Meet the Team

Ross Dawson

Partner
Interim Management
Business Transformation & Procurement, Supply Chain & Operations

Ross Dawson

Partner – Interim Management – Business Transformation & Operations, Procurement & Supply Chain

Ross has over 10 years’ experience in executive level interim appointments, with a focus on Business Transformation & Technology with a genuine specialism in Procurement, Supply Chain & Operations. She has worked with a diverse client base from global businesses to SMEs across private and public sectors.

Prior to joining Eton Bridge, Ross worked in global award winning and boutique recruitment agencies and managed the Interim function for a leading procurement and supply chain business for 7 years.

“Business Transformation” includes any kind of functional change such as procurement, supply chain and operations, IT/digital, HR, sales and marketing, through to broader operational excellence, M&A activity, profit improvement and company turnarounds.

Typical assignments include:

Transformation Director
Programme Director / Management
Head of PMO
Change Director / Manager
ERP/CRM or Process Specialists
Chief Procurement Officer / CPO / Procurement Director / Procurement Transformation Consultant
COO or Operational Excellence
Supply Chain Transformation Director / Consultant
BPO & Outsourcing specialists
M & A / Integration Consultant
Chief Restructuring Officer / Turnaround Director

Ross is passionate about developing and maintaining long term relationships and her breadth of recruitment experience across her markets enables her to partner effectively with board level executives, many of whom she has been working with for a number of years. Ross has strong commercial acumen and takes a pro-active approach to the recruitment market, ensuring that her candidates and clients have a considered and honest view of the market and exposure to market leading programmes.

See what Ross’s clients say

Ross has a great work ethic and has consistently supported me in a number of assignments and always manages to deliver the goods. Ross takes ownership of the requirements and will work tirelessly to deliver the right candidates and often to very tight deadlines on a competitive basis. I could not ask for more of a recruiter that owns the assignment throughout, not just the first phone call. A real asset when building teams

David Loseby, CPO, Advisor, Author & Global Board of Trustees Member of CIPS

Ross is one of the most competent and talented senior interim specialists that I have met. She is extremely adept at understanding client needs and quickly puts candidates forward who match the brief with an uncanny high degree of accuracy. She reads people and situations well and this makes her an extremely effective resource problem solver. However her greatest skill rests with her ability to maintain contact with candidates, never wasting your time and matching you with clients where there is a significant fit professionally and interpersonally. As a candidate you have someone who will place you, nurture you through any challenges and support you 100%. As a client you can be certain that because Ross adopts this approach to her candidate network, she will quickly and efficiently fill any vacancy that you may have with the highest level of courtesy, professionalism, pragmatism and fun. Ross is simply great to work with as a candidate and client; I highly recommend her.

Anne West, Interim CPO, Freightliner

I have known Ross for over a decade. She knows the industry inside out and has unfailingly provided good advice (which is why I keep asking her for more!). When an opportunity arises, Ross has a knack for making it work through a well poised mix of competence, getting into the detail, flair and a deep understanding of their clients and candidates. Look forward to the next decade of collaboration!

Andrea Capello, Interim CPO, NTT Data