A GENUINELY INTRESTED PARTNER
CUSTOMER REFERENCE
TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING
Toyota Material Handling Finland
Sisälogistiikan ratkaisut
Jukka Heinonen Managing director
Jaana Paajanen
HR & Sustainability Director
Service
Executive search, Suomi
Toyota Material Handling is a leading provider of material handling and intralogistics solutions both in Finland and globally. The business aims to improve customers’ competitiveness by enhancing their intralogistics processes and solving process-related challenges. The quality of leadership is an integral part of Toyota’s quality philosophy and has been incorporated into the company’s local strategy.
When the management team was being strengthened, the right people were needed for two key roles: After Sales Director and Sales Director. Executive Hunt was selected as the partner.
“The positive experience came from how genuinely interested you were in our business. It created confidence that you were the right choice as an executive search partner.”
Jukka Heinonen, Managing Director
HR & Sustainability Director Jaana Paajanen’s initial attitude was cautious. In previous headhunting experiences, too much had been oversold to both the candidate and the company, leaving both disappointed. This time, the experience was different.
From the very first meeting, Executive Hunt wanted to focus on realism and understand what kind of company Toyota Material Handling Finland is: what works, where the challenges lie, and what the new leader would face. This also enabled a realistic picture of the role to be communicated to the candidates.
“The executive search process was clear and well scheduled and it was evident that each stage had been carefully planned. Communication was transparent and thorough.”
Jaana Paajanen, HR & Sustainability Director
The candidate experience stood out as a distinct strength. Even candidates who were not selected were given a professional closing discussion, and applicants were kept informed throughout the process. Behind it all is always the client’s brand.
“I feel confident warmly recommending Executive Hunt as an executive search recruitment partner. They have a broad understanding of business and are able to support many other types of roles as well.”
Jaana Paajanen, HR & Sustainability Director
