Freight forwarding recruitment for Camborne businesses that need people who can quote, book and clear freight without supervision.
Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.
Logistics around Camborne is defined by trunk-road distance from the national network, strong seasonal peaks and a large food and drink base. Across Devon & Cornwall, forwarders serve importers and exporters shipping through the A30, the A38, the A390, the M5 as far as Exeter and the ports at Plymouth and Falmouth.
A forwarding offer competes with every broker and carrier within reach. We help set salary and commission so it lands first time.
Forwarding demand across Devon & Cornwall follows food and drink and agri-food processing, marine and port logistics, tourism-driven retail distribution and regional hauliers.
Permanent forwarding roles matched to mode, lanes and systems.
We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Camborne 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, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
A permanent forwarder builds relationships with your customers and carriers. That value grows with every shipment.
A realistic job description helps retention. We describe the workload and the customers as they are.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across Devon & Cornwall.
Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Camborne:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Camborne.
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