Permanent freight forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses in Bristol.
Every forwarding candidate we put forward is screened on the modes, lanes and customers they have handled.
Freight across the South West moves through the M5, M4 and M32, Bristol Airport and the Port of Bristol at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.
Opening a new branch or desk? We can recruit the manager and the operators together so it trades from day one.
Forwarders supporting sites such as Avonmouth and Severnside, Western Approach and the M5 corridor are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.
Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.
Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.
Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.
We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
Indicative permanent salaries in Bristol run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Salary is only part of the offer. Candidates compare commission, bonus, hybrid working and the accounts they will run. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
Strong operators become account managers and branch managers. Hiring well now builds the next layer.
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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Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
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. 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 South West:
Other specialisms in Bristol:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Bristol.
Tell us what a strong forwarder looks like on your desk and we will find more of them.