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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Lancaster

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

North West

Hiring forwarding people for good in Lancaster

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

From container logistics on the Mersey to big-shed distribution on the M62, employers around Lancaster compete for experienced permanent people. Across the North West, forwarders serve importers and exporters shipping through the M6, M62, M56 and M61, Manchester and Liverpool airports and the Port of Liverpool.

Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.

Businesses at sites such as Trafford Park — one of Europe's largest industrial estates — Omega Warrington and the Port of Liverpool compete for the same experienced customs people, which pushes salaries up.

The jobs we work

The permanent forwarding seats we fill

Permanent forwarding roles matched to mode, lanes and systems.

Our approach in Lancaster

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.

New desks and branches

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

Pay, clearly

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Lancaster

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

A clear offer shortens the search. We give you a current read on pay for the role before it goes live. 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.

The shortlist

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

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.

A realistic job description helps retention. We describe the workload and the customers as they are.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • Account ownership and any sales targets
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
  • Your interview process and any technical test
Live vacancies

Permanent freight forwarding jobs in the North West

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Forwarding FAQs

Before you ask

How do you screen forwarding candidates?

We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.

Do you recruit customs specialists?

Yes. We recruit customs compliance specialists and declarations agents for importers, exporters and brokers.

Do you recruit for forwarders outside Lancaster?

Yes. We cover businesses across the North West. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.

Do you recruit for port-based roles?

Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.

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 Lancaster

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the North West:

Other specialisms in Lancaster:

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

Growing your trade lanes?

Let's recruit your next customs specialist

One brief covers a single operator or a team for a new branch.