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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Stroud

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

South West

Hiring forwarding people for good in Stroud

Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.

Logistics around Stroud is anchored by the Bristol ports and the M5 spine that serves Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. We recruit the forwarders and customs specialists who keep that trade moving.

A forwarding offer competes with every broker and carrier within reach. We help set salary and commission so it lands first time.

With the M5, M4 and A38, Bristol Airport and the Port of Bristol at Avonmouth and Royal Portbury serving the region, forwarders across the South West often handle air, sea and road freight on the same desk.

The jobs we work

The permanent forwarding seats we fill

Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.

Our approach in Stroud

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.

Pay that lands

We benchmark salary, commission and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.

Through the first months

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

Pay, clearly

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Stroud

Indicative permanent salaries in Stroud 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

Brief, search, shortlist

Contract restrictions

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

The offer

We help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.

Settling in

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

Your brief

The brief that works

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:

  • Customs declarations the role will handle
  • Account ownership and any sales targets
  • The main gap the new hire should fill
  • Your interview process and any technical test
Live vacancies

Permanent freight forwarding jobs in the South West

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Forwarding FAQs

Before you ask

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.

Can you benchmark pay for a forwarding role?

Yes. We compare salary, commission and bonus with current offers for similar roles across the region.

Do you recruit for forwarders outside Stroud?

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

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 Stroud

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South West:

Other specialisms in Stroud:

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

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