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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Diss

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

Norfolk & the Fens

Customs and forwarding hiring across Diss

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

Freight across Norfolk & the Fens moves through the A11, the A47, the A17 and the ports at Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.

Time-zone work, early cut-offs and on-call cover suit different people. The hours are one of the first things we ask about.

The strongest forwarding candidates across Norfolk & the Fens are usually already running desks for businesses such as agri-food and vegetable processing, cold storage, offshore wind and southern North Sea energy logistics and regional 3PLs.

The roles we cover

Permanent roles on the forwarding desk

Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.

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.

Pay that lands

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

Through the first months

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

Salaries in the area

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Diss

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

Our pay advice uses current forwarding offers rather than old salary surveys. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

Our recruitment process

Technical screen

Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.

Contract restrictions

We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.

The offer

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

Your brief

Your hiring brief

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

Notice periods and contract restrictions can shape start dates, so we plan the timeline from the first call.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • The main trade lanes
  • Account ownership and any sales targets
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
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Forwarding FAQs

Questions, answered

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.

Can you benchmark pay for a forwarding role?

Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.

Do you recruit for forwarders outside Diss?

Yes. We cover businesses across the East of England. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.

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.

More forwarding pages

Related forwarding pages for Diss

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the East of England:

Other specialisms in Diss:

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

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