Four months after acquiring ailing automaker Chrysler Corporation, Cerebus Capital Management appears to be rounding out the new leadership. With industry’s shock over tapping tarnished Home Depot chief Robert Nardelli as Chrysler’s new CEO dissipating, Cerebus has revved up its recruitment engine in recent weeks, poaching top talent from Toyota’s sales and marketing ranks.

A recent BusinessWeek article revealed why top talent is jumping to Chrysler. According to the article, “Executives see the combination of a high-profile turnaround job, managed by a smart-money player, as a way into the private equity boom.”

Indeed. Cerebus is dangling some big financial carrots in front of candidates, setting aside as much as 5% of Chrysler equity for the company’s top 75 managers. For a frame of reference on just how attractive these compensation packages are, BusinessWeek’s sources say compensation for Chrysler’s newly appointed sales and marketing chief tops $50 million “and could be worth much more later.”

Chrysler is apparently still on the hunt for a new CFO. Yet, Detroit sources have been mum about who might take over as Chrysler’s new Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). Former Chrysler chief Tom LaSorda now has that role among others, overseeing manufacturing, purchasing, and business development. But with Chrysler’s turnaround highly dependent upon its ability to develop and maintain a competitive supply base, being CPO will need to be a full-time job.

Adding to the speculation that Chrysler will pick a new purchasing chief are rumors that LaSorda is only playing a transition role. It is widely believe that he will depart once Nardelli and Cerebus have the new team in place.

So the question remains, who will be Chrysler’s new CPO? Well, while Cerebus may have its own ideas about recruiting, odds are that Nardelli will tap one of his former cronies at General Electric to lead purchasing. (That’s pure speculation on my part. But a little digging reveals that, when Nardelli jumped to Home Depot, a few of his chief lieutenants came along for the ride.)

Chrysler could certainly benefit from a revitalized and more collaborative purchasing approach reminiscent of former CPO and Chrysler President Tom Stallkamp. It’s future success may depend on it.