Industrial, Distribution & Manufacturing
Executive Search
ON Partners builds high-impact executive teams for companies across the Industrial, Distribution, and Manufacturing sectors—where innovation meets operational scale.
Fueling the next era of industrial growth with leadership built for scale, efficiency, and transformation.
Our Industrial, Distribution & Manufacturing Expertise
ON Partners is a pure-play retained executive search firm that builds C-level and board leadership teams across Industrial, Distribution & Manufacturing.
From legacy enterprises to modern industrial disruptors, we partner with organizations driving efficiency, sustainability, and transformation across complex value chains.
Our work spans a broad range of industrial subsectors, including Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, Building Materials, and Chemicals & Process Industries. We support executive hiring in Discrete Manufacturing, Distribution Services, Industrial Services, Industrial Technology, Packaging, Paper & Plastics, and Transportation & Logistics—placing leaders who thrive in dynamic environments and bring operational excellence, commercial vision, and technical depth.
Our partner-led approach ensures strategic alignment, speed, and precision in every leadership placement.
- 5Aviation, Aerospace & Defense
- 5Building Materials
- 5Chemicals & Process Industries
- 5Discrete Manufacturing
- 5Distribution Services
- 5Industrial Services
- 5Industrial Technology
- 5Packaging, Paper & Plastics
- 5Transportation & Logistics
Our Expertise across Functions:
Partner-Led. High Touch. Built for Outcomes.
Every search is led by a senior partner who remains accountable from kickoff through close. Our boutique structure enables speed, precision, and direct access - ensuring a deep understanding of each investment thesis and leadership mandate.
With experience spanning the full investment lifecycle - from first institutional capital to exit- we understand the leadership profiles that drive performance and liquidity outcomes.
Our Work
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