John Byrne
John leads our recruitment divisions in Switzerland. Our teams work with a wide variety of multi-national businesses across many different sectors. Most recently, the team has also been working hard to source top talent to support multi-national businesses creating their headquarters in Switzerland.
John is a specialist recruiter, overseeing our Finance & Accountancy, Human Resources, Procurement & Supply Chain, Operations, and Technology & Transformation recruitment teams.
With over 16 years’ experience within technical recruitment, John demonstrates continued success, with middle to executive level appointments for global organisations across all industry sectors.
John specialises in providing a consultative approach with his clients, to bring the very best matches – in both technical and soft skills – to achieve a long-term result. He is focused on delivering the highest quality of service to both clients and candidates in his assignments.
Having presented at a number of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) and Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) events in Switzerland, John has shown keen skills in identifying market trends, which allow him to maintain a hands-on approach to existing and new talent in the region.
This has proven invaluable to his client base, allowing him to complete numerous recruitment assignments in a timely, controlled manner. This can be evidenced by his brilliant testimonials.
Our teams in Switzerland specialise in the following functions:
- Finance & Accountancy
- Procurement & Supply Chain
- Operations
- Human Resources
- Technology & Transformation
John’s Interests
John likes spending time with his young son and travelling. He particularly enjoys visiting family in Dubai, where he can also play football with his son on the beach.
John is also interested in going to the gym, fine dining, and Aston Villa FC.
John's Successful Candidates
- CPO
- Supply Chain Director
- Accounting Manager
- Direct & Indirect Procurement Manager
- HR Manager
- VP/Head of Operations
- Business Controller
- Strategic Sourcing Manager
- HRBP
- Procurement Excellence
- Supply Chain Network Specialist
Interests
Family
Travelling
Gym
Fine Dining
Aston Villa FC
John Byrne
John leads our recruitment divisions in Switzerland. Our teams work with a wide variety of multi-national businesses across many different sectors. Most recently, the team has also been working hard to source top talent to support multi-national businesses creating their headquarters in Switzerland.
John is a specialist recruiter, overseeing our Finance & Accountancy, Human Resources, Procurement & Supply Chain, Operations, and Technology & Transformation recruitment teams.
With over 16 years’ experience within technical recruitment, John demonstrates continued success, with middle to executive level appointments for global organisations across all industry sectors.
John specialises in providing a consultative approach with his clients, to bring the very best matches – in both technical and soft skills – to achieve a long-term result. He is focused on delivering the highest quality of service to both clients and candidates in his assignments.
Having presented at a number of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) and Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) events in Switzerland, John has shown keen skills in identifying market trends, which allow him to maintain a hands-on approach to existing and new talent in the region.
This has proven invaluable to his client base, allowing him to complete numerous recruitment assignments in a timely, controlled manner. This can be evidenced by his brilliant testimonials.
Our teams in Switzerland specialise in the following functions:
- Finance & Accountancy
- Procurement & Supply Chain
- Operations
- Human Resources
- Technology & Transformation
John’s Interests
John likes spending time with his young son and travelling. He particularly enjoys visiting family in Dubai, where he can also play football with his son on the beach.
John is also interested in going to the gym, fine dining, and Aston Villa FC.
John's Successful Candidates
- CPO
- Supply Chain Director
- Accounting Manager
- Direct & Indirect Procurement Manager
- HR Manager
- VP/Head of Operations
- Business Controller
- Strategic Sourcing Manager
- HRBP
- Procurement Excellence
- Supply Chain Network Specialist
Interests
- Family
- Travelling
- Gym
- Fine Dining
- Aston Villa FC
Clients
Testimonial
Working with John has been incredibly easy. From initial conversations sounding out suitability, to contract discussions and an offer of employment, I have found John to be available, transparent and honest.
The process has been simple and communication has been excellent. From my own personal experience, I would wholeheartedly recommend him.
Jon Freeman, Product Manager
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