Hiring a customs specialist in Bedworth? We check the declarations experience first, then everything else.
We look for people who have worked your modes and lanes: air, sea, road, imports, exports or cross-trade.
Forwarding employers across the West Midlands include automotive and manufacturing supply chains, national 3PLs and retail distribution centres. Each works different lanes, so we recruit to the desk rather than the job title.
Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.
Forwarders supporting sites such as the M6 and M42 corridor parks and the Birmingham industrial estates are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.
The people who quote, book and clear freight and the people who win it.
We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Bedworth run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Forwarding pay in the West Midlands moves with mode, seniority and customs responsibility: customs specialists and branch managers usually earn more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
A permanent forwarder builds relationships with your customers and carriers. That value grows with every shipment.
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 West Midlands.
Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.
Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.
Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.
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 West Midlands:
Other specialisms in Bedworth:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Bedworth.
One brief covers a single operator or a team for a new branch.