We recruit air, sea and road forwarders for Cottingham and Yorkshire & the Humber, screened on the trade lanes and modes they have handled.
A forwarder who can quote but not clear, or clear but not sell, only solves half the problem. We test for the whole job.
Goods passing through sites such as the Humber renewables cluster and the East Riding industrial estates depend on accurate bookings and clean declarations. We match forwarders to that standard.
Opening a new branch or desk? We can recruit the manager and the operators together so it trades from day one.
Forwarding roles across the Humber & East Yorkshire support trade through the M62, the A63, the A15 and the ports of Hull, Immingham and Goole.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.
We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Cottingham run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Where the salary looks short of what forwarders are being offered, we say so before interviews start. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.
An empty desk costs more than the advert: missed quotes, slower bookings and customers looking elsewhere.
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.
We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
Yes. We recruit customs compliance specialists and declarations agents for importers, exporters and brokers.
Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.
Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Yorkshire & the Humber:
Other specialisms in Cottingham:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Cottingham.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who already handle lanes like yours.