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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Louth

The operators, clerks and managers who move Louth freight door to door.

East Midlands

Air, sea and road forwarders in Louth

Every forwarding candidate we put forward is screened on the modes, lanes and customers they have handled.

Forwarding vacancies across the East Midlands come from big-shed national DCs, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and air and rail freight operations. Each needs people who can handle the paperwork and the customer.

When the Louth market is thin for forwarding talent, we look further along the commute and consider hybrid patterns for desk roles.

Businesses at sites such as Magna Park, DIRFT and the East Midlands Gateway beside East Midlands Airport compete for the same experienced customs people, which pushes salaries up.

Who we recruit

Forwarding vacancies we cover in Louth

From junior operators to branch and business development managers.

Why businesses choose a specialist

Screened on the lanes they have run

Modes and lanes matched

Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.

Customs experience checked

We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.

New desks and branches

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

Benchmarking the offer

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Louth

Indicative permanent salaries in Louth 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.

How it works

How we find the forwarder

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.

Settling in

We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.

Your brief

Setting up the search

Strong operators become account managers and branch managers. Hiring well now builds the next layer.

We ask candidates why they left their last desk. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • Customs declarations the role will handle
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
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Forwarding FAQs

Your questions

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.

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.

Can you recruit business development managers?

Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.

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.

Elsewhere in the region

Related forwarding pages for Louth

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:

Other specialisms in Louth:

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

Replacing a forwarder who has left?

Brief us on the role

Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.