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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Bracknell

From import clerks to branch managers, we find permanent forwarding people in Bracknell who know the paperwork and the customers.

South East

Recruiting forwarders in Bracknell

Forwarding is judged on margin, accuracy and the customer's next booking. We recruit people who protect all three.

Across the South East, forwarding and customs roles support operations at sites such as the Solent ports and the M27 corridor estates. We search for people who already know that trade.

Opening a new branch or desk? We can recruit the manager and the operators together so it trades from day one.

Across the South East, forwarders and customs specialists are hired by grocery and retail DCs, Channel-port and customs operations, FMCG supply chains and national 3PLs.

Who we place

Permanent forwarding jobs in Bracknell

Permanent forwarding and customs roles, from clerks to branch managers.

What Bracknell forwarders get

Customs experience checked first

Customs experience checked

We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.

Customer skills tested

Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.

Pay that lands

We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.

What forwarders earn

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Bracknell

Indicative permanent salaries in Bracknell run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.

Candidates weigh the whole package: salary, commission, hours and the quality of the customer base. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

From brief to start date

The search

We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.

Contract restrictions

We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.

The offer

We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.

Your brief

Before we start searching

An empty desk costs more than the advert: missed quotes, slower bookings and customers looking elsewhere.

We ask candidates why they left their last desk. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • The booking and customs systems in use
  • Customs declarations the role will handle
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
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Permanent freight forwarding jobs in the South East

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Forwarding FAQs

Common questions

How do you screen forwarding candidates?

We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.

Can you recruit business development managers?

Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.

Can you benchmark pay for a forwarding role?

Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.

Do you recruit for forwarders outside Bracknell?

Yes. We cover businesses across the South East. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.

Do you recruit for port-based roles?

Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.

Related pages

Related forwarding pages for Bracknell

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South East:

Other specialisms in Bracknell:

See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Bracknell.

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