Transport Manager

Greencore Group; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension matching

Life insurance 4x salary

Share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a Transport Manager in Hatfield to lead our depot team and maintain safety, compliance, and efficient distribution. You will oversee fleet maintenance, scheduling, budgeting, and communication with sites and customers. The role requires CPC, budgeting experience, and a proactive Lean mindset.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage energy and cost controls, and ensure accurate customer billing via handheld delivery tech, while supporting the wider Greencore network.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
• Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) is a legal requirement for holder of the operating license.
• Previous experience in Transport Management and strategic distribution modelling.
• Highfield Level 2 or experience of building a safety-first culture.
• Evidence of leading and engaging with geographically dispersed teams.
• Evidence of setting and managing budgets and promoting cost efficiency.
• Evidence of delivering business improvement through Lean practices.
• Working with customers to build sustained relationships.
• Knowledge of telematics (ISOTRAK or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the team to ensure engagement and performance.
• Promote and monitor safety and compliance with road traffic act as priorities.
• Oversee fleet maintenance and compliance with vehicle checks and servicing.
• Maintain close communication with Greencore sites and customers on schedules.
• Establish programmes for efficient and cost‑effective transport operations.
• Construct budgets and driver rosters; adapt plans with planning teams.

Skills

Leadership

CPC

Transport management

Budgeting

Lean practices

Telematics

Customer relationships

Safety culture

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ISOTRAK

Job description

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Hatfield is a major picking depot, employing more than 180 colleagues and operating a fleet of more than 80 vehicles. The depot serves major convenience retailers in the region.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide leadership and direction to the team to ensure that they are engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their potential
• Promote and monitor operational practices, using available tracking tools, to ensure that safety and compliance with the road traffic act are always the critical priorities
• Oversee the maintenance of the vehicle fleet to ensure compliance with the vehicle check and servicing practices, cleanliness, food safety requirements and leasing agreements
• Maintain close communication with Greencore sites and customers to ensure that all parties are kept informed of any schedule or revised collection or delivery times
• Establish programmes to ensure the efficient and cost-effective operation and utilisation of the transport
• Construct budgets and associated drivers’ rota and communicating any required changes from the planning team. Review resource plans in response to any changes so that the planning team can make required changes manage spend to ensure maximise cost efficiency whilst delivering on key business objectives
• Ensure use of Greencore handheld delivery technology to ensure accurate customer billing
• Monitor key performance indicator and budget performance to identify and implement continuous improvement programmes

What we’re looking for

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience
• Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC is a legal requirement for holder of the operating license)
• Previous experience in Transport Management and strategic distribution modelling
• Highfield Level 2 or experience of building a safety-first culture
• Evidence of leading and engaging with geographically disbursed teams
• Evidence of setting and managing budgets and promoting cost efficiency
• Evidence of delivering business improvement through the application of Lean practices
• Working with Customers to build sustained relationships
• Knowledge of telematics (ISOTRAK or equivalent)

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company shares save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

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