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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Kirkintilloch

Hiring a customs specialist in Kirkintilloch? We check the declarations experience first, then everything else.

Scotland

Hiring forwarding people for good in Kirkintilloch

We look for people who have worked your modes and lanes: air, sea, road, imports, exports or cross-trade.

Freight across Scotland moves through the M8, M74, M77 and M90, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports and the ports at Grangemouth, the Clyde and Aberdeen. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.

We ask candidates which modes and lanes they handle, which systems they book in and how many declarations they complete.

Forwarders supporting sites such as the M74 and M9 corridors and the Clyde and Forth port estates are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.

The jobs we work

The permanent forwarding seats we fill

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

Our approach in Kirkintilloch

Right mode, right lanes, right customers

Customer skills tested

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

Discreet approaches

Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.

A shortlist you can use

A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.

Pay, clearly

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Kirkintilloch

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

Where the salary looks short of what forwarders are being offered, we say so before interviews start. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

Brief, search, shortlist

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

The brief that works

A permanent forwarder builds relationships with your customers and carriers. That value grows with every shipment.

Many branch managers started as operators. We recruit for every step of that career.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • Customs declarations the role will handle
  • Salary, commission and bonus
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
  • Your interview process and any technical test
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Forwarding FAQs

Before you ask

Do you recruit freight forwarders in Kirkintilloch?

Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across Scotland.

Which forwarding roles do you recruit for?

Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.

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.

Do you also recruit transport planners?

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

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.

Around the region

Related forwarding pages for Kirkintilloch

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:

Other specialisms in Kirkintilloch:

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

Opening a new branch?

Start a forwarding search

Share the role, the modes and the lanes and we will give you a view of the Kirkintilloch market before the search starts.