Search & Selection Services by Advocate Group

Our FMCG search & selection process combines full-circle talent acquisition with detailed market mapping, targeted headhunting, and robust candidate assessment. Delivered exclusively, this approach enables us to reach beyond active applicants, leveraging our network, engaging passive talent, and assessing candidates rigorously for both competency and cultural fit. It’s a proven method for securing high-performing marketing managers, product developers, supply chain specialists and more.

What Is Search and Selection Recruitment?

Consumer Products Search and Selection Approach

Our consumer products search and selection approach taps into passive candidate networks in FMCG, food, beauty, fashion, CPG, drinks, health & wellbeing, homeware, and toys & games. We use data-led talent insights to build curated shortlists, ensuring every candidate meets both skill and cultural requirements.

How Does Search and Selection Differ from Executive Search?

Fee Structures: Search & Selection vs Retained Executive Search

Search & selection is delivered on an exclusive basis. This unlocks full access to our market intelligence, headhunting capability and structured assessment methodology. Retained executive search — designed for board-level and C-suite appointments — involves a retained fee model and delivers deeper market analysis, succession planning and senior-level consultancy.

Process Scope: Talent Insights vs C-Suite Board Search

Search & selection leverages talent insights teams for volume hires and specialist roles. Executive search involves targeted market mapping, confidential outreach and in-depth cultural assessments for senior leadership positions.

Why Use a Search and Selection Service?

Consumer Product CPG Talent Insights for Better Hires

Our consumer product and CPG search and selection service uses advanced talent insights to track market trends, benchmark salaries, and predict candidate availability. This data-driven method leads to more precise hires and improved retention.

Faster Time to Hire with Sector-Focused Experts

With dedicated teams for food recruitment search selection, drinks recruitment search selection, and other consumer product search selection, our sector-focused experts can deliver candidates in as little as 28 days, reducing vacancy costs and keeping your projects on track. 

Our Search & Selection Expertise

Food Recruitment Search and Selection Excellence

Our food recruitment search selection team has deep networks in F&B, CPG, and related sectors, delivering high quality candidates for roles from operations to quality assurance. 

Drinks Recruitment Search and Selection Specialism

In drinks recruitment search selection, we place sales, marketing, and technical specialists across brewing, spirits, and soft drinks markets, ensuring precise cultural and technical fit. Our search and selection expertise spans wider consumer product sectors. 

FAQs

Q: What is Search & Selection recruitment?

A: Search & Selection is an exclusive, milestone-led recruitment solution for mid- to senior-level roles. It combines market mapping, proactive outreach and detailed competency and culture assessment to ensure every hire is the right long-term fit.

Q: How does it differ from Retained/Executive Search?

A: Executive Search is a retained service focused on board-level and C-suite roles. It involves deeper succession planning, senior stakeholder consultancy and extensive market research.

Q: What sectors do you cover?

A: We specialise in FMCG, food & drink, CPG, beauty & cosmetics recruitment and more. You can check our Specialisms page for more details.

Q: What is the typical time-to-hire?

A: Most searches are completed within 4 weeks, depending on role complexity and candidate availability.