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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Caernarfon

Forwarders who protect margin and customs people who protect compliance, recruited for Caernarfon businesses.

North Wales

Forwarding talent for Caernarfon

We look for people who have worked your modes and lanes: air, sea, road, imports, exports or cross-trade.

Forwarding vacancies across North Wales come from advanced manufacturing and aerospace, Irish Sea ferry and groupage operators, food processing and regional 3PLs. 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.

With the A55 expressway, the A483, the A5 and the port of Holyhead serving the region, forwarders across North Wales often handle air, sea and road freight on the same desk.

Roles we recruit

Forwarding roles we fill in Caernarfon

Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.

Why a forwarding specialist

People who know the paperwork

Modes and lanes matched

Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.

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 & benchmarking

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Caernarfon

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

Forwarding pay in Wales moves with mode, seniority and customs responsibility: customs specialists and branch managers usually earn more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

How a forwarding search runs

The shortlist

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

Interviews

We arrange interviews and any technical test, then brief each candidate beforehand.

Contract restrictions

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

Your brief

What to put in the brief

A forwarder who knows a customer's history avoids the mistakes that lose accounts.

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

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The main trade lanes
  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • Account ownership and any sales targets
  • Your interview process and any technical test
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Forwarding FAQs

Freight forwarding recruitment in Caernarfon — FAQs

Which forwarding roles do you recruit for?

Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.

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.

What makes a forwarder stay?

Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.

Keep exploring

Related forwarding pages for Caernarfon

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Wales:

Other specialisms in Caernarfon:

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

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