Welcome to SDW Recruitment – Your Trusted Recruitment Partner Specialising in Shipping, Freight Forwarding, and Logistics

Hiring is a tricky business, and there is no fool proof method to find, attract and retain good employees. Mistakes in hiring are almost always expensive and a bad hire can cost you precious time and money and effect your team’s energy, productivity & even loyalty.

So, whether you are looking to engage a traditional agency (SDW) or a part managed / hybrid solution (Blue Rocket), we are here to help, offer advice & do as much or as little as you’d like us to in the process with flexible solutions at different price points.


Just some of the jobs we are currently recruiting for…

Customs and Operations Team Leader | Southampton | Salary: £Excellent at SDW Recruitment Limited

Hampshire Full Time

Customs and Operations Team Leader Are you an enthusiastic about all things Operational and Customs? Would you consider yourself an

Customer Service Coordinator | Southampton | Salary: c£30K at SDW Recruitment Limited

Hampshire Full Time

Customer Service Administrator Do you have solid freight forwarding experience and now looking for a new role. Are you looking

Export Coordinator | Southampton | Salary: c£28K at SDW Recruitment Limited

Hampshire Full Time

Export Coordinator Do you have Export freight forwarding experience? Confident managing shipments from start to finish and ensuring maximum profitability

Freight Account Manager | Southampton | Salary: £50k – £70k DOE at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Hampshire Full Time

Freight Account Manager Our client is a well-established Freight Forwarder that are looking to add to their team in the

Marine Key Account Manager | Winchester | Salary £50-£75K DOE at SDW Recruitment Limited

Hampshire Full Time

Are you looking for a unique role, moving high value boats around the world and tailoring complex solutions to meet

Vessel Operator – with Shoreside Experience | Fareham | Salary: £DOE at SDW Recruitment Limited

Hampshire Full Time

We are working on this vacancy on behalf of a specialist shipping line, which has been shipping between Europe and

Import Coordinator | Southampton | Salary: c£32K at SDW Recruitment Limited

Hampshire Full Time

Import Operations Coordinator   Are you an experienced Imports Coordinator and looking to make a step up in your career,

Intermodal Operations Coordinator | Felixstowe | Salary c£30K at SDW Recruitment Ltd

Suffolk Full Time

Intermodal Operations Coordinator Are you an experienced Intermodal Operator and looking to join a Global Team in Felixstowe, then this

Shipping, Logistics & Supply Chain Professionals | South Coast | Salary: £28K-£45K at SDW Recruitment Limited

Hampshire Full Time

Do you have logistics, shipping or supply chain experience?  Looking to make your next career move in 2025, then this


Trusted by the shipping, freight forwarding, logistics & supply chain sector

We are proud to be the trusted recruitment partner for a wide range of logistics companies, from smaller owner managed freight forwarders, mid-sized transport & warehousing companies, through to global supply chain providers and manufacturers

We recruit for a wide range of roles throughout the industry, from entry to senior / director level, these include:

Import & Export, Freight Forwarding & Liner, Project Cargo, Break Bulk, Customs Clearance, Air, Road & Sea, FCL & LCL, Transport & Distribution, Dangerous / Hazardous Cargo, Fulfillment & Warehousing, Courier & Pallets, 3PL & 4PL, through to Digital Solutions, IT & Software.

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Latest shipping news & recruitment blogs

Our latest news from the shipping & logistics sector, hiring & recruitment blogs and career advice

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Shipping diversions risk new wave in cost of living crisis

Behind almost every purchase you make, from Christmas lights to a new car, there is a ship. Almost everything we buy, use, wear, and much of what we eat, spends at least some of its life in a container at sea. These giant craft are the lifeblood of the global economy, circumnavigating the globe to

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Interview questions - what not to say

Interview Tips | What not to say

This is a guest blog from Mitch Sullivan from Copywriting for Recruiters and it is about job interviews and what can sometimes go wrong with them. So, over to Mitch…. One part of me wanted to write something that offers interview tips, knowing there are many unemployed people out there desperate for any insight that

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Top tips on how to recruit successfully in today’s market

Having stated SDW 20 years ago this year, in this time I have never seen such a shortage of experienced candidates applying for jobs. There has always been peaks & troughs in application numbers, but, not as low as this and for so long. There is a battle on, between employers fighting for that elusive

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