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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Didcot

Hiring a customs specialist in Didcot? We check the declarations experience first, then everything else.

South East

Customs and forwarding hiring across Didcot

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

Freight across the South East moves through the M25, M3, M4, M20 and M23, Gatwick Airport and the ports at Southampton, Portsmouth and Dover. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.

Opening a new branch or desk? We can recruit the manager and the operators together so it trades from day one.

Forwarding demand across the South East follows Channel-port and customs operators, chilled grocery distribution, aerospace supply chains and regional carriers.

The roles we cover

Permanent roles on the forwarding desk

Permanent forwarding roles matched to mode, lanes and systems.

Why a specialist desk

Built around trade lanes and modes

Customs experience checked

We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.

Systems experience

We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.

Discreet approaches

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

Salaries in the area

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Didcot

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

Candidates weigh the whole package: salary, commission, hours and the quality of the customer base. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

Our recruitment process

The brief

Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.

The search

We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.

The offer

We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.

Your brief

Your hiring brief

A forwarder who knows a customer's history avoids the mistakes that lose accounts.

Strong forwarders value good systems, fair commission and a manager who backs them with customers.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The booking and customs systems in use
  • Customs declarations the role will handle
  • Account ownership and any sales targets
  • Salary, commission and bonus
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Forwarding FAQs

Questions, answered

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.

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 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.

More forwarding pages

Related forwarding pages for Didcot

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South East:

Other specialisms in Didcot:

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

Growing your trade lanes?

Tell us about the desk

Share the role, the modes and the lanes and we will give you a view of the Didcot market before the search starts.