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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Dunoon

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

Scotland

Customs and forwarding hiring across Dunoon

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

Freight across Scotland moves through the M8, M74, M77 and M90, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports and the ports at Grangemouth, the Clyde and Aberdeen. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.

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

The strongest forwarding candidates across Scotland are usually already running desks for businesses such as grocery and retail DCs, food and drink supply chains, energy and port logistics and national 3PLs.

The roles we cover

Permanent roles on the forwarding desk

The people who quote, book and clear freight and the people who win it.

Why a specialist desk

Built around trade lanes and modes

Systems experience

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

A shortlist you can use

A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.

New desks and branches

For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.

Salaries in the area

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Dunoon

Indicative permanent salaries in Dunoon 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 search

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

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.

Your brief

Your hiring brief

An empty desk costs more than the advert: missed quotes, slower bookings and customers looking elsewhere.

Forwarders who leave early often cite workload, weak systems or no route to account management. We raise all three first.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • The main trade lanes
  • Account ownership and any sales targets
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
Live vacancies

Permanent freight forwarding jobs in Scotland

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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 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 Dunoon?

Yes. We cover businesses across Scotland. 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 also recruit transport planners?

Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.

More forwarding pages

Related forwarding pages for Dunoon

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:

Other specialisms in Dunoon:

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

Opening a new branch?

Tell us about the desk

Tell us what a strong forwarder looks like on your desk and we will find more of them.