We recruit air, sea and road forwarders for Hertford and the East of England, 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.
Hertford 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.
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 the East of England are usually already running desks for businesses such as container and forwarding operators, agri-food and cold-chain distribution, e-commerce fulfilment and regional 3PLs.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.
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.
Indicative permanent salaries in Hertford 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.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
We arrange interviews and any technical test, then brief each candidate beforehand.
For Hertford businesses growing their trade, the right permanent forwarder brings in new volume as well as handling it.
Many branch managers started as operators. We recruit for every step of that career.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.
Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.
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 Hertford:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Hertford.
A short brief is enough to start: the modes, the systems and the start date.