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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Camden

From import clerks to branch managers, we find permanent forwarding people in Camden who know the paperwork and the customers.

London & the South East

Recruiting forwarders in Camden

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

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.

Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.

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.

Who we place

Permanent forwarding jobs in Camden

From junior operators to branch and business development managers.

What Camden forwarders get

Customs experience checked first

Systems experience

We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.

Customer skills tested

Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.

Discreet approaches

Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.

What forwarders earn

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Camden

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

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

How it works

From brief to start date

The brief

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

Interviews

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

The offer

We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.

Your brief

Before we start searching

Customers notice when their forwarder keeps changing. Continuity keeps them booking.

Many branch managers started as operators. We recruit for every step of that career.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
  • Your interview process and any technical test
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Permanent freight forwarding jobs in London & the South East

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Forwarding FAQs

Common questions

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.

Can you recruit business development managers?

Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.

Can you benchmark pay for a forwarding role?

Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.

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.

Related pages

Related forwarding pages for Camden

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:

Other specialisms in Camden:

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

Hiring a forwarder in Camden?

Brief us on the role

Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.