Freight forwarding recruitment for Ashington businesses that need people who can quote, book and clear freight without supervision.
Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.
Forwarding vacancies across the North East come from automotive and chemicals supply chains, port and bulk logistics, retail distribution and regional 3PLs. Each needs people who can handle the paperwork and the customer.
Time-zone work, early cut-offs and on-call cover suit different people. The hours are one of the first things we ask about.
Forwarders supporting sites such as the Port of Tyne and the Nissan and Washington supply-chain parks are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.
The people who quote, book and clear freight and the people who win it.
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.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
Indicative permanent salaries in Ashington run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Candidates weigh the whole package: salary, commission, hours and the quality of the customer base. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
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.
A forwarder who knows a customer's history avoids the mistakes that lose accounts.
We ask candidates why they left their last desk. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.
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 the North East.
Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.
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 North East:
Other specialisms in Ashington:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Ashington.
One brief covers a single operator or a team for a new branch.