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Circular Feature Showcase: RL People

Introducing RL People, a Circular Connect Directory gold tier member 🥇🎉 

Connecting Talent to Create Circular Success

RL People is a global recruitment and executive search partner connecting skilled professionals with organisations shaping the future of returns, repair, reuse, recycling, recommerce and the wider circular economy.

Founded by Tom Parker following 20 years in senior reverse and repair logistics roles, RL People was created to address a clear gap in the market: the need for specialist recruitment support built by industry insiders, for the industry. Today, the team combines decades of hands-on experience supporting businesses and candidates across reverse logistics, circularity, sustainability and service supply chains.

Matching Supply with Demand

As demand for circular and reverse logistics services accelerates, competition for experienced talent is intensifying just as quickly. Businesses are under pressure to scale faster, deliver commercially and manage increasing operational complexity, all while drawing from a limited pool of proven leaders and specialists.

This is where RL People adds real value. As a sector-focused recruitment partner, they help circular organisations secure hard-to-find talent, reduce hiring risk and build teams capable of executing growth. In a market where the wrong hire can stall momentum, robust, specialist recruitment has become a genuine competitive advantage.

What They Offer

RL People has refined its proposition over the past decade, offering:

• End-to-end recruitment and executive search for SMEs through to enterprise

• Deep sector expertise enabling quicker, higher-quality talent matches

• Global reach from offices in Leicestershire, UK and Austin, Texas

• Strategic advisory support on growth hiring and capability mapping

• A proven track record, with 195+ five-star Google reviews from happy customers

Hiring, Or Looking to be Hired?

RL People is actively expanding partnerships with both hiring organisations and individuals exploring new opportunities. If that’s you, contact Dom Baker, Global Sales Director:

📧 [email protected]
☎️🇬🇧 +44 20 3371 9264
☎️🇺🇸 667-223-0101
🔗 www.rl-people.com 

Circular Calendar

Our global events calendar is now hosted within the Circular Connect platform, bringing together hundreds of industry events across reverse logistics, sustainability and the circular economy.

Rather than listing events here, we’re directing readers to the live calendar on our website, where you’ll find upcoming conferences, exhibitions and networking opportunities across regions and sectors.

👉 Explore the Circular Calendar 

Many of the events featured are supported through media partnerships, including the Blue Economy Conference, taking place on Tuesday 3 February. The event brings together senior decision-makers, innovators and investors to discuss the sustainable use of ocean resources. If you’re in Brussels this week, we recommend checking it out:

Circular Careers

Here’s a curated selection of standout roles across circularity, sustainability, and reverse logistics. If you apply, let us know, we love hearing where Circular Connect opens doors:

Chief Operating Officer
🏢 Vivobarefoot
📍 Bristol, United Kingdom (remote)
Apply

Founding Sales Associate
🏢 Supercycle
📍 York, United Kingdom
Apply

General Manager
🏢 RetourMatras
📍 Region Zealand, Denmark
Apply

VP of EPR Policy and Compliance
🏢 Circular Action Alliance
📍 USA (remote)
Apply

Senior Manager of Returnable Packaging Supply Chain
🏢 ASML
📍 Wilton Center, Connecticut, USA
Apply

Senior Director, Assurance and Traceability
🏢 Textile Exchange
📍 USA (remote)
Apply

Director, Strategic Initiatives - Fashion Sustainability
🏢 Walmart
📍 Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
Apply

Circularity Project Manager
🏢 Dyson
📍 Greater Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Apply

Chief Operating Officer
🏢 NEU Battery Materials
📍 Singapore
Apply

Have a superb week and we’ll see you again on Friday!

Cheers to circularity,

#TeamCircularConnect #ConnectingTheCircularEconomy