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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Carluke

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

Scotland

Permanent forwarding managers for Carluke

Customs errors are expensive. We recruit people who get the declaration right first time.

Freight across Scotland moves through the M8, M74, M77 and M90, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports and the ports at Grangemouth, the Clyde and Aberdeen. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.

A forwarding offer competes with every broker and carrier within reach. We help set salary and commission so it lands first time.

Forwarders supporting sites such as Eurocentral, Bellshill and Newhouse along the M8 plus the Grangemouth port and refinery complex are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.

Positions we place

From clerks to branch managers

Permanent forwarding roles matched to mode, lanes and systems.

What sets the desk apart

A forwarding desk, not a generalist agency

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.

A shortlist you can use

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

What the market pays

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Carluke

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

Our pay advice uses current forwarding offers rather than old salary surveys. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

What happens after you brief us

The brief

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

The search

We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.

Technical screen

Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.

Your brief

What we ask at the start

For Carluke 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:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • The main trade lanes
  • Account ownership and any sales targets
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
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Forwarding FAQs

Worth knowing

Do you recruit freight forwarders in Carluke?

Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across Scotland.

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.

Do you recruit customs specialists?

Yes. We recruit customs compliance specialists and declarations agents for importers, exporters and brokers.

Do you recruit for forwarders outside Carluke?

Yes. We cover businesses across Scotland. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.

Do you also recruit transport planners?

Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.

Where to next

Related forwarding pages for Carluke

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:

Other specialisms in Carluke:

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

Growing your trade lanes?

Tell us about the desk

One brief covers a single operator or a team for a new branch.