From import clerks to branch managers, we find permanent forwarding people in Lockerbie who know the paperwork and the customers.
Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.
Freight across southern Scotland moves through the A74(M), the M74, the A7, the A1 and the Cairnryan ferry terminals. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.
A forwarder who leaves after a few months takes customer relationships and carrier contacts with them.
The strongest forwarding candidates across southern Scotland are usually already running desks for businesses such as cross-border hauliers, food and drink manufacturers, textiles and timber supply chains.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
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.
Indicative permanent salaries in Lockerbie 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.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.
For Lockerbie 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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We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
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.
Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Lockerbie:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Lockerbie.
A short brief is enough to start: the modes, the systems and the start date.