We recruit air, sea and road forwarders for Guildford 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.
Guildford 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.
Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.
Businesses at sites such as the parks along the M25, M20 and M23 and the Solent ports compete for the same experienced customs people, which pushes salaries up.
Air, sea, road and customs roles.
We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Guildford run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Our pay advice uses current forwarding offers rather than old salary surveys. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
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 the South East.
Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
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 Guildford:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Guildford.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who already handle lanes like yours.