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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Bromley

Permanent freight forwarding and customs recruitment across London & the South East.

London & the South East

Bromley freight forwarding recruitment

Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.

Forwarding vacancies across London & the South East come from e-commerce and grocery fulfilment operations, parcel and last-mile carriers, airfreight forwarders and retail distribution centres. Each needs people who can handle the paperwork and the customer.

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

Forwarding roles across London & the South East support trade through the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury.

Roles we fill

Forwarding roles we recruit for

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

How we work with Bromley forwarders

A shortlist of people who can run a desk

Customs experience checked

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

Pay that lands

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

New desks and branches

For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.

Pay benchmarks

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Bromley

Indicative permanent salaries in Bromley 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.

How it works

Three stages to a hire

The brief

Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.

The shortlist

A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.

Contract restrictions

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

Your brief

Details that sharpen the search

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

When a forwarding role is proving hard to fill, we work out whether the pay, the hours or the workload is the obstacle. Then we tell you.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • Customs declarations the role will handle
  • Salary, commission and bonus
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Forwarding FAQs

Frequently asked

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.

Do you recruit customs specialists?

Yes. We recruit customs compliance specialists and declarations agents for importers, exporters and brokers.

Can you recruit a team for a new branch?

Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.

Do you also recruit transport planners?

Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.

I am a freight forwarder. How do I find my next role?

Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.

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Related forwarding pages for Bromley

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:

Other specialisms in Bromley:

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

A forwarding desk to fill?

Brief us on the role

Give us the role and we will shortlist people who already handle lanes like yours.