The operators, clerks and managers who move Harwich freight door to door.
Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.
Harwich sits in the East of England, anchored by Felixstowe — the UK's busiest container port — and the A14 freight corridor that carries its boxes inland. Across the East of England, forwarders serve importers and exporters shipping through the A14, M11, A1(M) and A12, the Port of Felixstowe and London Stansted Airport.
Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.
Businesses at sites such as the Haven ports and the A14 corridor parks compete for the same experienced customs people, which pushes salaries up.
Permanent forwarding and customs roles, from clerks to branch managers.
We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.
For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.
Indicative permanent salaries in Harwich run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
A clear offer shortens the search. We give you a current read on pay for the role before it goes live. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
Strong operators become account managers and branch managers. Hiring well now builds the next layer.
Many branch managers started as operators. We recruit for every step of that career.
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 East of England.
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 compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.
Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the East of England:
Other specialisms in Harwich:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Harwich.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who already handle lanes like yours.