Hiring a customs specialist in Stafford? We check the declarations experience first, then everything else.
Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.
Forwarding vacancies across the West Midlands come from automotive and component supply chains, national retail DCs, contract logistics providers and rail-linked operators. 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.
Forwarders supporting sites such as Hams Hall, Birch Coppice, the i54 and the rail-freight terminals around Birmingham are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.
Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.
We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.
Indicative permanent salaries in Stafford run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Branch managers earn well above clerks. Customs expertise commands a premium at every level. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
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.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new forwarder takes over accounts.
For Stafford businesses growing their trade, the right permanent forwarder brings in new volume as well as handling it.
A realistic job description helps retention. We describe the workload and the customers as they are.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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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 West Midlands. 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.
Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the West Midlands:
Other specialisms in Stafford:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Stafford.
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