We recruit air, sea and road forwarders for Arnold and the East Midlands, screened on the trade lanes and modes they have handled.
A forwarder who can quote but not clear, or clear but not sell, only solves half the problem. We test for the whole job.
Forwarding vacancies across the East Midlands come from national distribution centres, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and rail-connected freight operations. Each needs people who can handle the paperwork and the customer.
Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.
Businesses at sites such as the M1 and A14 corridors and the East Midlands Airport freight hub compete for the same experienced customs people, which pushes salaries up.
Permanent forwarding and customs roles, from clerks to branch managers.
We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.
We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Arnold 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.
We arrange interviews and any technical test, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
Customers notice when their forwarder keeps changing. Continuity keeps them booking.
A realistic job description helps retention. We describe the workload and the customers as they are.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.
Yes. We cover businesses across the East Midlands. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.
Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Arnold:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Arnold.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who already handle lanes like yours.