Placement Report
Result Placement
Days to Present Placed Candidate 1
Days to Placement 14
Total Candidates Presented 1
Total Candidates Interviewed by Client 1
Total Prospects DDI Spoke With 1
Lead Consultant

Andrew Borrell

Vice President & Practice Leader: Paper & Packaging

Company Description

For more than a century, this client has led the industry in product customization and technology adoption with top-of-the-line customer care and just-in-time solutions. An integral part of their customers' supply chains, they get to know your exact packaging and business needs – then design and deliver accordingly. They serve customers in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region, delivering the packaging they need and the value they crave.

Job Title

Quality Manager

How long was client searching prior to our involvement?

They had been looking for 3 months.

Did client have internal recruiting resources?

They had utilized internal and external recruiting resources prior to us.

Why was this a real problem for the client?

The client continued to invest heavily in innovative packaging solutions to support new products and evolving customer demands. However, this rapid growth exposed a critical gap in leadership. The organization lacked a dedicated quality leader who could not only establish and maintain robust quality systems, but also drive a structured continuous improvement culture. Without this combination of quality expertise and operational excellence skillsets, the company faced increasing challenges in scaling processes, reducing variability, and sustaining performance improvements necessary to support its ongoing expansion.

How did this opportunity help the candidate?

This opportunity allowed the individual to join an organization in a role that fully leveraged their broad skillset, including quality leadership, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. In this position, they were able to actively support and enhance the organization’s innovative approach to packaging by ensuring that new ideas and processes were implemented with discipline and consistency. At the same time, the individual played a critical role in maintaining and strengthening the level of quality and reliability that the organization’s clients had long come to expect. By balancing innovation with rigorous quality standards, the role enabled sustainable growth while preserving customer trust and brand reputation.