We recruit air, sea and road forwarders for Tain and Scotland, screened on the trade lanes and modes they have handled.
Forwarding is judged on margin, accuracy and the customer's next booking. We recruit people who protect all three.
Forwarding vacancies across the Highlands & Islands come from distillery and agri-food supply chains, marine and renewables logistics plus multi-modal operators serving the islands. 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.
Businesses at sites such as Fort William, Oban and the west-coast ferry ports compete for the same experienced customs people, which pushes salaries up.
From junior operators to branch and business development managers.
We confirm the declarations and compliance work candidates have done before they reach your shortlist.
Good forwarders keep customers booking. We ask how they handled a delayed or held shipment.
Many forwarders are well known to their customers. We approach them discreetly.
Indicative permanent salaries in Tain run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Where the salary looks short of what forwarders are being offered, we say so before interviews start. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Modes, lanes, systems, customers and the gap the new hire needs to fill.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
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.
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:
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Air, sea and road forwarders, import and export clerks, customs compliance specialists, operations coordinators, account and business development managers and branch managers.
Yes. Tell us the port or airport and we will look for people who know its routines.
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.
Good systems, fair commission, a manageable workload and a clear path to account management.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Tain:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Tain.
Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.