Freight forwarding recruitment for Lerwick businesses that need people who can quote, book and clear freight without supervision.
Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.
Logistics around Lerwick is defined by distance: long trunk runs on the A9 and A82, ferry timetables and the demands of remote and island delivery. Across the Highlands & Islands, forwarders serve importers and exporters shipping through the A9 and A82, Inverness Airport and the ferry links to Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.
When the Lerwick market is thin for forwarding talent, we look further along the commute and consider hybrid patterns for desk roles.
Across the Highlands & Islands, forwarders and customs specialists are hired by whisky and food and drink distribution, renewable energy logistics, island and remote-delivery operators and regional hauliers.
The people who quote, book and clear freight and the people who win it.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.
For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Lerwick run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Candidates weigh the whole package: salary, commission, hours and the quality of the customer base. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
We arrange interviews and any technical test, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.
For Lerwick businesses growing their trade, the right permanent forwarder brings in new volume as well as handling it.
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 can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.
Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.
Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Lerwick:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Lerwick.
Tell us what a strong forwarder looks like on your desk and we will find more of them.