Permanent freight forwarding and customs recruitment across southern Scotland.
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 the Lockerbie and Gretna distribution points on the A74(M) depend on accurate bookings and clean declarations. We match forwarders to that standard.
Time-zone work, early cut-offs and on-call cover suit different people. The hours are one of the first things we ask about.
With the A74(M), the M74, the A7, the A1 and the Cairnryan ferry terminals serving the region, forwarders across southern Scotland often handle air, sea and road freight on the same desk.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.
Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Duns run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Forwarding pay in Scotland moves with mode, seniority and customs responsibility: customs specialists and branch managers usually earn more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
Customers notice when their forwarder keeps changing. Continuity keeps them booking.
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:
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Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across southern Scotland.
We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
Yes. We recruit customs compliance specialists and declarations agents for importers, exporters and brokers.
Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Duns:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Duns.
A short brief is enough to start: the modes, the systems and the start date.