Freight forwarding recruitment for Arbroath businesses that need people who can quote, book and clear freight without supervision.
Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.
Logistics around Arbroath serves a strong food and drink base, with the A90 and M90 linking Angus, Perthshire and Fife to the wider network. We recruit the forwarders and customs specialists who keep that trade moving.
A forwarder who leaves after a few months takes customer relationships and carrier contacts with them.
With the A90, M90 and A9, the Port of Dundee and Rosyth serving the region, forwarders across Tayside & Fife often handle air, sea and road freight on the same desk.
The people who quote, book and clear freight and the people who win it.
Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.
Indicative permanent salaries in Arbroath run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Forwarding pay in Scotland moves with mode, seniority and customs responsibility: customs specialists and branch managers usually earn more. 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 help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
A forwarder who knows a customer's history avoids the mistakes that lose accounts.
When a forwarding role is proving hard to fill, we work out whether the pay, the hours or the workload is the obstacle. Then we tell you.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across Tayside & Fife.
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 recruit customs compliance specialists and declarations agents for importers, exporters and brokers.
Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Arbroath:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Arbroath.
Tell us what a strong forwarder looks like on your desk and we will find more of them.