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A Modern Recruiting Agency

Recruiting Built for Logistics.
Talent Built to Scale.

Sales, operations, and leadership talent for logistics companies that can't afford to hire wrong.

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Retained
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Marcus Reynolds
VP Operations · XPO Logistics
Shortlisted
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Sarah Kim
Sr. Director · Flexport
Interview
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James Dalton
VP Supply Chain · Echo Global
Screening
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Laura Patel
Director Ops · CH Robinson
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Search Progress72%
Industries We Serve
3PL & Warehousing
Freight Brokerage
Supply Chain Operations
Last-Mile Delivery
Cold Chain & Temp-Controlled
Intermodal Transport
Warehouse Automation
More Industries Coming Soon
3PL & Warehousing
Freight Brokerage
Supply Chain Operations
Last-Mile Delivery
Cold Chain & Temp-Controlled
Intermodal Transport
Warehouse Automation
More Industries Coming Soon
The reality

A bad hire doesn't just cost money.
It costs momentum.

Every wrong hire drains your team's time, slows operations, and forces you to restart the process from scratch. In logistics, where speed is everything, that cost compounds fast.

$150K+

Average cost per mis-hire

Salary, training, lost productivity, and the cost of replacing them. Again..

4+ mo

Productivity lost

The ramp-up that never happened, the projects that stalled, the team that carried the weight.

67%

Say their last hire underperformed

Most companies know the pain but keep using the same process that created it.

Free Resource

2026 Logistics & Supply Chain
Compensation Benchmark.

Current salary ranges for 20+ logistics sales and operations roles. Regional variance. Year-over-year trends. The red flags that say your offer is off-market. One email, no spam.

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VP of Operations$250K
Director of Sales$160K
Ops Manager$105K
Warehouse Manager$95K
Median base · see report for full data
Our Services

Every hire should be intentional.

We don't send stacks of resumes and hope for the best. We run precision searches built around your culture, growth trajectory, and the specific talent that moves the needle.

Strategic Talent Search

We build a custom search strategy around your business: sourcing, vetting, and delivering candidates who align with both the role and your long-term growth.

  • Structured candidate scoring on fit, behavior & tenure
  • Success profile development before sourcing
  • Structured interviews & behavioral assessments
  • 30/60/90-day post-hire check-ins
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Executive Search

C-suite and senior leadership placements for companies that need transformational talent. Deep market mapping meets a white-glove, confidential process.

  • C-suite, VP & Director-level placements
  • Competitive market intelligence reports
  • Discreet, confidential search process
  • Placement guarantee included
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Real-Time Client Experience

Retained clients don't chase us for updates. You get a dedicated portal with live pipeline tracking, interview debriefs, and full search visibility from day one.

  • Live candidate pipeline & status updates
  • Structured interview debrief system
  • Search health & milestone tracking
  • Exclusive to retained engagements
See How It Works
Inside a HartFelt Search

Four stages. One outcome.

Every engagement runs through the same four stages in the same order. The depth scales to the role. The structure does not bend.

01

Define

Every search starts with a kickoff call. Together, we write down what success looks like, who's hireable in the market, and what the role pays today.

02

Vet

Every candidate runs the same evaluation. A behavioral interview, a real skills test for the role, and a structured screen. By the time you see a name, the proof is already in writing.

03

Compare

Three to five finalists, delivered together. Each one has a full profile, a fit score, and our take on how they stack up. You make the call in one sitting, not over weeks.

04

Secure

We run references on the same scorecard. We help shape the offer and see it to signature. On day one, your hiring manager gets a one-page handoff. We check in at thirty, sixty, and ninety days.

Ready to see this process in action?

Let's talk about what you're hiring for and how we can help.

30-minute call · No commitment required
Blake Hart, Founder & Principal Recruiter
Blake Hart
Founder & Principal Recruiter

I started HartFelt Careers to make recruiting feel less like a gamble and more like a strategic advantage. No recycled resumes. No drawn-out timelines. No guessing games. Just curated talent delivered with speed and clarity. We specialize in the roles that move the needle: sales, operations, and leadership across logistics and supply chain.

Who We Are

A modern recruiting agency.
Built different.

We combine deep logistics and supply chain expertise with a documented, evidence-based process to deliver hires that outperform. This isn't high-volume recruiting. It's precision talent acquisition for companies that know the cost of getting it wrong.

Our Mission

Replace guesswork with predictive, data-driven recruiting that delivers hires who perform, stay, and elevate the entire organization.

Our Vision

A world where every hire is intentional, and companies grow with confidence because their recruiting partner brought clarity and lasting impact.

Precision Over Volume

We define your success profile first, then use market data and structured assessments to target high-fit talent. Not a stack of resumes. A shortlist that makes sense.

Partnership, Not Transactions

We work with you, not for you. Every engagement is built on trust, transparency, and shared accountability for the outcome.

Why HartFelt

Recruiting that keeps you in the loop, not in the dark.

Most agencies hand you a stack of resumes and disappear. We embed ourselves in your hiring process and give you full visibility from kickoff to offer acceptance, powered by tools that move at the speed your business demands.

Real-Time Search Visibility

Retained clients track every candidate, interview, and milestone in a live portal. No more email chains for status updates.

Specialist-Led Sourcing

A logistics-only sourcing model with structured scoring and ranking. We surface top candidates before your competition sees them, cutting weeks off your timeline.

Structured Decision Making

Interview debriefs, candidate scorecards, and success profiles replace gut feelings with data you can actually act on.

Active Search, Dir. of Operations
Live Pipeline
Screening
4
J. Torres
Ops Manager · DHL
R. Chen
Logistics Lead · FedEx
A. Williams
Sr. Ops · Ryder
Interview
2
M. Reynolds
VP Supply Chain
S. Kim
Sr. Director · Flexport
Offer
1
L. Patel
Dir. Ops · CH Robinson
Exclusive to retained engagements. Your search, always visible.
Our sweet spot

We do our best work with companies
who think like this.

Every company's hiring journey is different. Here's where our approach tends to create the most impact.

Growing and hiring to keep up

You're scaling operations and need people who can hit the ground running, not warm bodies to fill seats.

Tired of recycled resumes

You've worked with agencies before and walked away with a stack of candidates who didn't move the needle.

Speed matters to your business

Open roles cost you money every week. You want a partner who moves with urgency without sacrificing quality.

You value transparency over volume

You'd rather see 5 deeply vetted candidates than 50 resumes. And you want to know exactly where the search stands at all times.

FAQ

Questions? Answered.

Everything you need to know about working with us.

Retained makes us your exclusive, prioritized search partner with full portal access and deeper market mapping. Contingent is performance-based, you pay on successful hire. Both carry a replacement guarantee and deliver thoroughly vetted candidates. We'll discuss which model fits your situation on the discovery call.
Our core expertise is logistics and supply chain: 3PLs, freight brokerages, warehouse operations, cold chain, last-mile, and intermodal. We place operations and sales talent from mid-level managers to C-suite. Our platform is designed to scale into adjacent industries as we grow.
It depends on the role and the market, but most of our searches are filled in 3 weeks or less. Our specialist-led sourcing and structured process cuts significant time off traditional timelines without cutting corners. You'll have visibility into every milestone.
Retained clients get access to a real-time delivery portal showing live candidate pipelines, interview debriefs, progress milestones, and search health dashboards. It's part of how we deliver, not a separate product. Everything about your search, in one place.
We focus on operations and sales talent that drives growth: Operations Managers, Directors of Logistics, VPs of Supply Chain, and C-suite executives. If the role impacts revenue, efficiency, or organizational trajectory, it's in our wheelhouse.
Get in touch

Not ready to call?
Send us a message.

Tell us a little about what you're hiring for and we'll get back to you within one business day. No pressure, no pitch, just a conversation about how we can help.

Ready to hire with confidence?

Stop guessing. Start building teams that perform, stay, and drive your business forward, with a partner who delivers clarity every step of the way.

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