764 Transport Manager jobs in the United Kingdom

• Plan, book, and manage transport for livestock movements, ensuring efficiency and adherence to schedules.
• Optimise logistics planning to minimise costs while maintaining animal welfare standards and delivery timelines.
• Develop and implement transport contingency plans to handle delays or disruptions.
• Work closely with transport providers to negotiate rates, contracts, and service-level agreements.

• Act as the key liaison between procurement, rearing farms, finishing farms, and supply chain teams to ensure transport aligns with operational needs.
• Provide real-time updates on transport schedules, delays, and any issues affecting supply chain performance.
• Maintain strong communication with drivers and hauliers, ensuring clear expectations and compliance with company policies.

• Ensure all transportation activities comply with Red Tractor policy, animal welfare regulations, DEFRA guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Maintain accurate transport records, including vehicle logs, health and safety checks, and compliance documentation.
• Implement and monitor biosecurity measures for transport to protect livestock health.

• Track key logistics KPIs (cost per journey, efficiency rates, on-time performance) and implement improvements where needed.
• Identify and implement innovative transport solutions to enhance efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
• Work collaboratively with data and operations teams to improve transport planning and forecasting.

Salary:

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Transport Manager - Chesterfield – Fusion Utilities

So, who are we? We are Fusion Utilities, a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.  

Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including.

Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.   

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more! 

As a Transport Manager based in Chesterfield you’ll be responsible for:  

• Managing a team of 7 transport planners and drivers, conducting reviews and 1:1s
• Helping to maintain and develop customer SLAs, working closely with the warehouse to ensure all dispatches and loads are accurate and correct
• Reviewing and improving the transport site
• Liaising with third party hauliers on a regular basis, developing and maintaining strong relationships with them
• Working internally across multiple teams within the business

This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday between the hours of 6.00am – 8.00pm, no weekend working!

And here’s what we’d like you to have:  

• A manager's CPC is essential so you can run your own fleet of vehicles
• Proven experience running a multi-site fleet and managing third party contract haulage
• Continuous improvement in developing and increasing internal transport usage
• Experience using planning systems such as Master Naut and iStan
• A strong understanding of Microsoft packages including Microsoft Excel. You will be expected to run reports on Microsoft Excel

 We look forward to receiving your application!

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Salary:

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Transport Manager - Chesterfield – Fusion Utilities

So, who are we? We are Fusion Utilities, a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.  

Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including.

Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.   

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more! 

As a Transport Manager based in Chesterfield you’ll be responsible for:  

• Managing a team of 7 transport planners and drivers, conducting reviews and 1:1s
• Helping to maintain and develop customer SLAs, working closely with the warehouse to ensure all dispatches and loads are accurate and correct
• Reviewing and improving the transport site
• Liaising with third party hauliers on a regular basis, developing and maintaining strong relationships with them
• Working internally across multiple teams within the business

This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday between the hours of 6.00am – 8.00pm, no weekend working!

And here’s what we’d like you to have:  

• A manager's CPC is essential so you can run your own fleet of vehicles
• Proven experience running a multi-site fleet and managing third party contract haulage
• Continuous improvement in developing and increasing internal transport usage
• Experience using planning systems such as Master Naut and iStan
• A strong understanding of Microsoft packages including Microsoft Excel. You will be expected to run reports on Microsoft Excel

 We look forward to receiving your application!

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Transport Manager

Salary 40,000, Avonmouth BS11, 28 days holiday incl bank hols, pension, parking, bonus scheme, hours 7.30am - 5pm Mon - Friday, 1 hour lunch break.

Established and successful supplier in Avonmouth are recruiting for a transport manager reporting to the site manager.

Responsibilities for the transport manager

• Planning all transport logistics, leading a transport co-ordinator and a fleet of 5 vehicles

• Responsible for communicating with the sales team on a daily basis to ensure that the potential of each load is maximised.

• Responsible for route planning and scheduling ensuring that all paperwork is correctly booked out and Driver and Loading Manifests are completed correctly

• Liaise with service providers and drivers to make sure that vehicles are taken in for M.O.T and services on the required dates. Whilst ensuring that any defects are reported and dealt with.

• Also responsible for all drivers conduct, Working Time directives, training, PDP, infringements and transport KPI's

• Attend daily meetings and communicate changes and reset priorities with team

• IT literate and familiar with Microsoft suite, able to utilise systems for route planning and reporting

Key Skills required for the Transport manager

• CPC certificate in transport management preferred but not essential if candidates can demonstrate a suitable and relevant work history

• Knowledge and familiar of FORS currently Bronze and progressing Silver

• Requires previous experience of working in transport management or at a supervisory level leading a team consisiting of a transport coordinator and drivers

• Fast moving, volume supply business, so the ability to multi-task and be very responsive to customer demands is essential

• Responsible for ensuring drivers comply with Work Time Directive and driving hours legislation, annual appraisals, planning staff holidays and suitable cover if required

• IT literate and familiar with transport and route planning systems, producing reports and information for the management team

• Full driving licence required

This Avonmouth supplier offers the opportunity to work in a stable and friendly environment in an established team for the transport managers role.

Benefits

Job title: Transport manager

Salary: 40,000

Benefits:28 days holiday, pension, free parking

Hours: 1 hour lunch 7.30 am - 5pm Mon - Friday

Location: Avonmouth BS11

Duration: Permanent

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Job Title: Transport Manager
Location: West Yorkshire
Salary: Up to 46,500 + benefits
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

An established business in West Yorkshire is seeking a highly organised and experienced Transport Manager to oversee the day-to-day running of its transport department. Reporting to the Operations Manager and Managing Director, this is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring operational efficiency, legal compliance, and high standards of customer service.

The successful candidate will lead and develop the transport team, ensuring all staff are appropriately trained and supported. You will manage daily transport operations, plan resources effectively, and ensure vehicle utilisation is optimised. A strong understanding of transport legislation, health and safety, and compliance is essential.

Responsibilities include managing driver performance, rota planning, liaising with third-party hauliers and agencies, conducting licence checks, and overseeing tachograph compliance. You will also be responsible for accident reporting, vehicle servicing schedules, and maintaining accurate records. The role involves attending management meetings, conducting investigations and disciplinary hearings, and supporting recruitment and performance reviews.

You will be expected to produce daily reports on equipment issues and service levels, manage fuel usage, and provide additional cover during peak periods or staff absences. A proactive approach to identifying improvements and cost-saving initiatives is key.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and experienced transport professional to take ownership of a busy department and contribute to the success of a dynamic operation.

Apply today to take the next step in your transport management career.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced CPC qualified Transport Manager with sound commercial and operational expertise. The client is highly customer centric and the business is part of a dynamic, successful and highly people oriented growing international organisation. They are keen to hear from ambitious, well-educated individuals who are forward thinking, innovative and career minded. You will be committed to leading teams, developing talent and making the role your own. This is an excellent platform from which to really drive the business forward within a business that can provide opportunity for genuine career development.

Whilst you may not know the products and services, each day the company works with businesses that are impacting the lives of millions of people in the UK. It is an ambitious, financially secure organisation, with a clear strategy to grow the UK service industry with an unrelenting desire to become an employer of choice. They truly see people as their biggest asset.

To give you a feel for their ethics and commitment, the company achieved the PLATINUM level of Ecovadis positioning them among the Top 1% of the 125,000 companies assessed by Ecovadis, meaning a commitment to minimising environmental impact with their approach to use the circular economy model.

The opportunity would suit a customer focused Transport Management professional who not only demonstrates commercial and financial acumen but also possess exceptional operational expertise in respect of ensuring that the site runs as efficiently as possible. It is important that you have an enquiring mind, are detail oriented, and are constantly looking at opportunities for continuous improvement. This will extend throughout all areas of the business to include operations, sales, customer satisfaction, H&S, leadership and the people agenda. You will be detail oriented and hold exacting standards when it comes to quality and compliance. Ideally you will have held P&L responsibilities and it would be an advantage if you have relevant H&S certificates (NEBOSH, IOSH).

The scope of this role is wide and varied and your man-management expertise cannot be underestimated; you will be a naturally energetic, motivational leader with drive and passion in what you do, capable of creating a collaborative team work ethic and an environment in which people feel they are really part of the success of the business.

You will inspire a culture based upon teamwork, recognising and rewarding exceptional performance and conversely addressing any areas of below standard performance consistently and fairly. Exceptional communication skills and an ability to give direction will be essential.

This is a great platform from which to further your management career in a business that is passionate about their people and quality of service and who can truly offer exceptional career progression in a dynamic, organisation.

Send you CV for immediate consideration.

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Transport Manager, close to Halifax, £50k - £7k

Are you an experienced Transport Manager looking for your next challenge in a dynamic and growing manufacturing environment? 

The Business

My Client is a well-established, profitable, manufacturing company, known for their commitment to quality, innovation, and exceptional customer service, is seeking a results-driven, highly organised individual to oversee all aspects of their transport operation and ensure the efficient movement of goods across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and optimise all transport operations to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of products
li>Lead a team of drivers and a Transport Planner, ensuring compliance with all legal and safety standards
• Oversee route planning, vehicle maintenance schedules, and daily fleet operations
• Monitor KPIs and budgets, identifying opportunities for cost reduction and performance improvement
• Ensure all transport activities meet health & safety and environmental regulations
• Liaise with internal departments and external partners to ensure smooth and efficient distribution
• Maintain accurate transport records and documentation for audits and inspections

About You

• Proven experience (at least 5 years) in a transport management role, in a UK business, ideally a UK manufacturing business
• CPC holder – essential
< i>In-depth knowledge of UK transport regulations and compliance requirements
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• A proactive, organised, and customer-focused approach
• Able to bring a wealth of experience, best practice and innovative ideas to improve the current 
< i>Able to demonstrate a trend of longevity in previous roles

Transport Manager, close to Halifax, £50k - £5

Grosvenor Talent promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We approach this seriously and thoughtfully and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, colour, place of birth, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military service status or disability status.  We act as both an employment agency and employment business.

Job Title: Transport Manager

Location: London (Multiple Depots)
Company: Workforce World
Salary: Up to 45,000
Immediate Interviews Available

About the Role:
We are currently seeking an experienced Transport Manager to oversee 2 depots based in the London area. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing fleet operations, driver performance, compliance, and route planning, ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our transport services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fleet Management:
  • Oversee vehicle maintenance, inspections, and repairs to ensure road worthiness
  • Monitor vehicle usage, fuel efficiency, and implement cost-saving measures
• Driver Management:
  • Ensure driver qualifications and training records are up-to-date
  • Monitor driver hours and compliance with working time regulations
  • Address driver performance issues and concerns
• Compliance and Regulations:
  • Ensure adherence to all transport laws, road safety, environmental, and customs regulations
  • Maintain operator licenses and required documentation
  • Stay updated on changes to legislation and industry best practices
• Route Planning and Optimisation:
  • Plan efficient delivery routes to minimise costs and delivery times
  • Coordinate with customers to meet delivery schedules
  • Address disruptions to delivery schedules promptly
• Accident and Incident Management:
  • Investigate road traffic accidents involving company vehicles
  • Implement preventative measures to reduce future incidents
• Reporting and Analysis:
  • Produce regular performance reports on fleet operations, costs, and compliance
  • Identify areas for improvement and implement necessary changes

Essential Qualifications:

• A valid Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
• In-depth knowledge of UK transport regulations and legislation
• Proven experience in fleet management and logistics
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to analyse data and make informed decisions

Why Join Us?

• Up to 45,000 salary
• Immediate interviews available
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team
• Make a significant impact in the efficient operation of our transport network

If you are a motivated and experienced Transport Manager looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Apply today!

Position: Transport Manager

Location: Stanford-le-Hope, Essex
Hours: Full-time, Permanent | 40 hours per week | Monday to Friday (rotating shift pattern between 6am-10pm)

Salary: up to 46,000

Are you a results-driven Transport Manager with a flair for operational efficiency, team leadership, and customer collaboration? If you're looking to take the next step in your logistics career, we want to hear from you.

A leading global logistics organisation is looking for an experienced Transport Manager to join their contract logistics division at a multi-user site supporting 13 customers. This is a key role where you'll be responsible for driving performance, managing hauliers and transport planners, ensuring compliance, and working closely with internal and external stakeholders to optimise service and profitability.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Oversee and coordinate all transport activities to ensure timely and accurate bookings and deliveries.
• Lead, coach and develop a small team (2 direct reports) to meet key transport KPIs, including OTIF performance.
• Work closely with a mix of customers and hauliers, maintaining excellent service and relationships.
• Optimise routes, margins, and haulier selection to maximise transport profitability.
• Manage weekly KPI reviews and lead corrective actions to ensure continuous improvement.
• Ensure all transport operations adhere to audit, safety, and compliance standards.
• Support the Business Development team in costing and planning new transport solutions.
• Act as a point of contact for escalations and problem-solving across customers and internal departments.

What We're Looking For:

• 3+ years of transport management or team leadership experience in a logistics or haulage environment.
• Strong knowledge of route planning, cost margins , and carrier/haulier management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and develop operational talent.
• Experience working in a multi-customer environment with strong customer-facing skills.
• Working understanding of compliance, audits , and safety processes in transport.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to manage and improve transport P&L.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and familiarity with WMS/TMS systems.
• Excellent organisational, multitasking, and problem-solving skills.

Why Apply?

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a dynamic, fast-paced role in a globally recognised logistics operation. You'll work cross-functionally with planning, customer service, and business development teams while taking ownership of key transport operations at a critical site.

If you're ready to make a tangible impact, improve transport performance, and grow with a forward-thinking logistics team, apply today!

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