Specialized recruiting and talent advisory for supply chain, logistics, and transportation — connecting top companies to a 200K+ industry-specific talent network across positions of all levels and functions that influence the supply chain in North America.
Published Track Record
Service Overview
CS Recruiting is a niche search firm focused exclusively on supply chain, logistics, and transportation talent. Founded in 2011 and led by CEO Charlie Saffro, the firm partners with 3PLs, asset providers, shippers (manufacturers and distributors), logistics technology platforms, and consulting firms across North America to fill roles from individual contributor through executive leadership.
Core Strengths
- Industry-only focus on supply chain, logistics & transportation
- 200K+ industry-specific talent network, built through long-standing industry relationships
- Searches at every level — frontline through C-suite
- Talent advisory: compensation benchmarking, market analysis, and retention strategy
- Human-centric process designed for fit and long-term retention
Best Suited For
- 3PLs and freight brokerages scaling sales, operations, or leadership teams
- Asset-based trucking, transportation, and warehousing providers
- Shippers, manufacturers, and distributors hiring supply chain talent
- Logistics technology and SaaS vendors building go-to-market, product, or implementation teams
- Companies needing niche or hard-to-fill industry roles
Why Choose CS Recruiting
Specialized recruiting and talent advisory for supply chain, logistics, and transportation — connecting top companies to a 200K+ industry-specific talent network across positions of all levels and functions that influence the supply chain in North America.
Service Offerings
Professional search for individual contributor, manager, and director-level logistics roles
Executive search for VP, C-suite, and senior leadership roles
Confidential executive search for VP, C-suite, and senior leadership roles
Ongoing or high-volume hiring across logistics and supply chain functions
Talent advisory and recruiting strategy consulting
Compensation benchmarking and market analysis
Job description development and employer brand support
Company-wide hiring and culture workshops
Candidate market mapping for niche or emerging roles
Candidate communication, interview coordination, and offer support
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Industries & Specializations
Third-Party Logistics (3PL) & Freight Brokerage
Asset-Based Trucking & Transportation
Warehousing & Distribution
Freight Forwarding & Import/Export
Supply Chain Management
Manufacturing, Procurement & Sourcing
Logistics & Transportation Technology & SaaS
Freight Audit / Finance / Insurance
Paratransit
Cold Chain & Temperature-Controlled Logistics
E-Commerce Fulfillment & Retail Supply Chain
Private Equity-Backed Supply Chain Companies
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Recruiter Highlights & Videos
Hear directly from CEO Charlie Saffro and the CS Recruiting team. See how the firm calibrates a search, interviews candidates, and delivers shortlists for the most niche logistics, transportation, and supply chain roles. Webinars and workplace insights are also published regularly on LinkedIn.
Search & Engagement Process
CS Recruiting follows a structured search process from intake through offer acceptance, with timing depending on role seniority, search scope, confidentiality, and hiring urgency.
Client Download
Strategize, Identify & Source Talent
Screen & Evaluate Candidates
Candidate Introduction to Client
Gather Feedback & Schedule Interviews
Extend Offers & Hire
Representative Feedback Themes
Genuine industry expertise — clients consistently note that CS Recruiting understands logistics, transportation, and supply chain from the inside out, so searches are calibrated correctly from the first conversation.
Theme observed across client feedback
Calibrated shortlists, faster — feedback highlights well-screened candidates who match both the role profile and the company culture, reducing time spent reviewing off-target resumes.
Theme observed across client feedback
Discretion and partnership on senior and confidential searches — clients describe CS Recruiting as a high-touch partner during VP, C-suite, and confidential engagements, with strong candidate communication and offer support.
Theme observed across client feedback
CS Recruiting reports an average customer satisfaction score of 4.5 / 5 across 1,000+ companies served since 2011.
SupplyWolf Deep Dive
Our team has assessed CS Recruiting across the dimensions that matter most to supply chain hiring leaders: industry specialization, candidate quality, long-term fit and retention-oriented hiring, and advisory depth. The assessment draws on the firm's published track record and known service model.
CS Recruiting is a specialized North American search firm that recruits exclusively within supply chain, logistics, and transportation. The combination of a 200K+ industry-specific talent network, a published 4.5 / 5 client satisfaction score, and a talent advisory practice (comp benchmarking, market analysis, retention strategy) makes the firm well suited to companies that need calibrated candidates for niche or hard-to-fill industry roles.
Client Satisfaction
CS Recruiting publishes a 4.5 / 5 average customer satisfaction score and reports 1,000+ companies served since 2011, with strong validation among 3PLs, asset providers, and logistics technology vendors.
Market Position
A specialized North American search firm covering supply chain, logistics, and transportation verticals with a 200K+ industry-specific talent network and over 1M resumes reviewed since founding.
Approach
Human-centric process built around fit and retention, plus a full talent advisory practice — comp benchmarking, market analysis, and culture workshops.
Key Deep Dive Highlights
Company Background
Verified Company Facts
Founded in 2011 by Charlie Saffro
Focused on logistics, transportation, and supply chain recruiting
4.5 / 5 average customer satisfaction score
1,000+ companies helped find talent
1,000,000+ resumes reviewed since 2011
200K+ industry-specific talent network
Headquarters: P.O. Box 555, Highland Park, IL 60035
Acquired by Hirewell in December 2025; operates as part of Hirewell's supply chain talent offering.
Headquarters
P.O. Box 555
Highland Park, IL 60035
Sources: CS Recruiting public site and Hirewell acquisition announcement
Fee Structure
Custom engagement model — professional search, executive search, managed recruiting, and advisory
CS Recruiting structures fees around a simple, transparent model:
- Engagement Fee — a modest upfront investment that kicks off the search, reserves dedicated resources, and is credited in full toward the success fee at placement.
- Success Fee — a percentage of the candidate's first-year base salary, due upon hire. Rate varies by role level and engagement type.
- Executive Search — custom fee model for high-touch, confidential search for VP, C-suite, and senior leadership roles, with extended guarantee terms.
- Managed Recruiting — custom monthly retainer for ongoing or high-volume hiring across logistics, supply chain, and transportation functions.
Final fees are quoted per engagement. Contact CS Recruiting for a tailored proposal.