Regional Transport Manager

Hiring: Regional Transport Manager

We're recruiting a Senior Transport Manager to lead transport operations across a multi-site Midlands network. This is a senior leadership role with full accountability for operational performance, safety, people development, and financial delivery within a complex, multi-customer transport environment.

Key responsibilities include:

Operational Leadership & Safety

• Lead day-to-day transport operations across multiple sites, ensuring high service levels and customer satisfaction
• Drive full compliance with all transport legislation, operator licence conditions, and health & safety requirements
• Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses, identifying root causes and implementing preventative actions
• Promote a strong, visible culture of safety excellence and accountability at all depot levels
• Work cross-functionally with operations, planning, and H&S teams to resolve issues and improve performance

People Leadership & Engagement

• Provide strong, visible leadership to managers, supervisors, and drivers, role-modelling company values
• Own recruitment, retention, performance management, and succession planning across the transport function
• Implement training and development programmes to build capability at all levels
• Lead engagement initiatives to foster a positive, high-performing and inclusive working environment

Financial & Commercial Management

• Full ownership of the transport P&L, driving profitability and financial accountability through teams
• Prepare and manage budgets, forecasts, and performance reviews
• Identify cost-saving, efficiency, and revenue-enhancement opportunities across the network
• Partner with finance and commercial teams to support pricing, contract performance, and continuous improvement

Experience & Skills Required

• Proven senior transport management experience in a large, site-based, multi-customer operation
• Strong track record of managing P&L and delivering financial and operational improvement
• National CPC holder
• Confident stakeholder manager with strong decision-making capability
• Experience using Transport Management Systems and related planning, maintenance, and tachograph systems
• A continuous improvement mindset with evidence of delivering process and procedural enhancements

Midlands-based role with regular travel to regional sites

If this role is of interest to you - or someone in your network - feel free to message me directly.

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