We recruit air, sea and road forwarders for Eastbourne and the South East, screened on the trade lanes and modes they have handled.
Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.
Freight across the South East moves through the M25, M3, M4, M20 and M23, Gatwick Airport and the ports at Southampton, Portsmouth and Dover. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.
Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.
Across the South East, forwarders and customs specialists are hired by retail and grocery distribution, port and Channel logistics, aerospace and FMCG supply chains and regional 3PLs.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
Indicative permanent salaries in Eastbourne 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.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.
A forwarder who knows a customer's history avoids the mistakes that lose accounts.
Notice periods and contract restrictions can shape start dates, so we plan the timeline from the first call.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.
Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.
Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South East:
Other specialisms in Eastbourne:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Eastbourne.
Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.