Transport Manager CPC — 3PL Fleet & Compliance Lead

Fleet News group; Stanford-le-Hope; Sur place; GBP 50 000 - 61 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Fleet News group is seeking a Transport Manager for a 3PL operation in Stanford-le-Hope. You will lead an office team of four and oversee a small fleet of 10 own-fleet vehicles and eight vans on a separate contract, ensuring compliance and cost efficiency.

The role requires hands-on transport management, strong commercial awareness, and the ability to reduce costs while maintaining service. A Transport Manager CPC is essential so you can be named on the operator's licence.

Qualifications

• Essential: Transport Manager CPC with the ability to be named Transport Manager on the operator's licence.
• Experience managing transport operations, vehicle and driver compliance, and an office-based team within a logistics environment.
• Good understanding of groupage, fashion logistics and the operational demands of a 3PL business.
• Unrestricted right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship not offered).

Responsabilités

• Take ownership of a compliant, cost-effective transport operation, balancing day-to-day delivery requirements with changing contract demands.
• Act as the named Transport Manager on the operator's licence, taking responsibility for transport compliance and maintaining the required standards across vehicles and drivers.
• Manage the daily operation of 10 own-fleet vehicles and their drivers, together with approximately eight vans supporting a separate contract.
• Lead and support the four-person office team, setting clear priorities and coordinating activity across a varied operation.
• Anticipate peaks in demand and adjust fleet requirements accordingly, working with vehicle rental companies to secure appropriate capacity.
• Drive departmental cost reduction by reviewing fleet utilisation, rental spend and operating costs, identifying efficiencies without compromising compliance or service.
• Work closely with multiple departments to coordinate groupage and fashion logistics requirements, resolve operational issues and respond to changing priorities.

Connaissances

Transport management

Commercial awareness

Team leadership

Problem solving

Cross-departmental communication

Formation

Transport Manager CPC

Description du poste

Fleet News group is seeking a Transport Manager for a 3PL operation in Stanford-le-Hope. You will lead an office team of four and oversee a small fleet of 10 own-fleet vehicles and eight vans on a separate contract, ensuring compliance and cost efficiency.

The role requires hands-on transport management, strong commercial awareness, and the ability to reduce costs while maintaining service. A Transport Manager CPC is essential so you can be named on the operator's licence.