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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Sutton

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

London & the South East

Customs and forwarding hiring across Sutton

Permanent forwarding hires should grow the accounts they inherit.

Forwarding vacancies across London & the South East come from urban fulfilment and last-mile operators, grocery and convenience distribution, airfreight handlers and metropolitan 3PLs. Each needs people who can handle the paperwork and the customer.

We ask candidates which modes and lanes they handle, which systems they book in and how many declarations they complete.

Forwarders supporting sites such as London Gateway and the Thames Gateway, Park Royal, Enfield and the Heathrow airfreight belt are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.

The roles we cover

Permanent roles on the forwarding desk

Forwarding roles for imports, exports and cross-trade.

Why a specialist desk

Built around trade lanes and modes

Modes and lanes matched

Air, sea or road, import or export: we match forwarders to the work they have actually handled.

Customs experience checked

We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.

Systems experience

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

Salaries in the area

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Sutton

Indicative permanent salaries in Sutton run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.

Salary is only part of the offer. Candidates compare commission, bonus, hybrid working and the accounts they will run. 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.

Technical screen

Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.

The offer

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

Your brief

Your hiring brief

Strong operators become account managers and branch managers. Hiring well now builds the next layer.

We ask candidates why they left their last desk. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The main trade lanes
  • Imports, exports or cross-trade
  • The booking and customs systems in use
  • Your interview process and any technical test
Live vacancies

Permanent freight forwarding jobs in London & the South East

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Forwarding FAQs

Questions, answered

Do you recruit freight forwarders in Sutton?

Yes. We recruit permanent air, sea and road forwarders, customs specialists and branch managers for businesses across London & the South East.

Which forwarding roles do you recruit for?

Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.

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 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.

What makes a forwarder stay?

Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.

More forwarding pages

Related forwarding pages for Sutton

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:

Other specialisms in Sutton:

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

Growing your trade lanes?

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