We recruit air, sea and road forwarders for Dover and the South East, screened on the trade lanes and modes they have handled.
A forwarder who can quote but not clear, or clear but not sell, only solves half the problem. We test for the whole job.
Dover draws on the South East's deep logistics labour market, strung along the motorway corridors that feed London and the coast. Across the South East, forwarders serve importers and exporters shipping through the M25, M3, M4, M20 and M23, Gatwick Airport and the ports at Southampton, Portsmouth and Dover.
A forwarder who leaves after a few months takes customer relationships and carrier contacts with them.
The strongest forwarding candidates across the South East are usually already running desks for businesses such as Channel-port and customs operators, chilled grocery distribution, aerospace supply chains and regional carriers.
Air, sea, road and customs roles.
Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.
We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.
For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.
Indicative permanent salaries in Dover run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Forwarding pay in the South East moves with mode, seniority and customs responsibility: customs specialists and branch managers usually earn more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
A permanent forwarder builds relationships with your customers and carriers. That value grows with every shipment.
A realistic job description helps retention. We describe the workload and the customers as they are.
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 South East. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South East:
Other specialisms in Dover:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Dover.
A short brief is enough to start: the modes, the systems and the start date.