key Search Data & Process Insights

Hires made

Hires made across two key project leadership roles:

• Senior Project Manager - responsible for major cross-functional programmes, change delivery and governance

• PMO Lead - overseeing portfolio planning, reporting and strategic project alignment

Time to shortlist

14 working days

Time to hire

Average 29 days from initial brief to offer

Interview process

• Stage 1: Teams interview with internal stakeholder group

• Stage 2: In-person or final virtual panel

Candidate profile requirements

• Experience delivering cross-business transformation in complex, fast-moving supply chain environments

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills

• Familiarity with both enterprise-level and agile delivery methodologies

Additional value delivered

• Successfully leveraged an existing client relationship to introduce a new hiring manager

• Supported seamless transition from candidate to repeat client within six months

• Provided competitor benchmarking and candidate market insight to align expectations

Result

Both senior hires are now instrumental in strengthening Martin Brower’s UK project and change capability. The Senior Project Manager is leading cross-functional delivery programmes aligned to wider business transformation. The PMO Lead is embedding structure, governance and forward planning at the portfolio level-driving visibility and consistency across the organisation.

This assignment highlights ECW Search’s ability to build trust with candidates and clients alike - often turning one great experience into an ongoing partnership. Our reputation for pace, quality and credibility within senior hiring continues to open doors with Tier 1 brands seeking high-performance talent in supply chain, logistics and operations.