Transportation & Logistics Recruitment Agency
Milebourne is a specialist logistics recruitment agency and executive search firm dedicated to the transportation, supply chain, and logistics sectors.
We partner with US employers that move, store, or plan the movement of goods, sourcing, screening, and placing professionals from frontline operations through senior leadership. Our recruitment services span executive and retained search, permanent direct hire, contract and interim placement, talent mapping, and compensation benchmarking, so every engagement is shaped around the role, the operation, and the long-term performance of the hire.
Sector-specialist recruiters make better hires
Hiring for logistics operations is not the same as hiring for a general corporate function. A transportation manager needs a working command of routing, carrier relationships, and hours-of-service rules. A warehouse leader has to balance labor planning, safety, and continuous improvement on a live floor. A supply chain role in planning is judged on forecast accuracy and inventory outcomes. When a generalist agency screens resumes for these roles against a job description alone, that operational context is lost, and hiring managers inherit the cost of a weak shortlist in wasted interviews and early mis-hires.
Specialist logistics recruiting firms close that gap by screening candidates against the operational reality of the role. Recruiters who work exclusively in transportation and supply chain recruitment understand the difference between a freight brokerage and a third-party logistics provider, between a demand planner and a supply planner, and between a candidate who has personally run freight operations and one who has only supported them. That knowledge changes who gets approached, what questions get asked in screening, and which candidates ever reach your desk.
Milebourne's consultants bring hands-on or long-term exposure to transportation and supply chain operations, so our assessment starts from what the job actually demands. For employers, the practical result is fewer interviews with the wrong candidates, a faster path to a credible decision, and a hire who performs from the first weeks onward.
Industries we recruit across
Our transportation recruitment work covers carriers, trucking companies, and freight forwarding and brokerage businesses of every size. We also recruit for third-party logistics providers, logistics solutions providers, and parcel and last-mile delivery operators, where leadership quality directly affects service levels, safety performance, and cost per stop.
On the storage and fulfillment side, our warehousing recruitment practice supports distribution center operators, e-commerce fulfillment businesses, and retail and wholesale supply chain networks. We also recruit for manufacturers and for food and beverage and industrial goods companies, where supply chain functions sit inside a larger enterprise and every hire must align with broader operational leadership.
These are some of the sectors we cover. If your organization operates anywhere along complex supply chains in the United States, contact us to discuss your market.
Whatever the scale, our process stays the same
An engagement can be a single contingency hire, a confidential retained executive search, succession hiring at the executive level, or recruitment process outsourcing support across multiple sites. The structure of the engagement flexes to fit, and our recruitment services scale with it, but the discipline of the recruitment process never changes. Three commitments hold on every search, regardless of size or seniority.
Rigorous search
Every assignment begins with targeted sourcing through specialist networks and our own candidate database, backed by proactive headhunting of passive candidates, so your shortlist reaches well beyond the active talent pool.
Honest assessment
We evaluate skills, experience, and cultural fit through structured interviewing and reference checking, and we tell you plainly what the market says about the role, the salary, and the realistic timeline.
Complete discretion
Sensitive searches are handled in strict confidence, protecting your plans, your incumbents, and your standing in the market from the first approach onward.
Roles our logistics recruiters fill
Our logistics recruiters place professionals across the full range of logistics and supply chain jobs, from planners and analysts through directors and C-suite leadership. Every role we take on is scoped against the operation it sits within, and many are filled through direct outreach to passive candidates. The groups below reflect the roles we recruit most often, and each represents only part of our coverage.
- Vice President of Supply Chain
- Director of Supply Chain
- Director of Logistics
- Head of Supply Chain Operations
- General Manager of Operations
- Transportation Manager
- Director of Transportation
- Fleet Manager
- Terminal Manager
- Routing Manager
- Distribution Center Manager
- Warehouse Operations Manager
- Director of Distribution
- Fulfillment Center Manager
- Site Operations Manager
- Freight Forwarding Manager
- Customs Brokerage Manager
- Import and Export Compliance Manager
- Air Freight Operations Manager
- Ocean Freight Manager
- Procurement Manager
- Sourcing Manager
- Demand Planning Manager
- Supply Planner
- Inventory Manager
What to expect when working with Milebourne
You should understand a recruiting process before you commit to any agency. Ours runs in four stages, and you will know where your search stands at every point. Each stage has a defined output, so progress is visible and accountable.
1. Briefing and market mapping
We scope the role with your hiring manager, map the relevant talent market, and benchmark compensation so the brief reflects reality before sourcing begins.
2. Targeted search
Our consultants approach identified candidates directly, prioritizing exceptional talent among passive supply chain and logistics professionals who are performing well elsewhere and not applying to postings.
3. Qualified shortlist
You receive a shortlist of candidates who have passed structured screening for skills, experience, and fit, each presented with our assessment notes and coordinated interview scheduling.
4. Offer management
We manage offer negotiation, support onboarding, and follow up after placement, with placement guarantees or replacement terms that keep us accountable for the outcome and the success of the placement.
Why clients choose Milebourne
Employers choose a logistics recruitment firm on the quality of its judgment, and our standard is straightforward: quality of fit comes before speed of submission. We would rather present three candidates who can do the job well than ten who merely match keywords, because your interview time and your team's performance are the measures that count.
Clients also value direct access to hard-to-reach talent. Much of the strongest supply chain talent never appears on job boards, and reaching it requires consultants who already know the market, the operations behind it, the companies within it, and the people worth approaching. Our candidate network is built through sector-focused work, which means searches start from existing relationships instead of a cold database.
We measure ourselves by retention, on-the-job performance, and the success of each hire, not by filled requisitions. That accountability, combined with transparent communication throughout the search, is the basis of long-term relationships with the employers we serve. We support hiring for employers across the United States.
We protect your confidentiality as a hiring manager
Many of the searches we run are sensitive. You may be replacing an incumbent, building a new capability ahead of an announcement, or recruiting for senior roles inside a competitor's orbit. Our confidential and retained search practice is designed for exactly these situations, and discretion shapes every step of how we work.
Candidate approaches are made without exposing your identity until the right moment. Reference checking is handled with care, and market feedback is reported to you as we find it, without attributing your plans. For hiring managers and HR leaders, this means you can test the market and build your logistics team without signaling your intentions before you are ready.
Request talent from Milebourne
If you are hiring in transportation, supply chain, or logistics, the practical next step is a conversation about your requirements. Tell us about the role, the operation it sits within, and what success looks like in the first year. We will respond with a straight view of the market, the likely timeline, and how we would structure the search.
Call us at +1 888-202-9809 or email contact@milebourne.com to brief one of our consultants. Whether the hire is a warehouse operations manager, a freight forwarding leader, or your next vice president of supply chain, Milebourne works to find the talent that moves your organization forward.