Hiring a customs specialist in Boston? We check the declarations experience first, then everything else.
Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.
Logistics around Boston is anchored by the Golden Triangle's national distribution centres and the air-freight hub at East Midlands Airport. We recruit the forwarders and customs specialists who keep that trade moving.
Time-zone work, early cut-offs and on-call cover suit different people. The hours are one of the first things we ask about.
Forwarders supporting sites such as DIRFT (Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal), Magna Park and the big-shed parks on the M1 and A14 are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.
The people who quote, book and clear freight and the people who win it.
We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.
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 Boston run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Branch managers earn well above clerks. Customs expertise commands a premium at every level. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
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.
An empty desk costs more than the advert: missed quotes, slower bookings and customers looking elsewhere.
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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Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
Yes. We cover businesses across the East Midlands. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.
Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Boston:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Boston.
Tell us what a strong forwarder looks like on your desk and we will find more of them.