SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEARCH FOR FOOD & BEVERAGE
15+
YEARS IN FOOD & BEVERAGE EXECUTIVE SEARCH
100+
SENIOR PLACEMENTS COMPLETED
20+
PE AND FOUNDER-OWNED CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Williams Recruitment specialises exclusively in food and beverage, which means we understand the difference between a strong operator and a strong leader for this industry specifically. We know the category, the supply chains, the retail relationships, and the kind of executive who can hold their own with both a founder’s legacy and a PE firm’s growth targets.
WHO WE SERVE
ON THE PE SIDE
Supporting portfolio companies and new platforms with the senior leadership needed to execute the investment thesis, from Director through C-Suite.
ON THE FOUNDER SIDE
Supporting family and founder-owned businesses navigating succession, growth, or a first hire beyond the founding team, bringing outside executive talent in without losing what makes the business what it is.
SEARCH FOCUS
Level: Director to C-Suite
Industry: Food and beverage manufacturing, exclusively
Geography: Global
Guarantee: Williams365, a 12-month placement guarantee, well beyond the industry-standard 90 days.
WHAT SETS US APART
Category Focus: We only work in food and beverage. That focus means a deeper bench of candidates and a sharper read on what “right” looks like for this industry.
A Family Business: We’re a professional, family-run business that takes great pride in the quality of our work and the service we provide, not a high-volume agency treating every search the same.
Our Guarantee: Williams365 backs every senior placement for a full 12 months, not the industry-standard 90 days.
APPROACH
CATEGORY-SPECIFIC SCREENING
Assessing candidates against the specific demands of food and beverage, supply chain complexity, retail relationships, regulatory environment, brand-building.
Industry-specific vetting • Reference checks • Cultural and leadership fit
PE & FOUNDER ALIGNMENT
Making sure the candidate fits both the investment thesis and the day-to-day reality of the business, not just the job description.
Stakeholder interviews • Thesis alignment • Founder/family fit assessment
OFFER & ONBOARDING SUPPORT
Guiding compensation structuring, offer negotiation, and a smooth transition into the role.
Offer structuring • Negotiation support • Onboarding guidance
WILLIAMS365 GUARANTEE
Standing behind every senior placement for a full 12 months, because getting it right matters more than getting it done.
12-month placement guarantee • Ongoing check-ins • Replacement search if needed
LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP
Staying close after placement, as portfolio companies grow or founders plan their next move, we’re already up to speed.
Repeat search relationships • Market intelligence • Succession pipeline planning
THE TEAM
Scott Williams
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
In 2020, I founded Williams Recruitment on a single conviction: mid-market food and beverage businesses, and the private equity firms backing them, deserve a search partner who knows the industry as well as they do. Twenty years inside food manufacturing, ten years in senior search, and every mandate led personally by me, no junior researchers, no account managers, no volume pipeline running in parallel. Today that same practice serves both sides of the deal: PE firms building out portfolio leadership teams, and founders and families bringing in outside talent for the first time. Backed by Williams365, the industry's only 12-month placement guarantee.
