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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Cheshunt

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

East of England

Recruiting forwarders in Cheshunt

Every forwarding candidate we put forward is screened on the modes, lanes and customers they have handled.

Goods passing through sites such as the A1(M) and A421 corridors and the Bedfordshire distribution estates depend on accurate bookings and clean declarations. We match forwarders to that standard.

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

Across the East of England, forwarders and customs specialists are hired by port and container logistics, customs and forwarding businesses, FMCG and agri-food supply chains and national 3PLs.

Who we place

Permanent forwarding jobs in Cheshunt

From junior operators to branch and business development managers.

What Cheshunt forwarders get

Customs experience checked first

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.

New desks and branches

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

What forwarders earn

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Cheshunt

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

A clear offer shortens the search. We give you a current read on pay for the role before it goes live. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

From brief to start date

The shortlist

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

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

Before we start searching

For Cheshunt businesses growing their trade, the right permanent forwarder brings in new volume as well as handling it.

We ask candidates why they left their last desk. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The booking and customs systems in use
  • Customs declarations the role will handle
  • Salary, commission and bonus
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
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Forwarding FAQs

Common questions

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.

Do you recruit customs specialists?

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

Can you benchmark pay for a forwarding role?

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

Do you recruit for port-based roles?

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

What makes a forwarder stay?

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

Related pages

Related forwarding pages for Cheshunt

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the East of England:

Other specialisms in Cheshunt:

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

A forwarding desk to fill?

Brief us on the role

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