Dan Plourde

Senior Vice President & Principal at Slayton Search Partners

Role
Senior Vice President & Principal at Slayton Search Partners
Location
Irvine, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Dan Plourde

20+ years of B2B business development and executive recruitment experience with expertise in needs analysis and solution sales. Meticulous and determined, Dan is an expert at partnering with clients to translate their business needs into a creative and practical candidate search strategy aimed directly at hiring the best talent on the market. Experience building successful teams and disciplines from scratch, including recruitment, training/development, and P&L management. 15+ years of player/coach experience - managing team(s) while also being a revenue-generator.

Experience

  1. Senior Vice President & Principal

    Slayton Search Partners

    Jun 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

    Slayton Search Partners is a premier retained executive search firm dedicated to recruiting top executive talent to client companies throughout the globe. We know how important it is to find a partner who can understand your needs, recruit best-in-class talent, and counsel you toward a successful conclusion of the search process.At Slayton Search Partners, our approach is to focus on possibilities, not limitations. This has been our strategy since our beginning in 1985. Built on strong principles of knowledge, integrity, communication and quality, we’ve evolved alongside an ever shifting business landscape, gaining insight and expertise while crafting a better search alternative. Our way of Limit-Less® thinking and acting has made us one of the fastest-growing executive search firms in North America, building a distinguished roster of clients and attracting more of the top candidates sought after by top firms and organizations.

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics

    2004

Skills

  • Technical Recruiting
  • Consulting
  • Business Strategy
  • Account Management
  • Change Management
  • Sales
  • Recruiting
  • Interviews
  • Supply Chain
  • Recruitment Advertising
  • Applicant Tracking Systems
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Onboarding
  • Manufacturing
  • Management
  • Negotiation
  • Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Logistics
  • New Business Development
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Talent Management
  • Business Development
  • Sourcing
  • Information Technology
  • Financial Services
  • Procurement
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Demand Planning
  • Executive Search
  • Strategy
  • Vendor Management
  • Employee Relations
  • Global Sourcing
  • Internet Recruiting
  • Process Improvement
  • Search
  • Contract Recruitment

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