Freight forwarding recruitment for Bodmin businesses that need people who can quote, book and clear freight without supervision.
Every forwarding candidate we put forward is screened on the modes, lanes and customers they have handled.
Forwarding vacancies across Devon & Cornwall come from food and drink and agri-food processing, marine and port logistics, tourism-driven retail distribution and regional hauliers. Each needs people who can handle the paperwork and the customer.
Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.
With the A30, the A38, the A390, the M5 as far as Exeter and the ports at Plymouth and Falmouth serving the region, forwarders across Devon & Cornwall often handle air, sea and road freight on the same desk.
The people who quote, book and clear freight and the people who win it.
Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.
We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
Indicative permanent salaries in Bodmin run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Forwarding pay in the South West 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.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.
Strong operators become account managers and branch managers. Hiring well now builds the next layer.
We ask candidates why they left their last desk. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.
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 can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.
Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Bodmin:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Bodmin.
One brief covers a single operator or a team for a new branch.