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Customs specialists · London & the South East

Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Stratford

Hiring a customs specialist in Stratford? We check the declarations experience first, then everything else.

London & the South East

Customs and forwarding hiring across Stratford

Customs errors are expensive. We recruit people who get the declaration right first time.

Goods passing through sites such as the Thames Gateway parks and the M25 orbital estates depend on accurate bookings and clean declarations. We match forwarders to that standard.

Time-zone work, early cut-offs and on-call cover suit different people. The hours are one of the first things we ask about.

Forwarding roles across London & the South East support trade through the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury.

The roles we cover

Permanent roles on the forwarding desk

Permanent forwarding roles matched to mode, lanes and systems.

Why a specialist desk

Built around trade lanes and modes

Customer skills tested

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

A shortlist you can use

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

Through the first months

We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.

Salaries in the area

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Stratford

Indicative permanent salaries in Stratford 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.

How it works

Our recruitment process

The brief

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

Contract restrictions

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

Settling in

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

Your brief

Your hiring brief

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

Many branch managers started as operators. We recruit for every step of that career.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The main trade lanes
  • Customs declarations the role will handle
  • Account ownership and any sales targets
  • Salary, commission and bonus
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Permanent freight forwarding jobs in London & the South East

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Forwarding FAQs

Questions, answered

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.

Do you recruit branch managers?

Yes. For branch manager roles we run a discreet search and approach people who are not on the market.

More forwarding pages

Related forwarding pages for Stratford

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Other specialisms in Stratford:

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

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