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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Cheadle

The operators, clerks and managers who move Cheadle freight door to door.

North West

Air, sea and road forwarders in Cheadle

A forwarder who can quote but not clear, or clear but not sell, only solves half the problem. We test for the whole job.

Cheadle sits in the North West — the region's logistics engine, where Trafford Park, the M62 and the Port of Liverpool drive distribution across the North. Across the North West, forwarders serve importers and exporters shipping through the M6, M62, M56 and M61, Manchester and Liverpool airports and the Port of Liverpool.

A forwarder who leaves after a few months takes customer relationships and carrier contacts with them.

Across the North West, forwarders and customs specialists are hired by grocery and retail distribution, 3PLs, port and container logistics and air and sea forwarders.

Who we recruit

Forwarding vacancies we cover in Cheadle

From junior operators to branch and business development managers.

Why businesses choose a specialist

Screened on the lanes they have run

Modes and lanes matched

Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.

Customer skills tested

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

Pay that lands

We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.

Benchmarking the offer

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Cheadle

Indicative permanent salaries in Cheadle 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

How we find the forwarder

Interviews

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

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

Setting up the search

Temporary cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when accounts need an owner.

When a forwarding role is proving hard to fill, we work out whether the pay, the hours or the workload is the obstacle. Then we tell you.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • The main trade lanes
  • Salary, commission and bonus
  • Your interview process and any technical test
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Permanent freight forwarding jobs in the North West

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Forwarding FAQs

Your 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.

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.

Do you recruit for port-based roles?

Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.

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.

What makes a forwarder stay?

Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.

Elsewhere in the region

Related forwarding pages for Cheadle

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the North West:

Other specialisms in Cheadle:

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

A forwarding desk to fill?

Submit your forwarding vacancy

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