Strive Supply Chain

What Strive Supply Chain does

Strive Supply Chain is a UK-based, privately-held specialist recruitment consultancy focused exclusively on supply chain, logistics, transport, warehousing, and production management roles at the management and director level. Founded around 1996-2004 and headquartered in Stockport with a remote working model across the UK, the firm places permanent and interim candidates into enterprise and mid-market clients spanning 3PL, FMCG, e-commerce, pharmaceuticals & chemicals, parcels/home delivery, and automotive sectors. Its core commercial offering comprises commission-based permanent placement fees and interim management placement fees, delivered via a sales-led model with database search, headhunting, and confidential client advertising. The company's primary differentiator is a selectively curated, daily-updated UK-wide candidate database built over more than 20 years, supplemented by a passive candidate network of supply chain professionals not actively job-seeking. There is no disclosed proprietary technology beyond web-based Candidate and Client portals for CV uploads, job brief submission, and vacancy management. The business is bootstrapped, with no external funding, M&A, or parent company disclosed, and operates as a founder/owner-operated micro-SMB with a stated 1-10 employee range. Marketing channels include a content-rich website, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and Trustpilot, with thought-leadership content on robotics, AI, and warehouse automation trends in the supply chain sector. A charitable partnership with FareShare supports brand-building aligned with the sector.

Name

Strive Supply Chain

Legal name

Strive Supply Chain

Website

https://strive.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Strive Supply Chain is a UK specialist recruitment consultancy placing permanent and interim management and director-level candidates into supply chain, logistics, transport, warehousing, and production roles for enterprise clients across multiple sectors, leveraging a 20+ year curated UK-wide candidate database.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

akta.pro primary industry

Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics Direct Hire (BPACAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Supply Chain, Logistics & Procurement (Technical/Operations) Staffing (BPACADAO)

Keywords

• Supply chain recruitment
• Logistics recruitment
• Interim management placement
• Permanent placement services
• Management recruitment agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Fees: Commission-based fees for placing candidates in permanent management and director-level roles across supply chain, logistics, and production operations throughout the UK.
2. Interim/Contract Placement: Fees for placing interim managers and project managers to cover peak periods, project needs, or temporary leadership requirements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Strive Supply Chain is a specialist recruitment consultancy placing permanent and interim management and director-level candidates across Supply Chain, Logistics, Transport, Warehouse, and Production operations throughout the UK. The firm operates a sales-led model combining a UK-wide selective candidate database, headhunting for senior roles, confidential client advertising, and dedicated consultant support covering job brief intake, CV shortlisting, interview arrangement, and post-placement follow-up.

Product overview

Strive Supply Chain operates as a specialist recruitment agency offering a unified service portfolio for supply chain, logistics, and production management recruitment. The core offering combines a Candidate Portal for job seekers to register and search vacancies, and a Client Portal for employers to submit job briefs and manage assignments. Supporting services include Permanent Placement for filling management-level vacancies, Interim Management for temporary staffing needs, Database Search and Headhunting for senior roles, and Client Advertising with confidentiality across social media. Career Resources provide candidates with CV tips, interview guidance, and assessment centre preparation materials. The platform covers roles across warehouse management, transport management, supply chain, production & engineering, and sales & customer service sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Placement Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 CVs per vacancy (all interviewed, 100% match)

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FareShareminorOthersStrive Supply Chain supports FareShare as their chosen charity partner. FareShare is the UK's largest food redistribution charity, fighting hunger and food waste by redistributing good quality in-date surplus food to frontline charities across the UK. Their network reaches almost 11,000 charities and provides enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people every week.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Executive Compass: UK specialist recruiter for supply chain, logistics, and procurement professionals. Overlaps with Strive on geography, niche, and management/director-level placement focus.
• Bis Henderson Recruitment: UK-headquartered specialist recruitment firm focused exclusively on supply chain, logistics, and operations roles. Directly comparable to Strive on niche, customer base (3PL, FMCG, manufacturing), and placement of permanent and interim management talent.
• Cast UK: Specialist UK recruitment consultancy covering supply chain, logistics, procurement, and operations management. Closely mirrors Strive's vertical specialization and target customer segments.
• Logistics Recruitment Group: Specialist recruiter dedicated to logistics, transport, and supply chain professionals across the UK. Comparable on service offering (permanent and interim placements) and mid-to-senior role coverage.

Emerging players

• LinkedIn Talent Solutions: Platform-based sourcing and employer branding tool increasingly used by hiring managers and in-house teams for direct supply chain and logistics recruitment. Represents a structural alternative to traditional consultancies like Strive.
• Indeed UK: Major job aggregation platform used by both candidates and employers for sourcing supply chain and logistics talent. Increasingly disintermediates specialist recruiters for mid-level roles.

Broad incumbents

• Reed Specialist Recruitment: One of the largest UK recruitment firms, with logistics and supply chain coverage. Acts as a broader-scale alternative for clients that may otherwise use a specialist like Strive.
• Michael Page Supply Chain: Large global recruiter with a dedicated UK supply chain and logistics practice. Competes for the same enterprise clients and candidate pool as Strive but offers a much broader portfolio of functions.
• Robert Half UK: Established staffing firm with logistics and operations coverage in the UK. Overlaps with Strive on permanent and interim placement services but operates across a much wider functional base.
• Hays UK Supply Chain: Global recruiter with a UK supply chain and logistics practice serving permanent and interim mandates. Competes for similar contracts but across all professional functions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/strivellp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strive-supply-chain

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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