Transport & Warehouse Lead — Drive Delivery Excellence

James Latham; Chatteris; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Discretionary bonus

Health cash plan

Life assurance

Employee Assistance helpline

Annual leave incl. bank holidays

Extra leave purchase up to 5 days

Training and development

Staff discounts

Long-service recognition

Job summary

James Latham is seeking a Transport Manager to lead operations at the National Distribution Centre in Chatteris, ensuring safe, reliable and cost-effective movement of deliveries and stock transfers across the depot network.

You will supervise transport, provide Warehouse Manager cover and work closely with depot teams, warehouse staff and external hauliers to drive safety, service and efficiency improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing transport operations and driver teams.
• Strong knowledge of transport compliance, loading practices and cost control.
• Experience supervising warehouse operations or providing manager cover.
• Effective leadership with ability to motivate and set clear performance expectations.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with a proactive improvement mindset.
• Confident using operational systems, Excel and performance data to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate transport schedules, routes and loads to meet delivery commitments and optimise vehicle usage.
• Lead transport colleagues and drivers, manage relationships with external hauliers.
• Maintain transport safety and compliance, keep accurate records.
• Coordinate with warehouse teams to ensure orders are ready and dispatch on schedule.
• Monitor transport costs, vehicle utilisation and delivery performance; address issues.
• Manage disruptions and implement improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Provide Warehouse Manager cover and oversee daily warehouse activities.
• Support the NDC launch and depot transitions to ensure reliable service.

Skills

Transport management

Haulier relationships

Delivery performance

Leadership

Cost control

Safety compliance

Data analysis

Excel

Tools

BisTrack

Epicor WMS

Job description

James Latham is seeking a Transport Manager to lead operations at the National Distribution Centre in Chatteris, ensuring safe, reliable and cost-effective movement of deliveries and stock transfers across the depot network.

You will supervise transport, provide Warehouse Manager cover and work closely with depot teams, warehouse staff and external hauliers to drive safety, service and efficiency improvements.