The operators, clerks and managers who move Sutton-in-Ashfield freight door to door.
Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.
Freight across the East Midlands moves through the M1, A14, A42 and A50, East Midlands Airport's major air-freight hub and DIRFT's rail terminal. Forwarders who know those gateways quote and book with confidence.
We ask candidates which modes and lanes they handle, which systems they book in and how many declarations they complete.
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.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
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 Sutton-in-Ashfield 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.
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 help settle salary, commission and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
Temporary cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when accounts need an owner.
Notice periods and contract restrictions can shape start dates, so we plan the timeline from the first call.
A strong forwarding brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across the East Midlands.
Yes. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.
Upload your CV and tell us your modes, lanes and systems. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
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 East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Sutton-in-Ashfield:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.