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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Ashton-under-Lyne

Hiring a customs specialist in Ashton-under-Lyne? We check the declarations experience first, then everything else.

North West

Hiring forwarding people for good in Ashton-under-Lyne

We look for people who have worked your modes and lanes: air, sea, road, imports, exports or cross-trade.

Goods passing through sites such as the M6, M62 and M58 corridor parks and the Port of Liverpool depend on accurate bookings and clean declarations. We match forwarders to that standard.

A forwarding offer competes with every broker and carrier within reach. We help set salary and commission so it lands first time.

Forwarding roles across the North West support trade through the M6, M62, M56 and M61, Manchester and Liverpool airports and the Port of Liverpool.

The jobs we work

The permanent forwarding seats we fill

Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.

Our approach in Ashton-under-Lyne

Right mode, right lanes, right customers

Systems experience

We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.

Discreet approaches

Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.

New desks and branches

For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.

Pay, clearly

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Ashton-under-Lyne

Indicative permanent salaries in Ashton-under-Lyne run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.

Branch managers earn well above clerks. Customs expertise commands a premium at every level. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

Brief, search, shortlist

The brief

Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.

The shortlist

A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.

The offer

We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.

Your brief

The brief that works

Customers notice when their forwarder keeps changing. Continuity keeps them booking.

Many branch managers started as operators. We recruit for every step of that career.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
  • Your interview process and any technical test
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Forwarding FAQs

Before you ask

Do you recruit freight forwarders in Ashton-under-Lyne?

Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across the North West.

Can you recruit business development managers?

Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.

Can you recruit a team for a new branch?

Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.

Do you recruit for port-based roles?

Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.

Do you also recruit transport planners?

Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.

Around the region

Related forwarding pages for Ashton-under-Lyne

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the North West:

Other specialisms in Ashton-under-Lyne:

See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Need a customs specialist?

Tell us about the desk

Share the role, the modes and the lanes and we will give you a view of the Ashton-under-Lyne market before the search starts.