About Us
Key to our Success.....
.....is very simple. We search on what we know. Each Briarlake consultant has deep domain knowledge of supply chain. Our experience has had us on the floor of distribution centers, sourcing from low cost countries and presenting product flow strategies to boards of directors. This background allows us to better understand the recruiting needs of our clients while also understanding the true accomplishments and potential of our candidates. We use this expertise to make strong matches which we guarantee.
Proven Track Record
We have placed people in industries like:
- All Manufacturing Veritcals
- Retail and CPG
- Natural Resources / Energy
- Financial & Professional Services
- Process and Strategy Consulting Firms
- Third Party Logistics Providers
We focus on candidates who not only have deep dives in their functional areas, but also have broad, strategic business acumen.
Our Solutions
Briarlake Partners tailors our solutions to our client’s recruiting needs. We offer retained, contingency and project based search solutions. We recruit at the individual contributor level through executive level. Our capabilities extend throughout all functional areas of supply chain and strategic sourcing.
Recent Placement Examples
VP of Global Sourcing
Transformational sourcing leader for a multi-billion dollar global textile manufacturer
Director of Logistics Sourcing
Global logistics spend responsibility across all modes for a large 3PL
Director - S&OP
New role to transform S&OP process, systems and organization for a global heavy manufacturer
Strategy / Process Consulting
Multiple consultants, managers and partners focused on supply chain and/or strategic sourcing
IT Category Manager
For a leading retailer, IT Category Manager focused on solutions to accelerate omni-channel strategy
Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager
New role to lead $350 miilion in indirect spend for a $1 billion privately held distributor
Our Team
David Case is the founding Partner of Briarlake Partners. While his focus is the entire supply chain, his specialties are strategic sourcing and procurement along with managing our clients who are in the consulting space. David earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Logistics from Penn State in 1993. Additionally, he has completed MBA coursework at Georgia State University.
David has more than 20 years of international management experience, focusing on both strategic and operational issues. His expertise includes strategic sourcing and procurement, supply chain planning, supply chain systems (APS, WMS, eSourcing, SRM) selection and implementation, network modeling, distribution center design, strategic operations improvement, process improvement and risk management.
Directly prior to recruiting, David was a Senior Manager – Supply Chain Integration with Philips Electronics. During his career with Philips, he managed an internal consulting group that supplied supply chain support to Philips’ five product divisions. Prior to Philips, David work for UPS Supply Chain Services where he helped design outsourced logistics solutions for Siemens, Sprint, Columbia-HCA, and IBM. David also spent four years with Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting). While at AC, he helped numerous clients; including Starbucks, Oxford Industries, The Sports Authority, Stanley Tools and Royal Ahold improve their operations. At Penn State, David interned with American Honda and Harley Davidson.
David is an active member of the supply chain and procurement communities and has played a prominent role in The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. He is a previous officer of the Atlanta CSCMP chapter and has been on the board since 1999. David also chaired a track on Global Sourcing at the 2006 National Conference. He is a current member of the Institute for Supply Management.
