Each year, Business Talent Group releases the High-End Independent Talent Report, looking across industries and business functions to analyze how business leaders deploy top independent talent to fill critical skill, expertise, and leadership gaps. Here are the key industrial trends for 2024.
Industrial leaders are facing several challenges this year, including continued supply chain disruptions, new tech adoption, a focus on sustainability, and pressure to innovate. As such, they are engaging on-demand talent to infuse their organizations with new expertise, adaptability, and flexibility to navigate the future.
PROJECT CATEGORIES: Industrial
| 34% Strategy |
| 13% Operations |
| 17% Transformation |
| 5% Organization |
| 31% Interim Leadership |
IN-DEMAND PROJECTS FOR INDUSTRIAL
Interim Leadership
Marketing and Sales
Business Processes
Manufacturing Excellence
IT and Tech Transformation
IN-DEMAND SKILLS FOR INDUSTRIAL
Financial Controls, Accounting, and Audit
Market Landscape and Research
Manufacturing Strategy
Financial Planning, Analysis, and Modeling
Due Diligence
SAMPLE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
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Serve as an interim plant manager during a turnaround
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Improve cash flow forecasting and modeling and liquidity management and define the treasury function for the go-forward state
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Evaluate market sizing, cost to enter, and revenue potential to validate a market entry
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Support the ground-up development process for a new manufacturing facility to accommodate future growth
