John Byrne: Director of Procurement & Supply Chain

“Swiss job landscape and talent demand”

John ByrneEMEA Recruitment

Swiss Employment Market - Past

• Achieved #1 as Globalisation accelerated 20+ years ago

• Over 50% of multinationals looking at Europe settled here

• Key Strengths included Tax and Regulatory reliability

• Leading to significant and broad employment opportunities

John Byrne: Director of Procurement & Supply Chain

John Byrne: Director of Procurement & Supply Chain

Swiss Employment Market - Present

• Since 2009 - 2018, multinationals (>CHF 1bn) moved to Switzerland creating about 17,000 jobs

• 2014 onwards : Lost ground to NL, IRL and LUX

• Recent Tax reforms have impacted strategic planning for multinationals

• It’s not a negative story though……….

* McKinsey: Switzerland wake up, April 2019

John Byrne: Director of Procurement & Supply Chain

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

EMEA RECRUITMENT PLACEMENTS• In 2019 39% of assignments were

newly created roles in Switzerland

• 2018-19 growth includes three global clients centralising Procurement departments

• Last 5 years has seen 20%+ YOY growth

• 2019 we opened a new BI/Data division to response to market diversification in Talent demand

Current Market / Client Analysis

John Byrne: Director of Procurement & Supply Chain

Swiss Employment Market - Future

• There are a number of challenges:• EU agreements• Tax reform• Free trade agreements• Swiss Code of Obligation reform• Corporate Responsibility Initiative

• Innovation: R&D and Patent Box Regime

• Digitalisation will become even more important

* McKinsey’s The future of work: Switzerland’s Digital Opportunity Oct 2018

John Byrne: Director of Procurement & Supply Chain

Talent Demand

• Employees: cost versus value add

• Competition for the best talent increases

• Own YOUR development

• Embrace change: Digitalisation / AI

• Networking

John Byrne: Director of Procurement & Supply Chain

Talent Demand

The future is about the evolution of jobs in Switzerland not extinction

* McKinsey’s The future of work: Switzerland’s Digital Opportunity Oct 2018

John Byrne: Director of Procurement & Supply Chain

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John Byrne: Director of Procurement & Supply Chain