We recruit air, sea and road forwarders for Cambridge and the East of England, screened on the trade lanes and modes they have handled.
Forwarding is judged on margin, accuracy and the customer's next booking. We recruit people who protect all three.
Cambridge draws on the East of England's port, forwarding and customs talent, concentrated along the A14 and M11. Across the East of England, forwarders serve importers and exporters shipping through the A14, M11, A1(M) and A12, the Port of Felixstowe and London Stansted Airport.
Time-zone work, early cut-offs and on-call cover suit different people. The hours are one of the first things we ask about.
The strongest forwarding candidates across the East of England are usually already running desks for businesses such as port and container logistics, customs and forwarding businesses, FMCG and agri-food supply chains and national 3PLs.
Air, sea, road and customs roles.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Cambridge run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Where the salary looks short of what forwarders are being offered, we say so before interviews start. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
For Cambridge businesses growing their trade, the right permanent forwarder brings in new volume as well as handling it.
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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Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.
Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.
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 East of England:
Other specialisms in Cambridge:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Cambridge.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who already handle lanes like yours.