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The Automotive Sector Is Being Rebuilt.
Supply chain volatility, electrification, nearshoring pressure, and tightening quality standards are demanding executives who can lead transformation without losing production momentum. Most search firms find candidates who fit today. We find leaders built for what comes next.
Every candidate we present has been validated through NTIS™—measuring the cognitive patterns your environment actually demands, not the credentials their résumé claims.
We place the rare automotive executives who can defend EBITDA and reinvent the business at once, agile and cognitively validated on decision-making, pattern recognition, and judgment under uncertainty, and proven across turnarounds, electrification pivots, and footprint changes.
What We Solve in Automotive
EV Transition
Executives who bridge legacy manufacturing with next-gen systems.
Supply Chain Volatility
Leaders with the pattern recognition to navigate disruption in real time.
Nearshoring
Cross-border US-Mexico expertise built over 30+ years.
Sustainability Challenges
Leaders who can deliver on emissions and circularity while protecting the quality, IATF 16949 discipline, and customer trust the franchise depends on.
Industry 5.0
Leaders who execute lean systems while implementing automation and AI.
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Examples of Roles We Place
Cross-Industry Placement
Tier 1 Supplier
A Tier 1 supplier needed a Director of Operations with deep lean expertise. We identified a candidate from aerospace—identical cognitive profile, transferable methodology. Placed in 18 days. Still in role at 28 months.
That’s NTIS™. That’s the TNF difference.