The operators, clerks and managers who move Abingdon freight door to door.
Forwarding is judged on margin, accuracy and the customer's next booking. We recruit people who protect all three.
Freight across the South East moves through the M25, M3, M4, M20 and M23, Gatwick Airport and the ports at Southampton, Portsmouth and Dover. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.
A forwarding offer competes with every broker and carrier within reach. We help set salary and commission so it lands first time.
Forwarders supporting sites such as the Solent ports and the M27 corridor estates are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.
We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.
Indicative permanent salaries in Abingdon run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Salary is only part of the offer. Candidates compare commission, bonus, hybrid working and the accounts they will run. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.
A forwarder who knows a customer's history avoids the mistakes that lose accounts.
Notice periods and contract restrictions can shape start dates, so we plan the timeline from the first call.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.
Yes. We cover businesses across the South East. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South East:
Other specialisms in Abingdon:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Abingdon.
A short brief is enough to start: the modes, the systems and the start date.