Permanent freight forwarding and customs recruitment across the Tees Valley.
Customs errors are expensive. We recruit people who get the declaration right first time.
Employers around Darlington recruit permanent people for Freeport, bulk, container and manufacturing supply chains. We recruit the forwarders and customs specialists who keep that trade moving.
A forwarder who leaves after a few months takes customer relationships and carrier contacts with them.
Across the Tees Valley, forwarders and customs specialists are hired by Freeport operators, chemical and bulk logistics, offshore wind supply chains and manufacturing distribution.
Permanent forwarding and customs roles, from clerks to branch managers.
Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.
Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
Indicative permanent salaries in Darlington run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Salary is only part of the offer. Candidates compare commission, bonus, hybrid working and the accounts they will run. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
Temporary cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when accounts need an owner.
Notice periods and contract restrictions can shape start dates, so we plan the timeline from the first call.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Yes. We cover businesses across the North East. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.
Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the North East:
Other specialisms in Darlington:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Darlington.
Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.