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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Carshalton

Hiring a customs specialist in Carshalton? We check the declarations experience first, then everything else.

London & the South East

Hiring forwarding people for good in Carshalton

Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.

Forwarding employers across London & the South East include urban fulfilment and last-mile operators, grocery and convenience distribution, airfreight handlers and metropolitan 3PLs. Each works different lanes, so we recruit to the desk rather than the job title.

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

Forwarders supporting sites such as Park Royal, the Thames Gateway, London Gateway and the distribution parks ringing the M25 are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.

The jobs we work

The permanent forwarding seats we fill

The people who quote, book and clear freight and the people who win it.

Our approach in Carshalton

Right mode, right lanes, right customers

Customer skills tested

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

New desks and branches

For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.

Through the first months

We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.

Pay, clearly

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Carshalton

Indicative permanent salaries in Carshalton 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

Brief, search, shortlist

The brief

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

Contract restrictions

We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.

The offer

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

Your brief

The brief that works

A permanent forwarder builds relationships with your customers and carriers. That value grows with every shipment.

Strong forwarders value good systems, fair commission and a manager who backs them with customers.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The main trade lanes
  • The booking and customs systems in use
  • Customs declarations the role will handle
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
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Forwarding FAQs

Before you ask

Do you recruit freight forwarders in Carshalton?

Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across London & the South East.

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 Carshalton?

Yes. We cover businesses across London & the South East. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.

Do you recruit branch managers?

Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.

Around the region

Related forwarding pages for Carshalton

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:

Other specialisms in Carshalton:

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

Opening a new branch?

Tell us about the desk

Tell us what a strong forwarder looks like on your desk and we will find more of them.