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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Cumbernauld

From import clerks to branch managers, we find permanent forwarding people in Cumbernauld who know the paperwork and the customers.

Scotland

Air, sea and road forwarders in Cumbernauld

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

Across Scotland, forwarding and customs roles support operations at sites such as the M8 corridor parks at Eurocentral and Bellshill, Grangemouth and the Clyde and Forth ports. We search for people who already know that trade.

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

Forwarding roles across Scotland support trade through the M8, M74, M77 and M90, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports and the ports at Grangemouth, the Clyde and Aberdeen.

Who we recruit

Forwarding vacancies we cover in Cumbernauld

From junior operators to branch and business development managers.

Why businesses choose a specialist

Screened on the lanes they have run

Pay that lands

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

Discreet approaches

Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.

Through the first months

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

Benchmarking the offer

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Cumbernauld

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

Branch managers earn well above clerks. Customs expertise commands a premium at every level. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

How we find the forwarder

The shortlist

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

Interviews

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

Settling in

We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.

Your brief

Setting up the search

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

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
  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
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Forwarding FAQs

Your questions

Do you recruit customs specialists?

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

Can you recruit a team for a new branch?

Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.

Do you recruit for port-based roles?

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

Do you also recruit transport planners?

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

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.

Elsewhere in the region

Related forwarding pages for Cumbernauld

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:

Other specialisms in Cumbernauld:

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

A forwarding desk to fill?

Submit your forwarding vacancy

A short brief is enough to start: the modes, the systems and the start date.