From import clerks to branch managers, we find permanent forwarding people in Newton Abbot who know the paperwork and the customers.
Customs errors are expensive. We recruit people who get the declaration right first time.
Forwarding vacancies across Devon & Cornwall come from chilled and ambient food distribution, marine services, aggregates and china clay logistics and independent hauliers. Each needs people who can handle the paperwork and the customer.
Opening a new branch or desk? We can recruit the manager and the operators together so it trades from day one.
Forwarding roles across Devon & Cornwall support trade through the A30, the A38, the A390, the M5 as far as Exeter and the ports at Plymouth and Falmouth.
Air, sea, road and customs roles.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Newton Abbot 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.
Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
We arrange interviews and any technical test, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
Temporary cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when accounts need an owner.
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 permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across Devon & Cornwall.
We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
Yes. We cover businesses across the South West. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Newton Abbot:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Newton Abbot.
Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.