Permanent freight forwarding and customs recruitment across Devon & Cornwall.
A forwarder who can quote but not clear, or clear but not sell, only solves half the problem. We test for the whole job.
Across Devon & Cornwall, forwarding and customs roles support operations at sites such as Falmouth docks and the far-west distribution depots. We search for people who already know that trade.
Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.
Forwarding roles across Devon & Cornwall support trade through the A30, the A38, the A390, the M5 as far as Exeter and the ports at Plymouth and Falmouth.
Air, sea, road and customs roles.
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.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Barnstaple run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Our pay advice uses current forwarding offers rather than old salary surveys. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.
Customers notice when their forwarder keeps changing. Continuity keeps them booking.
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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Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
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 South West. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Barnstaple:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Barnstaple.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who already handle lanes like yours.