Executive Search · US & Mexico · Manufacturing · Supply Chain · Operations
Retained executive search for the leaders who run US and Mexico manufacturing and supply chain.
Silvia Flores places CEO, COO, Country Manager, operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, and commercial leaders across the US–Mexico industrial corridor — Houston, Monterrey, Mexico City, Guadalajara, the Bajío, Querétaro, Saltillo, Chihuahua, and Tijuana — bilingual, bicultural, and grounded on the plant floor.
Led by Silvia Flores — Managing Partner at Alder Koten.
The Dynamic Fit Method™ · Alder Koten
The right leader is a moving target. So is the role.
We evaluate whether an executive can hold the role today — and grow with the complexity it will require tomorrow.
Every engagement runs through Alder Koten's Dynamic Fit Method™, which anchors executive assessment in the distinction between Ability, Capability, and Capacity, and is delivered through Alder Koten's seven-step retained search process. Read the full approach on the methodology page.
Ability
Practical skill, applied in the present.
Know-how and experience that enable consistent execution against today's scope, scale, and stakeholders.
Capability
Judgment under complexity.
How an executive senses, frames, decides, and adapts when the work cannot be fully specified in advance.
Capacity
Scope, reach, and scale — without breaking coherence.
The range at which Ability and Capability can be applied as the role, organization, and context evolve.
Practice areas
By industry — where the leaders we place actually operate.
The practice is built around manufacturing, supply chain, and industrial operations — the sectors that drive both economies. Every industry below is served across the US–Mexico corridor.
Manufacturing
Plant directors, VPs of operations, engineering, and quality — the core of the practice, from Monterrey to the Bajío and across the US industrial corridor.
Explore →Supply Chain
Logistics, procurement, planning, warehousing, and distribution leaders who keep US–Mexico operations moving.
Explore →Automotive
Tier-1, Tier-2, OEM, and EV supplier leadership across the automotive cluster from Saltillo, Ramos Arizpe, San Luis Potosí, and the US Midwest.
Explore →Nearshoring
Start-up plant leadership for companies moving production to Mexico — greenfield GMs, launch directors, and operational build-out teams.
Explore →US–Mexico Cross-Border
Bilingual, bicultural leaders for organizations operating on both sides of the border — dual-plant GMs, cross-border commercial and supply chain executives.
Explore →Industrial Sales
Technical sales and commercial leaders who win in industrial, engineered-product, and B2B markets.
Explore →Private Equity
Portfolio-company operating leaders — CEO, COO, CFO, and value-creation talent for sponsor-backed manufacturing and industrial businesses.
Explore →Technology
Industrial technology, Industry 4.0, automation, and digital operations leadership for manufacturers modernizing the plant floor.
Explore →By role
The roles that build the organization.
Silvia leads C-suite and senior functional searches across the roles that build industrial and manufacturing organizations in the US and Mexico — from board directors and CEOs through the operators, commercial leaders, and functional heads they build around them.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Silvia Flores?
- Silvia Flores is Managing Partner at Alder Koten, an executive search consultant focused on manufacturing, supply chain, and industrial operations leadership across the US and Mexico. She has a background in mechanical and industrial engineering, hands-on experience in operations and quality management, and is certified in Demand Flow Technology. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and works across the US–Mexico corridor.
- What kind of roles does she place?
- CEO, COO, CFO, CHRO, and Country Manager roles for industrial and manufacturing companies; plant directors, VPs of operations, engineering, and quality; logistics, procurement, and supply chain leaders; commercial and industrial sales directors; and portfolio-company operators for private-equity-backed industrial businesses.
- Where does she work?
- The practice runs across the US–Mexico industrial corridor. In Mexico, that means Monterrey and the northern corridor, Mexico City and the Bajío, Guadalajara, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Saltillo, Chihuahua, and Tijuana. In the United States, that means Texas, the Midwest manufacturing belt, and cross-border operations run from Houston, Dallas, Detroit, and other US industrial hubs.
- What is The Dynamic Fit Method™?
- The Dynamic Fit Method™ is Alder Koten's work-first search and evaluation model. It defines the role as evolving work in context, then evaluates whether an executive can hold the role today and grow with the complexity it will require tomorrow. Silvia applies the method with an engineering-and-operations lens specific to manufacturing, supply chain, and industrial businesses. Read more on the methodology page.
- What is the relationship with Alder Koten?
- Alder Koten is the executive search and leadership consulting firm through which every engagement is delivered. It is headquartered in Houston with offices in Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Mexico City, and combines deep US–Mexico knowledge with global reach through a network of partner firms. Silvia leads the manufacturing, supply chain, and industrial operations practices as a Managing Partner.
- How do we start a search?
- Reach out through the contact page or by email for a confidential scoping conversation. We start by understanding the role, the operation, and the culture the leader has to fit — then we open the search.
Have a search to open?
A confidential, cost-free scoping conversation is the place to start. Tell us about the role, the operation, and the leader you need.
Contact Silvia