Virginia Logistics Recruitment demands a recruiting partner who understands the operational complexity behind roles like S&OP analyst, logistics manager, and procurement director, not just someone who recognizes supply chain job titles. Since 2008, Zirakian Day Associates, LLC has built a national reputation for connecting employers with supply chain professionals who are technically qualified and culturally aligned.
Headquartered in Nampa, Idaho, the firm serves clients and candidates across the United States, conducting searches in all major markets through its membership in the NPA Global Network. To learn more about the firm’s background and approach, visit the Zirakian Day Associates, LLC About page.
About Zirakian Day Associates, LLC
Since 2008, Zirakian Day Associates, LLC has focused exclusively on supply chain recruiting, connecting employers with high-quality talent across logistics, procurement, manufacturing, and executive leadership. The firm built its reputation by doing the kind of detailed, consultative work that generalist recruiters rarely attempt: learning how a client’s S&OP cycle runs, understanding what an ERP migration actually demands of a planner, and knowing the difference between a warehouse supervisor and a demand analyst before the intake call ends. That domain knowledge translates directly into better candidate matches and fewer mis-hires in roles that are costly to unwind.
Zirakian Day Associates, LLC is consistently recognized as a go-to recruiting partner for small to midsized businesses that need a hands-on solution without the overhead of a large firm. The approach centers on long-term relationships, not one-time transactions, and every search is treated as an extension of the client’s own hiring process.
Why Work with Zirakian Day Associates, LLC
Companies choose Zirakian Day Associates, LLC for Virginia Logistics Recruitment because the firm speaks supply chain fluently before the conversation even begins. The team’s consultative approach means hiring managers are not explaining what an S&OP cycle is or why carrier relationship experience matters for a logistics director role.
Zirakian Day Associates evaluates candidates against both technical requirements and organizational fit, which reduces friction during onboarding and supports longer retention for critical roles. Explore the firm’s supply chain recruiting specialties to see the full scope of what Zirakian Day Associates, LLC brings to each search.
Roles commonly filled through these engagements include:
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Logistics Manager
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Director of Logistics
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VP of Supply Chain
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Transportation Manager
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Demand Planning Manager
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S&OP Analyst
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Procurement Manager
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Distribution Center Manager
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3PL Operations Manager
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Supply Chain Analyst
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Freight and Carrier Operations Lead
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And many more specialized supply chain roles
How Zirakian Day Associates, LLC Connects Companies with Talent
In our experience, every Virginia Logistics Recruitment search starts with a direct conversation about hiring goals, operational priorities, and the specific functional gaps creating drag on the business. Zirakian Day Associates, LLC takes the time to understand the metrics a hiring manager is accountable for, whether that is on-time delivery rate, inventory turnover, or supply chain cost as a percentage of revenue, before sourcing a single candidate.
From there, the firm draws on its national network to identify professionals whose hands-on experience maps to those operational realities. Each candidate is evaluated for both technical depth and the kind of organizational fit that holds up past the first performance review cycle. The team stays engaged through onboarding to ensure the placement delivers what the search was designed to accomplish. Practitioners in this field often comment that this depth of assessment materially reduces ramp time and mis-hires.
Roles and Industries Served
Logistics and supply chain recruiting at the level Zirakian Day Associates, LLC conducts it spans a wide range of functional areas: manufacturing operations, logistics and distribution, procurement and sourcing, demand and supply planning, and executive leadership searches that require a recruiter who can assess a VP-level candidate’s strategic thinking, not just their resume. The firm supports clients across a broad set of industries within the supply chain space, including industrial equipment, consumer goods, third-party logistics providers, food and beverage manufacturing, and distribution-intensive operations.
Rather than applying a broad staffing model to every opening, the firm focuses each search on the specific discipline and sector, which produces a more precise candidate pool and a more productive hiring process. Connect with Zirakian Day Associates, LLC on LinkedIn to follow the firm’s latest placements and supply chain hiring insights. For employers who also need to build out their commercial team alongside supply chain, Zirakian Day Associates, LLC provides support through its Virginia supply chain sales recruiting practice as well.
Start Your Virginia Logistics Recruitment Search
If open logistics and supply chain roles are creating operational pressure and generalist recruiting has not delivered the right candidates, working with Zirakian Day Associates, LLC offers a more targeted path. The firm is ready to discuss your specific hiring requirements, the technical profile of your ideal candidate, and how a specialized search can get the right person into the seat. Use the contact form on this page to start the conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Virginia Logistics Recruitment through Zirakian Day Associates, LLC different from working with a generalist staffing firm?
Zirakian Day Associates, LLC recruits exclusively within the supply chain discipline, which means the team already understands the difference between a warehouse floor supervisor and an S&OP analyst before the intake call. Generalist firms often submit candidates who carry supply chain titles but lack the functional depth that logistics and operations roles actually require. Each search at Zirakian Day Associates, LLC starts with a detailed review of operational requirements, which produces a more relevant candidate pool and reduces the risk of a costly mis-hire.
What types of logistics and supply chain roles does Zirakian Day Associates, LLC fill?
The firm fills roles across the full supply chain function, including logistics managers, directors of transportation, demand planners, S&OP analysts, procurement managers, distribution center leaders, and VP-level executive positions. Virginia Logistics Recruitment engagements through Zirakian Day Associates, LLC range from specialized individual contributor roles to senior leadership searches, depending on the client’s current hiring priorities and organizational structure.
Does Zirakian Day Associates, LLC only recruit in Virginia?
No. While this page addresses Virginia Logistics Recruitment specifically, Zirakian Day Associates, LLC is headquartered in Nampa, Idaho and conducts searches nationwide. Through its membership in the NPA Global Network, the firm can source and evaluate candidates across all major U.S. markets, which is particularly useful for clients whose logistics operations span multiple regions or who are building toward a second facility or distribution hub.
How does Zirakian Day Associates, LLC evaluate candidates for logistics roles?
Candidate evaluation goes beyond reviewing a resume for job title matches. Zirakian Day Associates, LLC assesses hands-on familiarity with relevant systems such as SAP, Oracle, and demand planning platforms, functional knowledge of logistics processes including carrier management, 3PL coordination, and inventory optimization, and the kind of leadership and communication attributes that determine whether someone succeeds in a specific organizational environment. Cultural alignment is treated as seriously as technical qualifications in every search the firm conducts.
What industries does Zirakian Day Associates, LLC serve through its supply chain recruiting practice?
The firm serves clients across a range of industries where supply chain performance is operationally critical. These include industrial equipment manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, third-party logistics providers, food and beverage production, distribution and fulfillment operations, and other manufacturing-intensive sectors. Each industry has distinct logistics and procurement requirements, and Zirakian Day Associates, LLC tailors its recruiting approach accordingly rather than applying a one-size-fits-all sourcing model.
How do employers get started with a logistics recruitment search?
The process starts with a direct conversation about the open role, the operational context behind it, and the technical and cultural profile of the right candidate. Employers can initiate that conversation by completing the contact form on this page. From there, a member of the Zirakian Day Associates, LLC team will follow up to discuss your requirements in detail and outline how a targeted Virginia Logistics Recruitment search would be structured for your specific hiring situation.