Senior Transport Manager

CompanyRobert Walters

LocationEast Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/23/2026

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Managers in transport and distribution

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£44,900 (£23.03 per hour)

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Description

A leading Logistics business is recruiting a Senior Transport Manager to head up their transport operation for one of their premium customer operations, based in the East Midlands area.

Senior Transport Manager will have the following responsibilities:

Responsible for the management of the Transport Function for a busy retail distribution operation
Responsible for Transport Planning, Legal Compliance and the daily operation
Actively work alongside direct and in direct internal and external stakeholders
Ensure compliance with statutory obligations regarding working time legislation and operator licensing
Ensure effective and efficient people management through coaching, mentoring and developing individuals and teams
Responsible for ER issues such as absence management, sickness and holiday allocation
Ensure legal compliance with all relevant EU drivers hours legislation, working time legislation and operator licensing
Actively champion a culture of continuous improvement
Responsible for the preparation and presentation of accurate and professional information to be relayed to the customer on daily, weekly and monthly basis

Ensure KPI delivery

Responsible for budgets and cost management

Ensure Health & Safety policies and procedures are adhered to

For Transport Manager, you will have the following skills and experience:

Significant Transport Management experience is essential
International CPC is essential
Commercially sound, with previous experience in budget management, ideally in Open and Closed book contracts
Prior experience working within a retail logistics environment
Knowledge of transport regulations and a proven track record of planning and forecasting
Influencing skills
Must have an exceptional and demonstrable record of delivering against targets

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates