Transport Manager

Barker Ross; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing transport organisation in England is seeking an experienced Transport Manager with a CPC qualification and strong operational expertise. The role involves leading a customer-focused transport operation, ensuring compliance and efficiency while driving continuous improvement. The company promotes career progression within a dynamic environment committed to quality service and employee development.

Benefits

Exceptional career progression

Dynamic work environment

Focus on employee development

Qualifications

• CPC qualification is essential; O licence experience and P&L responsibilities required.
• Health & Safety certificates (NEBOSH, IOSH) are desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage performance, and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a customer-focused Transport Management operation ensuring efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement in operations, sales, and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain compliance with quality standards and manage P&L responsibilities.
• Foster a collaborative team culture and inspire exceptional performance.

Skills

CPC qualification

Leadership

Operational expertise

Commercial acumen

Continuous improvement

Job description

Overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced CPC qualified Transport Manager who demonstrates both commercial and operational expertise. The client is highly customer centric and the business is part of a dynamic, successful and highly people oriented growing 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 and within a business that can provide opportunity for genuine career development. (The previous candidate went on to be GM at another of the client's sites).

To give you a feel for their ethics and commitment, the company achieved Gold Medal Ecovardis status positioning them among the Top 5% of the 150,000 companies assessed worldwide by Ecovadis, based on four key criteria: environment, labour and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement, reflecting the quality of their CSR performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a customer focused Transport Management operation with sound commercial and financial acumen and operational expertise to ensure the site runs efficiently.
• Drive continuous improvement across all areas of the business including operations, sales, customer satisfaction, health & safety, leadership and the people agenda.
• Maintain exacting standards for quality and compliance; ensure adherence to O licence and P&L responsibilities.
• Progress and develop the site through effective management of people; create a collaborative team culture where employees feel part of the business's success.
• Inspire a culture based on teamwork, recognise and reward exceptional performance, and address underperformance consistently and fairly.
• Provide clear direction and strong communication skills to guide the team.
• Support the organisation’s commitment to attracting and developing talent and driving career progression.

Qualifications & Requirements

• CPC qualification (essential); O licence experience and P&L responsibilities.
• Desirable: Health & Safety certificates (NEBOSH, IOSH).
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage performance, and drive continuous improvement in a transport/物流 environment.

About the Employer & Values

The opportunity would suit a customer focused Transport Management professional who not only has sound commercial and financial acumen but also possesses operational expertise. It is important that you have an enquiring mind, are detail oriented, and are constantly looking at opportunities for continuous improvement. You will be detail oriented and hold exacting standards when it comes to quality and compliance. The site emphasises respect, integrity, exemplarity and responsibility as core values, and aims to be an employer of choice in a meritocratic environment that rewards performance.

Benefits & Career Progression

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Compliance

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.