Forwarders who protect margin and customs people who protect compliance, recruited for Cardiff businesses.
Forwarding is judged on margin, accuracy and the customer's next booking. We recruit people who protect all three.
Freight across South Wales moves through the M4, A48 and A470, Cardiff Airport and the ABP ports at Cardiff and Newport. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.
When the Cardiff market is thin for forwarding talent, we look further along the commute and consider hybrid patterns for desk roles.
Forwarding demand across South Wales follows steel and heavy manufacturing logistics, food and drink distribution, port operators and regional 3PLs.
Permanent forwarding roles matched to mode, lanes and systems.
Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.
Indicative permanent salaries in Cardiff run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Salary is only part of the offer. Candidates compare commission, bonus, hybrid working and the accounts they will run. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
Strong operators become account managers and branch managers. Hiring well now builds the next layer.
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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Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
Yes. We recruit customs compliance specialists and declarations agents for importers, exporters and brokers.
Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Wales:
Other specialisms in Cardiff:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Cardiff.
Tell us what a strong forwarder looks like on your desk and we will find more of them.