Forwarders who protect margin and customs people who protect compliance, recruited for Kirkcudbright businesses.
Customs errors are expensive. We recruit people who get the declaration right first time.
Logistics around Kirkcudbright is shaped by cross-border haulage, the Cairnryan ferry route to Northern Ireland and a strong agri-food base. Across southern Scotland, forwarders serve importers and exporters shipping through the A74(M), the M74, the A7, the A1 and the Cairnryan ferry terminals.
We ask candidates which modes and lanes they handle, which systems they book in and how many declarations they complete.
Across southern Scotland, forwarders and customs specialists are hired by Irish Sea ferry and groupage operators, dairy and agri-food processing, forestry and timber haulage and regional 3PLs.
Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.
Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.
We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Kirkcudbright 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.
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 arrange interviews and any technical test, then brief each candidate beforehand.
Customers notice when their forwarder keeps changing. Continuity keeps them booking.
Forwarders who leave early often cite workload, weak systems or no route to account management. We raise all three first.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit customs compliance specialists and declarations agents for importers, exporters and brokers.
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. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Kirkcudbright:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Kirkcudbright.
One brief covers a single operator or a team for a new branch.