Permanent freight forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses in Hexham.
Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.
Forwarding vacancies across the North East come from automotive and process-industry supply chains, port and container logistics and retail DCs. Each needs people who can handle the paperwork and the customer.
Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.
Forwarders supporting sites such as the A19 corridor, Teesport and the Tyne and Wear distribution parks are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.
Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.
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.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.
Indicative permanent salaries in Hexham run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Forwarding pay in the North 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 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.
Strong operators become account managers and branch managers. Hiring well now builds the next layer.
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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Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
Yes. We cover businesses across the North East. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
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 North East:
Other specialisms in Hexham:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Hexham.
Share the role, the modes and the lanes and we will give you a view of the Hexham market before the search starts.