Our emphasis is on building long-term relationships with clients and candidates alike; relationships which often begin as referrals or recommendations of our services.

Referred business drives us to exceed the high standards which individuals expect, laying the foundations to strong partnerships for the future.  The result: having worked within the Outsourcing market for over 10 years our consultants have seen their candidates become clients and have seen Hiring Managers become Managing Directors.  We are Trusted Advisors to individuals who turn to us time and again, both to progress their own careers and to recruit for their businesses.

We are a specialist Search and Selection organisation working only within the Business Transformation and Outsourcing market.

A key differentiator between Sumner Executive Search Ltd and many of our competitors is that whilst we provide an Executive Search and Selection service, we charge only upon successful completion of an assignment.

Many recruiters providing ‘search’ or ‘headhunting’ services require staggered payments prior to completion. This can be costly and inefficient for the client as charges may be incurred without vacancies being filled. Because we charge only upon successful completion of an assignment, the engagement of our services is risk-free. This reflects the absolute confidence we have in our service.

We are able to quickly introduce our clients to high caliber industry figureheads and work in a professional manner with open lines of communication in order to meet agreed-upon expectations (as our testimonials reflect).

Candidates deserve an open and honest approach to their job search. Moving jobs can be an exciting yet stressful experience and we believe we can alleviate much of that stress.

Sumner Executive Search Ltd consultants will keep an open line of communication between all parties thus creating a transparent process. We will always be pro-active on a candidates behalf, using our strong relationships and network within the market to create opportunities that might not currently exist. Please see our testimonials page to read what some of our successfully placed candidates have said about our service.

We will also work with complete discretion and with your best interests and confidentiality in mind.  For example, your profile will under no circumstances be forwarded to any client or to any other party without your prior consent. Sumner Executive Search Ltd has been built upon trust, referrals and relationships – the result of a truly professional and discretionary organisation.  We strive to protect the credibility which we have gained within the outsourcing recruitment market.

Each of our clients falls within one of three categories; we recruit for several roles within each area.

1. Outsourcing Vendors. In today’s ever-changing market, these organisations differ in size, content discipline and culture - and are constantly evolving. Sumner Executive Search Ltd makes it a priority to understand these differences and to cater for the specific requirements of each client. Through this understanding we are able to provide vendors to senior individuals who make deals happen:

Senior Sales Leads, Deal Makers, Solution Architects and Financial Analysts.

2. Sourcing Advisors. These lynchpin businesses contribute significantly towards making deals happen; they clearly represent the ‘Client’, offering expertise to both ‘Vendor’ and ‘Client’ in such a way as to enable complex business transactions to proceed as smoothly as possible. For Advisory firms we recruit:

Consultants, Advisors, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners.

3. End-users. These companies - typically banks, insurance and pharmaceutical businesses - have set up in-house Sourcing practices that enable them to fully manage deals from inception to transition. For end-users we recruit:

Sourcing Directors, Sourcing Managers and Programme Directors.

At Sumner Executive Search Ltd, our emphasis is on building long-term relationships with clients and candidates alike; relationships often begin as  referrals or recommendations of our services, and here's what some of our our satisfied clients and candidates have to say about us.