Permanent freight forwarding and customs recruitment across the East of England.
Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.
Across the East of England, forwarding and customs roles support operations at sites such as Felixstowe — the UK's largest container port — the A14 freight corridor and the parks along the M11 and A1(M). We search for people who already know that trade.
When the Basildon market is thin for forwarding talent, we look further along the commute and consider hybrid patterns for desk roles.
With the A14, M11, A1(M) and A12, the Port of Felixstowe and London Stansted Airport serving the region, forwarders across the East of England often handle air, sea and road freight on the same desk.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.
We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.
Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.
Indicative permanent salaries in Basildon 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.
Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.
A forwarder who knows a customer's history avoids the mistakes that lose accounts.
Forwarders who leave early often cite workload, weak systems or no route to account management. We raise all three first.
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 East of England.
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 can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
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 East of England:
Other specialisms in Basildon:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Basildon.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who already handle lanes like yours.