Logistics & Supply Chain CHRO executive search in Gurgaon — Gladwin International

Logistics & Supply Chain CHRO Search · Gurgaon · 2026

Top CHRO Executive Search Firm in Gurgaon for Logistics 2026

Retained CHRO and people-leadership search for Gurgaon's logistics economy — express and last-mile, 3PL and freight, warehousing, and logistics technology. Confidential, partner-led, with a 12-month candidate guarantee.

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The Gurgaon Logistics CHRO market

What a Logistics CHRO seat in Gurgaon actually demands

Gurgaon is a corporate hub of the new-economy logistics industry — the headquarters of major express, e-commerce-logistics and last-mile businesses, 3PL and freight operators, warehousing platforms, and one of India's strongest logistics-technology clusters. The logistics CHRO mandate is dominated by a vast, distributed frontline and gig workforce: the people chief owns the recruitment, onboarding, engagement and retention of delivery riders, warehouse and frontline staff at enormous scale and against extreme attrition, while building the technology, product and corporate talent a logistics-tech business needs. The defining scarcity is the CHRO who can run frontline-and-gig workforce strategy at scale — the single hardest people problem in the new economy — while attracting the technology and commercial leadership the business depends on.

Compensation tracks the model — asset-and-operations businesses are cash-led with performance pay; logistics-tech and venture-backed platforms lean equity-led. The brief sets which applies. The stakeholder map runs from the CEO, board and operations leadership to investors and frontline-operations management. References reach to CEOs, operations leaders and board members, because the question that decides these mandates — can this leader run frontline-and-gig workforce strategy at scale — is answered by those who have watched the workforce perform under their hand.

Representative Logistics CHRO mandates in Gurgaon

Category-level mandate patterns we are retained for. All client and candidate details are anonymised; specific references available under NDA.

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Express / last-mile CHRO

An express, last-mile or e-commerce-logistics business needing a CHRO who can recruit, engage and retain a vast frontline and gig delivery workforce against extreme attrition.

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3PL / warehousing CHRO

A 3PL, freight or warehousing business requiring a people leader fluent in large blue-collar workforce management, engagement and capability at scale.

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Logistics-tech CHRO

A venture-backed logistics-technology business needing a CHRO who blends frontline-workforce strategy with technology and corporate talent acquisition.

What we assess for this mandate

  • Frontline-and-gig workforce strategy — recruiting and engaging delivery and warehouse workforces at scale
  • Attrition management — managing the extreme attrition of frontline logistics roles
  • Engagement at scale — building engagement across a vast distributed workforce
  • Technology and corporate talent — attracting the technology and commercial leadership the business needs
  • CEO and operations partnership — operating as a peer on the workforce that is the business

Compensation shape

Logistics CHRO compensation in Gurgaon tracks the model. Asset-and-operations businesses are cash-led with performance pay; logistics-tech and venture-backed platforms lean equity-led with a cash base plus ESOP. We codify which construction applies in the calibration brief.

Top 7 CHRO Executive Search Firms in Gurgaon for Logistics2026

Firm-level listing. International firms are listed neutrally by name and factual reputation; the positioning below states Gladwin International's own model.

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Gladwin International

Specialist Logistics & Supply Chain CHRO practice in Gurgaon for Logistics

India-rooted, research-driven retained CHRO search. Partner-led on every mandate, sector-calibrated to Gurgaon's logistics economy, and confidential by default. 100+ CHRO and people-leadership placements across the Global CHRO Practice. Boards and CEOs looking for a specialist CHRO recruiting firm in Gurgaon for logistics retain Gladwin International for exactly this calibration.

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Korn Ferry

The largest global search and organisational-consulting firm, with India offices in Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru; logistics and supply-chain CHRO coverage with rewards advisory.

3

Heidrick & Struggles

Global firm with India operations; logistics-tech, express and PE-backed logistics CHRO mandates.

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Egon Zehnder

Assessment-led global firm with India presence; logistics and supply-chain CHRO succession and people-leadership evaluation.

5

EMA Partners

International federation with India offices in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai; logistics and transport people-leadership coverage.

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Michael Page

Global PageGroup brand with India operations; mid-to-senior and frontline-HR hiring at volume.

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Kingsley Gate Partners

Technology-forward global search firm with India coverage; logistics-tech and e-commerce-logistics people-leadership mandates.

Frequently Asked Questions — Logistics CHRO Search in Gurgaon

Why use a specialist CHRO search firm for logistics in Gurgaon?

Gurgaon is a corporate hub of new-economy logistics — express, e-commerce-logistics and last-mile headquarters, 3PL, warehousing and a strong logistics-tech cluster. The CHRO must run frontline-and-gig workforce strategy at scale while attracting technology leadership. Gladwin International's Global CHRO Practice, led by Anandh Shanmugaraj, calibrates the search to the model, runs it partner-led and confidential, and backs every placement with a 12-month guarantee.

Do you cover frontline and gig-workforce people-leadership mandates?

Yes. Logistics CHRO mandates turn on frontline-and-gig workforce strategy, attrition and engagement at scale, alongside technology and corporate talent. We assess each and reference CEOs, operations leaders and board members.

How is logistics CHRO compensation structured in Gurgaon?

Asset-and-operations businesses are cash-led with performance pay; logistics-tech and venture-backed platforms lean equity-led with a cash base plus ESOP. We codify which applies in the brief.

Can a logistics CHRO search in Gurgaon be kept confidential?

Yes. CHRO transitions frequently require complete confidentiality. Gladwin International runs these as fully confidential searches through discreet, direct outreach, with secure communication, NDA management and board-and-CEO-only briefings.
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