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Transport Manager

Job Posted: an hour ago

Salary: £ 45,000 - 50,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Sharpness, Gloucestershire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Transport Manager - Gloucestershire – commutable from Berkeley, Chepstow, Tetbury, North Bristol
Up to £50,000 + 6k car allowance + benefits

MVP is partnering with a progressive, multiple-award-winning logistics business to recruit a Transport Manager to join their growing operations team at one of their distribution centres in Gloucestershire.

This newly created role comes as a result of continued growth and a new contract win, offering the opportunity to make a real impact within a successful, expanding 3PL operation.

As Transport Manager, you’ll oversee the day-to-day transport operations across the site, ensuring safety, compliance, and efficiency, while driving continuous improvement and supporting a high-performing team. You’ll work closely with the Operations Manager and wider site leadership to deliver excellent service to customers and maximise operational performance.

What you’ll be doing:

  * Manage daily transport operations, ensuring KPIs, budgets, and customer requirements are met.

  * Lead, motivate, and develop your team, promoting engagement, recognition, and career growth.

  * Drive a culture of safety excellence and compliance with transport, H&S, and HR regulations.

  * Own and optimise the transport P&L, working with divisional managers to meet financial targets.

  * Implement and improve transport strategies, processes, and systems to enhance efficiency.

  * Collaborate with operations, planning, and commercial teams to drive integrated solutions.

  * Embody and promote the company’s core values.

  * Build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

What we’re looking for:

  * Proven experience managing a site-based transport operation, ideally within a 3PL environment.

  * Strong people leader with experience developing high-performing teams.

  * Commercially astute with P&L responsibility experience.

  * National CPC holder with sound knowledge of transport legislation.

  * Skilled in using Transport Management Systems and other operational tools.

  * Excellent communicator, proactive, and hands-on.

  * Experience driving continuous improvement and operational innovation.

  * IOSH/NEBOSH or Safe Systems of Work training desirable.

If you’re a proactive, results-driven transport leader who thrives on creating safe, compliant, and efficient operations while developing people and processes — we’d love to hear from you.

MVP Recruitment Solutions has been placing Supply Chain, Logistics and Distribution professionals for over 40 years. For more information on what we do, or to view our current portfolio of vacancies, please visit our website.

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