Jon Littman

About Jon Littman

I am a recruiter with 17+ years of experience staffing the Housewares, Smallwares…

Experience

1. Founding Partner

   Genesis Search Group

   Sep 2004 — Present

   Genesis Search Group, established in 2004, is a premier boutique search firm focused on providing recruitment solutions for client organizations within the Housewares, Kitchen Electrics, Small Appliance, Floorcare, Tabletop, Foodservice, Smallwares, Giftware and (FMCG) industries. Our focus is on the identification and delivery of the top 25% industry talent with functional expertise in; Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Product Development, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain and Merchandising positions. We partner with companies who understand the significance of acquiring and building top talent at the mid-level of their business. Our research-based process, extensive reach and dedicated focus on speed, quality, transparency and execution allows our clients to continually strengthen their organizational talent level and grow tomorrow’s business leaders. Examples of our work: • Completed 85 searches across Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Product Development and Brand Management for the world’s largest manufacturer of cookware and kitchen appliances. • 97 searches completed in Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Engineering for a 1 Billion dollar manufacturer of floorcare. Including; 2 Vice Presidents Engineering, 2 Vice Presidents Marketing, 3 Vice Presidents Sales. • Placed a President to a rapidly growing overseas manufacturer of floorcare • Placed 5 key leaders (EVP, Product Development Manager, Director Supply Chain, 2 National Account Mangers) for a leading smallwares manufacturer. • Placed the Vice President of Sales & Marketing into the #1 dinnerware band within Foodservice. • Placed 2 key sales leaders for the #1 Foodservice brand in tabletop. • Successfully completed 27 and counting Vice President’s of Sales & Marketing searches • Over 25 placements completed with the #1 manufacturer of building products – faucets. Brand Managers, Innovation Manager, and 5 Senior Platform Engineering Leaders.