The operators, clerks and managers who move Lewisham freight door to door.
Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.
Lewisham is served by the capital's dense network of fulfilment, parcel and airfreight operations, which makes good permanent people both vital and hard to keep. Across London & the South East, forwarders serve importers and exporters shipping through the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury.
We ask candidates which modes and lanes they handle, which systems they book in and how many declarations they complete.
Across London & the South East, forwarders and customs specialists are hired by last-mile and parcel carriers, grocery and e-commerce fulfilment, airfreight forwarders and national 3PLs.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
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 benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
Indicative permanent salaries in Lewisham run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Salary is only part of the offer. Candidates compare commission, bonus, hybrid working and the accounts they will run. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.
An empty desk costs more than the advert: missed quotes, slower bookings and customers looking elsewhere.
Notice periods and contract restrictions can shape start dates, so we plan the timeline from the first call.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Yes. We cover businesses across London & the South East. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
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 London & the South East:
Other specialisms in Lewisham:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Lewisham.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who already handle lanes like yours.