Automotive & mobility recruitment: experts who move the industry forward
Engineers, industrialization managers, after-sales directors, electrification experts: Cadran Talents recruits key profiles of the automotive industry, in France and internationally, by direct approach.
Recruiting in the automotive industry is recruiting in a changing industry: electrification, on-board software, new mobility models, cost pressures. Profiles capable of combining industrial excellence and culture of innovation are rare, highly sought after, and rarely in active research. Cadran Talents identifies them, approaches them and convinces them, both in France and internationally.
Looking for an electronic power engineer, an industrialization manager, a after-sales manager or an electrification project manager? Builders, equipment manufacturers, distributors, mobility start-ups: we accompany the entire industry, with a single contact from the brief to integration.
Why the automotive industry is so demanding
The car does not change, it changes at high speed. The vehicle becomes a software object, value chains are reorganizing around the battery and electronics, and the skills sought yesterday are no longer those of today.
The observation is simple: the profiles you need are already in place, and rarely listening. An experienced computing engineer, a supplier quality manager or a battery system expert receives multiple loads per week. An announcement is no longer enough: you have to go and get them, with the right speech.
In this context, recruitment firm that knows the automotive industry makes all the difference. In concrete terms, we help you:
Secure your strategic recruitment: mapping the market before launching the research, to aim just from the start
Speaking the language of the candidates: our consultants know the standards, standards and daily life of the trades in the sector
Anticipating tomorrow's skills: electrification, ADAS, on-board cybersecurity, decarbonization of production sites
Reduce the risk of casting error: assessing technical skills and cultural suitability before any presentation
Keep your industrial deadlines: a shortlist qualified in three weeks, including on penuric profiles
Maintaining your recruits: understand what keeps a talent, and integrate it into your proposal from the approach
The profiles we recruit
We are intervening on the whole automotive value chain, from study offices to distribution networks. Our consultants know the organizations, issues and paths of each trade family.
Engineering & R&D
Engineers mechanical design, embedded electronics, embedded software, system architects, R&D project managers. We are also recruiting engineering tests, calculation and validation for manufacturers, grade 1 equipment manufacturers and design offices.
Industrialization & production
Industrialization managers, method and process engineers, production unit managers, maintenance managers, experts lean and continuous improvement. Profiles that can launch a line, keep pace and advance teams.
Quality, purchasing & supply chain
Quality managers suppliers, project quality engineers, buyers projects and series, logistics managers and planning. In a sector where each component counts, these trades are at the heart of performance.
After-sales & networks
After-sales managers, site managers, sales managers, parts and services managers, network facilitators. We accompany distributors and manufacturers on the posts that make customer satisfaction on a daily basis.
Electrification & new mobility
Battery experts and charging systems, power electronic engineers, project leaders electrification, product managers mobility, partnership managers. It is the most tense segment of the market, and the one on which we invest the most in the day before and the network.
An open position in one of these trades? Let's talk about it, we'll answer you within 48 hours.
How we work in the automobile industry. A mapping of the market structured assessment of candidates, interviews with reference checks system, direct approachprofiles in position, a pole tech & digital recruitmentfor on-board software and one support for integration — one brief, one team, all trades.
Our approach
Let us be frank: an industrial recruitment can quickly simmer. Not with us. As firm specializing in industry, we adapt the method to each position, in six steps:
Type of need
We take the time to understand the position, the team, the industrial context and the real reasons for the vacancy. This scoping provides a shared brief, clear criteria and a realistic pay range.
Market mapping
We identify the companies, sites and teams where the target profiles are located. This overview tells you how many potential candidates exist, where they are and what could make them move.
Direct approach
Our consultants personally contact each identified candidate. No generic message: a speech built around your project, your products and the proposed trajectory.
Evaluation
Structured interviews, technical situation, verification of achievements and references. We present you with candidates whose skills we validated, not just the CV.
Shortlist and decision support
You receive a shortlist commented on from three to five candidates, with our recommendations and vigilance points. We arrange the interviews and help you negotiate the offer.
Integration and monitoring
Our work doesn't stop at the signature. We follow the trial period with the candidate and with you, and we remain committed thanks to our replacement guarantee.
What makes the difference with Cadran Talents
A Single Interlocutor, International Coverage
Recruiting in Sochaux, Stuttgart and Barcelona should not mean three firms, three contracts and three ways of working. At home, a reference consultant is piloting the entire mission, with the support of our network in more than 25 countries.
Speed without sacrificing quality
Need a shortlist in three weeks on a penuric profile? We've already done it, often. Our sector pools and our method allow us to move forward quickly without squandering on evaluation.
Humans, a real knowledge of the profession
The tools help us find, but it is the conversations that convince us. Our consultants exchange with each candidate, understand their motivations and know how to accurately present your project.
Industrial culture in addition
Our consultants are not content to read a job description: they are familiar with the operation of a production site, the vehicle development cycles and the constraints of the equipment manufacturers. They speak the same language as your candidates.
From recruitment to performance
Everyone can send CVs. We deliver evaluated, motivated and prepared candidates with support that secures their integration and success over time.
Complex recruitment, made simple
Recruiting a expert profile in automotive generally involves:
Identify the right companies and teams to look for
Contact dozens of current candidates, without any guarantee of response
Assessing advanced technical skills without always mastering them internally
Managing deadlines, counter-offers and withdrawals
Coordinate interviews between several sites or even several countries
We take care of all this. You get:
A single brief, declined for each post and country
A weekly point of advancement throughout the research
A constant evaluation quality, regardless of profile
Commented shortlist and clear recommendations
A follow-up of integration and a replacement guarantee
Concrete results
We don't mention names, confidentiality is part of the business. But here is what we have achieved recently:
Recruited an industrial manager for a new equipment manufacturer's battery site, in five weeks
Constituted a team of eight on-board software engineers for a manufacturer, in France and Germany
Found a quality manager bilingual suppliers for a production site in the Lyon region
Accompanied a distributor in the recruitment of three after-sales directors from three regions
Placed an electrification project manager at a mobility start-up, after a confidential mandate
Each time, the same recipe: a fine understanding of the position, a careful direct approach and a demanding assessment.
Ready to speed up your recruitment?
Whether you develop the next generation of electric vehicles, open a site or strengthen your after-sales network, we find the people you need. Without complexity, without waste of time: quality candidates, at the right time.
Frequently asked questions
What car trades are you recruiting?
We recruit executives and experts across the industry: engineering and R&D, industrialization and production, quality, purchasing and supply chain, after-sales and distribution networks, electrification and new mobility. Our customers are manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, distributors and mobility start-ups.
Why go through a specialized practice to recruit in the automobile industry?
Because the best profiles are in place and do not respond to ads. A firm that knows the sector knows where to find them, how to approach them, and how to assess advanced technical skills. You save time, you reduce the risk of error and you access candidates you would not have met otherwise.
How's a recruitment mission going with you?
In six steps: scoping the need, market mapping, direct approach, evaluation, shortlist commented and then followed by integration. You have a reference consultant from start to end and a point of advancement every week.
How much does an automobile job cost?
Our fees depend on the level of the position, its scarcity and geographic scope. They are expressed as a percentage of gross annual remuneration and are communicated to you in a clear proposal, within 48 hours, without hidden costs.
How long does it take to recruit an automobile profile?
Usually count three weeks for a first qualified shortlist and six to ten weeks until signature, according to the candidate's notice. On urgent posts, we can move faster thanks to our sectoral pools.
Are you also recruiting internationally?
Yes. We operate in France and in more than 25 countries thanks to our network of partners, notably in Germany, Spain, Italy, Central Europe and the Maghreb, where the automotive sector is very active. Only one contact person coordinates the whole.
How do you guarantee the quality of the candidates nominated?
Each shortlist candidate was interviewed in a structured interview, assessed on his/her technical skills and achievements, and his/her references were verified. We give you a detailed account for each of them.
What happens if the recruit doesn't stay?
We propose a replacement guarantee: if the applicant leaves the company during the agreed period, we re-launch the search without additional fees. That is also why we are following closely the first months of integration.
Any other questions? Our automotive consultants are at your disposal.
