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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Atherton

Hiring a customs specialist in Atherton? We check the declarations experience first, then everything else.

North West

Hiring forwarding people for good in Atherton

Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.

Forwarding vacancies across the North West come from port and intermodal operators, chilled and grocery distribution, e-commerce fulfilment and manufacturing logistics. Each needs people who can handle the paperwork and the customer.

Opening a new branch or desk? We can recruit the manager and the operators together so it trades from day one.

Forwarders supporting sites such as the M6, M62 and M58 corridor parks and the Port of Liverpool are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.

The jobs we work

The permanent forwarding seats we fill

Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.

Our approach in Atherton

Right mode, right lanes, right customers

Customs experience checked

We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.

Customer skills tested

Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.

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 Atherton

Indicative permanent salaries in Atherton run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.

Where the salary looks short of what forwarders are being offered, we say so before interviews start. 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 search

We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.

Interviews

We arrange interviews and any technical test, then brief each candidate beforehand.

Your brief

The brief that works

Temporary cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when accounts need an owner.

We ask candidates why they left their last desk. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The booking and customs systems in use
  • Customs declarations the role will handle
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
  • Your interview process and any technical test
Live vacancies

Permanent freight forwarding jobs in the North West

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Forwarding FAQs

Before you ask

Do you recruit freight forwarders in Atherton?

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

Which forwarding roles do you recruit for?

Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.

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 Atherton

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the North West:

Other specialisms in Atherton:

See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Atherton.

Growing your trade lanes?

Start a forwarding search

Share the role, the modes and the lanes and we will give you a view of the Atherton market before the search starts.