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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Doncaster

Forwarders who protect margin and customs people who protect compliance, recruited for Doncaster businesses.

South Yorkshire

Permanent forwarding managers for Doncaster

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

Forwarding employers across South Yorkshire include retail and e-commerce DCs, regional 3PLs, manufacturing and port logistics. Each works different lanes, so we recruit to the desk rather than the job title.

We ask candidates which modes and lanes they handle, which systems they book in and how many declarations they complete.

Forwarders supporting sites such as iPort Doncaster, the West Moor and Redhouse parks and the M18/A1(M) corridor are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.

Positions we place

From clerks to branch managers

Permanent forwarding roles matched to mode, lanes and systems.

What sets the desk apart

A forwarding desk, not a generalist agency

Modes and lanes matched

Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.

Customer skills tested

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

Through the first months

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

What the market pays

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Doncaster

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

Forwarding pay in Yorkshire & the Humber moves with mode, seniority and customs responsibility: customs specialists and branch managers usually earn more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

What happens after you brief us

Technical screen

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

Interviews

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

The offer

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

Your brief

What we ask at the start

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

We ask candidates why they left their last desk. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The main trade lanes
  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • The booking and customs systems in use
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
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Forwarding FAQs

Worth knowing

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.

How do you screen forwarding candidates?

We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.

Can you recruit business development managers?

Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.

Do you recruit for forwarders outside Doncaster?

Yes. We cover businesses across Yorkshire & the Humber. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.

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.

Where to next

Related forwarding pages for Doncaster

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Yorkshire & the Humber:

Other specialisms in Doncaster:

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

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