What CS Recruiting does

CS Recruiting is a specialized B2B professional services firm providing executive search, professional search, and managed search services exclusively to the logistics, supply chain, and transportation industries. Founded in 2011 by Charlie Saffro and headquartered in Chicago (relocated from Highland Park), the firm serves a customer base ranging from Fortune 50 enterprises to smaller brokerages and 3PLs, with named clients spanning RWI Logistics, Finloc, Intelligent Audit, Evolution Power Tools, WeShip, StoneArch Logistics, and Zengistics across logistics, transportation, manufacturing, supply chain technology, and e-commerce verticals.

The company operates with a lean team of approximately 15 recruiters, account managers, and support staff, leveraging a curated candidate network of over 200,000 logistics and supply chain professionals built across 14+ years. Core products are delivered as fee-based placement engagements — retained, contingent, or hybrid managed search — typically priced as a percentage of placed candidate's annual compensation. Adjacent offerings include Talent Advisory Services (consulting, benchmarking, workshops), a public Job Board, and the free Vacancy Cost Calculator. Technology consists of proprietary recruiting and talent-matching methodologies rather than a software platform; no API, SDK, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

CS Recruiting's go-to-market is consultative direct sales to enterprise and mid-market employers, supplemented by content marketing, webinars, podcasts, and thought leadership anchored by CEO Charlie Saffro's personal brand. Distribution is augmented by a strategic alliance with Turnpoint covering USA, Canada, and Europe. In December 2025, the firm was acquired by Hirewell, integrating CS Recruiting into a larger North American supply chain recruiting platform while the brand continues operating under Hirewell ownership.

Name

CS Recruiting

Legal name

CS Recruiting, LLC

Website

https://cs-recruiting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CS Recruiting is a specialized B2B recruiting firm providing executive, professional, and managed search services exclusively to logistics, supply chain, and transportation companies, serving enterprise and mid-market employers. Acquired by Hirewell in December 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search & Professional Recruiting

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive & Leadership Direct Hire (BPACAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA), General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB)

Keywords

• Logistics recruiting services
• Supply chain recruiting
• Executive search
• Transportation staffing
• Talent acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Highland Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Recruiting and Placement Services: Revenue generated through placement fees for executive search, professional search, and managed search services. The firm offers both contingent (placement upon successful hire) and retained search arrangements. Fees are typically structured as a percentage of the placed candidate's annual compensation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CS Recruiting is a B2B professional services firm that provides executive search, professional search, and managed search recruiting services exclusively for the logistics, supply chain, and transportation industries. The firm matches specialized candidates with hiring companies across sectors including 3PL, asset-based trucking, warehousing, freight forwarding, import/export, manufacturing, distribution, and logistics technology, with placement fees structured as a percentage of the placed candidate's annual compensation.

Product overview

CS Recruiting operates as a single unified recruiting services offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering consists of Recruiting Services (encompassing Executive Search, Professional Search, and Managed Search), complemented by Talent Advisory Services for strategic hiring guidance. Additional supporting resources include a Job Board for candidate placement and a Vacancy Cost Calculator tool. Together, these services provide end-to-end talent acquisition solutions for the logistics, supply chain, and transportation industries, from executive-level placements to operational roles across specialized sectors including 3PL, trucking, freight forwarding, warehousing, and manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruiting Services Third-party recruiting services covering executive search, professional search, and managed search for logistics, supply chain, and transportation companies. Includes specialized expertise in Third-Party Logistics (3PL), Asset-Based Trucking & Warehousing, Freight Forwarding & Import/Export, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing & Distribution, Logistics Technology, Freight Audit, Finance & Insurance, and Paratransit. Target customers are hiring companies seeking specialized talent.
• Talent Advisory Services Advisory solutions leveraging recruiting experience, data, and observations to advise clients on recruiting and retention strategy and process, bringing clarity to hiring challenges and helping drive business forward.
• Job Board A job board platform connecting job seekers with opportunities in logistics, supply chain, and transportation across all levels and functions.
• Vacancy Cost Calculator A free online tool to calculate the cost of vacancies, helping companies understand the financial impact of unfilled positions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average time to fill in transportation industry is about 50 days, but CS Recruiting's expertise helps reduce this for clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TurnpointcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2020CS Recruiting and Turnpoint announced a strategic alliance covering USA, Canada, and Europe. The partnership enables CS Recruiting to offer expanded cross-border recruiting services for logistics, supply chain, and transportation talent across North America and Europe. Turnpoint brings expertise in European and Canadian markets to complement CS Recruiting's US operations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hirewell: Hirewell is the strategic acquirer of CS Recruiting (December 2025) and operates as a multi-vertical recruiting and staffing firm. It now functions as the parent platform for CS Recruiting's supply chain, logistics, and transportation practice, providing shared infrastructure, broader geographic reach, and cross-sell opportunities into adjacent verticals that CS Recruiting could not serve as a standalone specialist.
• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm. Its Industrial and Supply Chain practices compete for senior logistics officer placements, particularly at the CEO and board level where its global network and brand recognition set it apart from CS Recruiting's niche positioning.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is one of the largest staffing and recruiting firms in North America, with divisions covering accounting, finance, technology, and administrative roles. While not vertically specialized in logistics, its size, brand recognition, and corporate contracts compete for professional-level placements that overlap with CS Recruiting's professional search tier.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a premier global executive search firm that competes for C-suite and senior logistics/supply chain placements. While not vertically specialized in the way CS Recruiting is, its CEO & Board Practice routinely places supply chain officers at large enterprises and represents the competitive benchmark for retained executive search engagements.
• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a leading global executive search firm with strong practices in Industrial and Consumer sectors that include supply chain leadership roles. It competes with CS Recruiting for senior logistics and transportation officer placements, particularly at the COO and CSCO level where domain expertise is required.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is one of the largest global executive search and organizational consulting firms. Its Industrial and Logistics practices compete directly with CS Recruiting for senior supply chain and transportation placements at Fortune 500 clients, but Korn Ferry operates as a broad generalist with much larger resources and a global brand.

Direct peers

• TransForce: TransForce is a specialized staffing firm focused on commercial drivers, warehouse workers, and logistics operations personnel. It directly competes with CS Recruiting's professional and managed search practices in the trucking, warehousing, and 3PL segments, and serves many of the same mid-market and enterprise logistics clients.
• Diversified Search Group: Diversified Search Group is a major U.S. executive search firm with dedicated practices in industrial, supply chain, and logistics sectors. It competes with CS Recruiting for retained executive search mandates in supply chain leadership and offers similar vertical specialization at a larger scale.
• True Search: True Search is an executive search firm specializing in placing senior leadership across multiple verticals including supply chain, logistics, and operations. It competes most directly with CS Recruiting's retained executive search practice, particularly for VP and C-suite supply chain placements at growth-stage and mid-market logistics companies.

Emerging players

• Blue Signal Search: Blue Signal is a specialized recruiting firm that places talent across several verticals including logistics, supply chain, and operations. It competes with CS Recruiting for mid-market professional and executive placements and represents a smaller, more agile specialist with overlapping vertical focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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