From import clerks to branch managers, we find permanent forwarding people in Belper who know the paperwork and the customers.
Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.
Belper draws on the East Midlands' deep warehousing and distribution labour market, centred on the M1 and A14. Across the East Midlands, forwarders serve importers and exporters shipping through the M1, A14, A42 and A50, East Midlands Airport's major air-freight hub and DIRFT's rail terminal.
A forwarder who leaves after a few months takes customer relationships and carrier contacts with them.
Forwarding demand across the East Midlands follows big-shed national DCs, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and air and rail freight operations.
Air, sea, road and customs roles.
Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.
Indicative permanent salaries in Belper run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
A clear offer shortens the search. We give you a current read on pay for the role before it goes live. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
We arrange interviews and any technical test, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
Temporary cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when accounts need an owner.
Notice periods and contract restrictions can shape start dates, so we plan the timeline from the first call.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
Yes. We recruit customs compliance specialists and declarations agents for importers, exporters and brokers.
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. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Belper:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Belper.
Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.