Forwarders who protect margin and customs people who protect compliance, recruited for Waterlooville businesses.
Customs errors are expensive. We recruit people who get the declaration right first time.
Goods passing through sites such as the Dartford and Thames-side parks and the M20 route to the Channel depend on accurate bookings and clean declarations. We match forwarders to that standard.
Air freight, ocean freight, road groupage and customs brokerage need different specialists. We recruit each one differently.
Forwarding demand across the South East follows grocery and retail DCs, Channel-port and customs operations, FMCG supply chains and national 3PLs.
The people who quote, book and clear freight and the people who win it.
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.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new forwarder learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Waterlooville run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Forwarding pay in the South East moves with mode, seniority and customs responsibility: customs specialists and branch managers usually earn more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
We approach forwarders and customs specialists directly, including the ones who are not looking.
Modes, declarations, systems and right to work checked before the first interview.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and customers.
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:
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We check the modes, lanes and systems they have worked, the customs declarations they have handled and their right to work.
Yes. We recruit customs compliance specialists and declarations agents for importers, exporters and brokers.
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.
Freight forwarding recruitment elsewhere in the South East:
Other specialisms in Waterlooville:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Waterlooville.
Tell us what a strong forwarder looks like on your desk and we will find more of them.