Search Resources, Inc.

What Search Resources, Inc. does

Search Resources, Inc. (SRI) is a privately-held, boutique executive recruiting firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Barrington, Illinois. The company specializes exclusively in placing supply chain, logistics, transportation, freight forwarding, 3PL, trade compliance, and warehousing professionals at the C-suite, VP, Director, and Manager levels. Its client base includes Fortune 500 enterprises (FedEx, PepsiCo, J.B. Hunt, Wrigley) alongside mid-market logistics operators across the United States and North America.

SRI's core product is a contingency and retained executive search service delivered through a proprietary 12-step recruitment methodology. The firm's primary asset is a manually curated database of over 5,000 pre-qualified supply chain and logistics professionals, accumulated over two decades. Supporting offerings include candidate-side services (resume preparation, interview coaching, personality profiling, reference checking) and client-side services (behavioral testing, recruitment advertising, video interviewing, an annual HR survey, and a monthly Modern Staffing Newsletter). The firm does not operate a proprietary technology platform and does not disclose any AI/ML capabilities; its value proposition is built on human capital expertise, industry specialization, and relationship-driven sourcing across 40+ industry association memberships.

Revenue is generated through standard professional services fees — contingency placements (typically 20–30% of first-year compensation) and retained search engagements (upfront retainer plus balance upon completion). The firm employs 1–10 people, engages clients directly through a sales-led model, and reports that over 90% of its work is repeat business from existing clients. There are no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or geographic expansion beyond the US/North America market.

Name

Search Resources, Inc.

Legal name

Search Resources, Inc.

Website

https://srimatch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Search Resources, Inc. is a privately-held executive search firm founded in 1996 that places supply chain, logistics, transportation, and trade compliance professionals at C-suite, VP, Director, and Manager levels for enterprise and mid-market clients across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search & Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), Confidential/Replacement & Succession Search (BPACAAAK), Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Barrington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: SRI generates revenue through contingency search fees (paid only upon successful candidate placement) and retained search engagements (upfront retainer with remainder upon completion). They specialize in executive and professional-level placements across the supply chain and logistics industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Search Resources, Inc. (SRI) is an executive recruiting firm that places highly qualified supply chain and logistics professionals at the C-level, VP, Director, and Manager levels. The firm delivers both contingency search (paid only upon successful placement) and retained search engagements, leveraging a proprietary 12-step recruitment methodology and an exclusive database of over 5,000 pre-qualified supply chain and logistics professionals.

Product overview

Search Resources, Inc. (SRI) is a supply chain and logistics executive recruiting firm offering a unified service portfolio centered on contingency and retained executive search. The core offering is the SRI 12-Step Recruitment Process, a proprietary methodology for identifying and placing supply chain, logistics, freight forwarding, and transportation professionals at executive levels. Supporting the recruitment services are Candidate Services (resume preparation, interview coaching, personality profiling, career evaluation) and Client Services (behavioral testing, retention training, credit checking, video conferencing, recruitment advertising). The company also operates a Job Listing Platform for job seekers and publishes an annual HR Survey covering industry compensation and hiring trends. SRI specializes in over 30 industry verticals including 3PL, Freight Brokerage, Warehousing, Intermodal, Trade Compliance, Supply Chain Software, and Material Handling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search & Recruitment Services Contingency and retained executive search services placing supply chain and logistics professionals at the C-level, VP, Director, and Manager levels across 3PL, freight forwarding, warehousing, transportation, and related industries. Targeted at employers seeking executive talent.
• Candidate Services Supporting services for job seekers including resume preparation, interview coaching (1st, 2nd & 3rd interviews), company profile research, personality profiling, cost-of-living analysis, career balance sheet evaluation, reference checking, and offer/negotiation support.
• Client Services Employer-facing services including project-based staffing, candidate behavioral testing, interview and retention training, credit checking, inter-city video conferencing, recruitment advertising, and industry compensation surveys.
• Job Listing Platform Online portal for browsing supply chain and logistics job opportunities with filtering by job type (3PL, Freight Forwarding, Shipping), resume submission capabilities, and job-specific application tracking.
• HR Survey Annual HR survey providing industry insights on hiring trends and compensation in the supply chain and logistics sector, offered at no charge to clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of work with clients is repeat business, indicating high client satisfaction and successful placements.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search firm with a dedicated supply chain and operations practice. While it serves a much broader range of C-level searches across industries, it directly competes with SRI for executive supply chain and logistics mandates, particularly at the large enterprise level.
• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm that places operations and supply chain executives at the board, CEO, and C-suite level. It competes with SRI for senior supply chain placements, particularly with multinational clients.
• Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with an established supply chain officer practice. It competes with SRI for C-level and VP-level logistics and supply chain searches and has significantly greater global reach.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with a large executive search practice that includes supply chain and operations leadership. It competes with SRI for senior supply chain executive placements and offers broader integrated talent services that SRI cannot match.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Russell Reynolds Associates is a global executive search firm that recruits supply chain, operations, and logistics leaders. It serves as a direct competitor to SRI for enterprise-level executive supply chain mandates.

Emerging players

• StevenDouglas: StevenDouglas is a national executive search and staffing firm that places operations, supply chain, and logistics professionals. It is comparable to SRI as a multi-vertical boutique search firm with meaningful supply chain coverage, though its overall focus is broader.
• DSG Global: DSG Global (Diversified Search Group) is an executive search firm with supply chain and logistics practices and global reach through its partnership network. It competes with SRI for senior supply chain executive placements while offering more international capability.

Direct peers

• JMJ Phillip: JMJ Phillip is an executive search firm specializing in manufacturing, supply chain, and operations placements. It is a direct competitor to SRI with comparable vertical focus on supply chain and operations leadership recruiting at the mid-to-executive level.
• The Bowdoin Group: The Bowdoin Group is an executive search firm focused on supply chain, logistics, and operations talent. It is one of the closest direct competitors to SRI, with similar vertical specialization and a comparable target client base of 3PLs, manufacturers, and logistics providers.
• Lucas Group (now part of Korn Ferry): Lucas Group was a mid-sized executive search firm with strong supply chain, logistics, and operations practices, very comparable to SRI in niche vertical specialization. It was acquired by Korn Ferry, illustrating how specialist search firms in this space are being absorbed by larger incumbents.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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