The operators, clerks and managers who move Worcester freight door to door.
Experienced customs people rarely need to look for work. We approach them with the details that would make them move.
Worcester sits in the West Midlands, at the heart of the UK 'Golden Triangle'. We recruit the forwarders and customs specialists who keep that trade moving.
Opening a new branch or desk? We can recruit the manager and the operators together so it trades from day one.
Businesses at sites such as Hams Hall, Birch Coppice, Prologis Park Midpoint and the i54 compete for the same experienced customs people, which pushes salaries up.
Air, sea, road and customs roles.
We ask which booking and customs systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
A short list with notes on each candidate's modes, lanes and systems.
For a new branch or trade desk we can recruit the manager and the team together.
Indicative permanent salaries in Worcester run from around £26k for clerks up to £55k+ for branch managers.
Forwarding pay in the West Midlands 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.
We arrange interviews and any technical test, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We ask about any restrictions in a candidate's current contract before an offer is made.
Temporary cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when accounts need an owner.
A realistic job description helps retention. We describe the workload and the customers as they are.
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. We recruit forwarding BDMs and ask about the business they have won, not just the targets they were set.
Yes. We cover businesses across the West Midlands. Tell us where the office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. We can recruit the branch manager and the operators together so the branch trades from day one.
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 West Midlands:
Other specialisms in Worcester:
See our national Freight Forwarding Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Worcester.
A short brief is enough to start: the modes, the systems and the start date.