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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Skegness

Permanent freight forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses in Skegness.

East Midlands

Hiring forwarding people for good in Skegness

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

Across the East Midlands, forwarding and customs roles support operations at sites such as DIRFT (Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal), Magna Park and the big-shed parks on the M1 and A14. We search for people who already know that trade.

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

Across the East Midlands, forwarders and customs specialists are hired by national distribution centres, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and rail-connected freight operations.

The jobs we work

The permanent forwarding seats we fill

Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.

Our approach in Skegness

Right mode, right lanes, right customers

Systems experience

We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.

Customer skills tested

Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.

New desks and branches

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

Pay, clearly

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Skegness

Indicative permanent salaries in Skegness 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

Brief, search, shortlist

The brief

Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.

The shortlist

A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.

Contract restrictions

We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.

Your brief

The brief that works

Temporary cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when accounts need an owner.

Strong forwarders value good systems, fair commission and a manager who backs them with customers.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • The main trade lanes
  • Salary, commission and bonus
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
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Forwarding FAQs

Before you ask

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 for forwarders outside Skegness?

Yes. We cover businesses across the East Midlands. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.

Can you recruit a team for a new branch?

Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.

Do you recruit for port-based roles?

Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.

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.

Around the region

Related forwarding pages for Skegness

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:

Other specialisms in Skegness:

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

Opening a new branch?

Let's recruit your next customs specialist

One brief covers a single operator or a team for a new branch.