Transport Manager

Kandhu Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food distribution company in the UK is looking for a Transport Manager to oversee daily operations of its transport department. The ideal candidate will manage a team, organise delivery routes, and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Applicants should have a minimum of 5 years' experience in the transport industry and strong management skills. This full-time, permanent role is based in London and offers a competitive salary of £45,000 to £50,000, closing date for applications is January 3rd, 2026.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years transport industry experience.
• Experience in the food industry is a plus.
• Multi-drop supply experience in London and Home Counties.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the transport department.
• Organise and plan routes for maximum efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and maintain staff levels.

Skills

Management skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of food industry

Job description

Opportunity Highlights

• Competitive Salary - £45,000 - £50,000
• Fully site-based role
• Highly successful business within the Food Industry

The Transport Manager

Running a busy operation consisting of 20+ vehicles which are mainly 3.5t vehicles.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day operation of our transport department.

Delivering a range of foods in temperature controlled vehicles to retailers, hotels, restaurants etc across London, the Home Counties and nationally our reputation is built on consistently delivering on time and in full.

Key Aspects of the Role

• Organising and planning routes on a daily basis whilst developing and changing our logistics plan to ensure maximum efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Ensuring vehicles are serviced and repaired in a timely fashion working with a maintenance schedule to ensure road worthiness and Operator License requirements are met.
• Ensuring staff levels are adequate to achieve all deliveries on a daily basis. Liaising with agencies and other department heads to secure transport staff whilst also being capable of delivering yourself; the successful candidate must be prepared to carry out deliveries as and when the need arises.
• Ensuring high levels of customer service are maintained for customers and deliveries are on time and accurately despatched.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation and maintaining awareness of current and future changes in legislation and managing their effect on the business.
• Hands‑on management of transport staff ranging from friendly chats to disciplinary action. Allocating holidays and rest days and ensuring training is up to date and refreshed as required.
• Carrying out spot checks and walk‑around checks to ensure vehicles are being looked after by the drivers.
• Some international work is also involved.

The Ideal Candidate

• Food Industry experience
• Multi Drop supply in London, South East and Home Counties
• Strong management and communication skills
• Minimum 5 years transport industry experience

Recruitment Information

Kandhu Recruitment are specialist recruiters within the Food, Drink and FMCG Sector

"Kandhu Recruitment will consider all applications based on each candidate's suitability to the role or similar roles within the Food Sector and if we feel you are a relevant candidate we will process your application by adding you to our secure recruitment database and then contacting you to progress job opportunities further. We do not contact unsuitable applicants."

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Kandhu has fully implemented GDPR & Privacy Policies across its business and a copy of our Privacy Policy can be found by visiting our website. By applying for this role Kandhu will add your details to our database - assuming you have the right level of experience for the roles you apply for, after which we will be in touch

Job Info

• Job Title: Transport Manager
• Company:
• Location:
• Posted:
• Closes: Jan 3rd 2026
• Sector: Distribution
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full Time

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