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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Kensington

From import clerks to branch managers, we find permanent forwarding people in Kensington who know the paperwork and the customers.

London & the South East

Air, sea and road forwarders in Kensington

Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.

Goods passing through sites such as the Heathrow airfreight belt, Park Royal, Enfield and the Thames Gateway depend on accurate bookings and clean declarations. We match forwarders to that standard.

Opening a new branch or desk? We can recruit the manager and the operators together so it trades from day one.

Across London & the South East, forwarders and customs specialists are hired by urban fulfilment and last-mile operators, grocery and convenience distribution, airfreight handlers and metropolitan 3PLs.

Who we recruit

Forwarding vacancies we cover in Kensington

From junior operators to branch and business development managers.

Why businesses choose a specialist

Screened on the lanes they have run

Modes and lanes matched

Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.

Systems experience

We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.

New desks and branches

For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.

Benchmarking the offer

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Kensington

Indicative permanent salaries in Kensington run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.

Branch managers earn well above clerks. Customs expertise commands a premium at every level. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

How we find the forwarder

The brief

Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.

Technical screen

Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.

The offer

We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.

Your brief

Setting up the search

Temporary cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when accounts need an owner.

Strong forwarders value good systems, fair commission and a manager who backs them with customers.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The main trade lanes
  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • Salary, commission and bonus
  • Your interview process and any technical test
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Forwarding FAQs

Your questions

Do you recruit freight forwarders in Kensington?

Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across London & the South East.

Do you recruit for forwarders outside Kensington?

Yes. We cover businesses across London & the South East. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.

Do you also recruit transport planners?

Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.

Do you recruit branch managers?

Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.

What makes a forwarder stay?

Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.

Elsewhere in the region

Related forwarding pages for Kensington

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:

Other specialisms in Kensington:

See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Kensington.

A forwarding desk to fill?

Brief us on the role

Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.