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Freight Forwarding Recruitment in Trowbridge

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

South West

Customs and forwarding hiring across Trowbridge

Forwarding is judged on margin, accuracy and the customer's next booking. We recruit people who protect all three.

Forwarding employers across the South West include grocery and retail distribution, port and import logistics, aerospace supply chains and national 3PLs. Each works different lanes, so we recruit to the desk rather than the job title.

Opening a new branch or desk? We can recruit the manager and the operators together so it trades from day one.

Forwarders supporting sites such as the Avonmouth and Severnside estates are usually approached directly rather than through adverts.

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

Modes and lanes matched

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

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.

Salaries in the area

What forwarders and customs specialists earn in Trowbridge

Indicative permanent salaries in Trowbridge 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.

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

Your hiring brief

Customers notice when their forwarder keeps changing. Continuity keeps them booking.

When a forwarding role is proving hard to fill, we work out whether the pay, the hours or the workload is the obstacle. Then we tell you.

A strong forwarding brief covers:

  • The modes: air, sea, road or all three
  • The main trade lanes
  • The booking and customs systems in use
  • Salary, commission and bonus
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Forwarding FAQs

Questions, answered

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.

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.

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 Trowbridge

Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South West:

Other specialisms in Trowbridge:

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

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