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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Dingwall

Permanent freight forwarding and customs recruitment across the Highlands & Islands.

Highlands & Islands

A freight forwarding desk for Dingwall

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 Fort William, Oban and the west-coast ferry ports depend on accurate bookings and clean declarations. We match forwarders to that standard.

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

With the A9 and A82, Inverness Airport and the ferry links to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles serving the region, forwarders across the Highlands & Islands often handle air, sea and road freight on the same desk.

Roles on our desk

Forwarding and customs roles

Permanent forwarding and customs roles, from clerks to branch managers.

What you can expect

Forwarders who stay and grow accounts

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.

Customer skills tested

Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.

What good forwarders cost

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Dingwall

Indicative permanent salaries in Dingwall 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.

How it works

Our process, step by step

The search

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

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.

Your brief

Getting the brief right

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

Many branch managers started as operators. We recruit for every step of that career.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • The main trade lanes
  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • Customs declarations the role will handle
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Forwarding FAQs

The detail

Do you recruit freight forwarders in Dingwall?

Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across the Highlands & Islands.

Which forwarding roles do you recruit for?

Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.

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.

Do you recruit branch managers?

Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.

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Other specialisms in Dingwall:

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

Replacing a forwarder who has left?

Submit your forwarding vacancy

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