Customs specialists · London & the South East

Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Kingston upon Thames

Permanent freight forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses in Kingston upon Thames.

London & the South East

Customs and forwarding hiring across Kingston upon Thames

Forwarding is judged on margin, accuracy and the customer's next booking. We recruit people who protect all three.

Goods passing through sites such as London Gateway and the Thames Gateway, Park Royal, Enfield and the Heathrow airfreight belt 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.

Forwarding roles across London & the South East support trade through the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury.

The roles we cover

Permanent roles on the forwarding desk

The people who quote, book and clear freight and the people who win it.

Why a specialist desk

Built around trade lanes and modes

Modes and lanes matched

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

Customer skills tested

Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.

Pay that lands

We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.

Salaries in the area

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Kingston upon Thames

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

Forwarding pay in London & the South East moves with mode, seniority and customs responsibility: customs specialists and branch managers usually earn more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

Our recruitment process

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.

Interviews

We arrange interviews and any technical test, then brief each candidate beforehand.

Your brief

Your hiring brief

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:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • The main trade lanes
  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
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Forwarding FAQs

Questions, answered

Can you recruit business development managers?

Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.

Can you benchmark pay for a forwarding role?

Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.

Do you recruit for forwarders outside Kingston upon Thames?

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

Can you recruit a team for a new branch?

Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.

I am a freight forwarder. How do I find my next role?

Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.

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Other specialisms in Kingston upon Thames:

See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Kingston upon Thames.

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