đźš› 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.
At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.
By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
