Freight forwarding recruitment for Rushden businesses that need people who can quote, book and clear freight without supervision.
Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.
Goods passing through sites such as Magna Park, DIRFT and the East Midlands Gateway beside East Midlands Airport depend on accurate bookings and clean declarations. We match forwarders to that standard.
When the Rushden market is thin for forwarding talent, we look further along the commute and consider hybrid patterns for desk roles.
The strongest forwarding candidates across the East Midlands are usually already running desks for businesses such as national distribution centres, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and rail-connected freight operations.
Permanent forwarding roles matched to mode, lanes and systems.
We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.
We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
Indicative permanent salaries in Rushden run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Our pay advice uses current forwarding offers rather than old salary surveys. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
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.
Customers notice when their forwarder keeps changing. Continuity keeps them booking.
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 recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Yes. We cover businesses across the East Midlands. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. Our transport planning desk recruits planners, schedulers and transport managers.
Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Rushden:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Rushden.
Share the role, the modes and the lanes and we will give you a view of the Rushden market before the search starts.