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Job Description - Senior Transport Manager

Senior Transport Manager
Location: Kent
Salary: Competitive, based on experience

A leading name in UK logistics is looking for a Senior Transport Manager to oversee a large scale and high volume transport operation in the Kent area.

This is a hands-on, senior leadership role for someone with the experience and drive to lead complex operations, deliver service excellence for major clients, and ensure full legal compliance across the board. You'll be joining a company with a strong reputation for operational performance, reliability, and customer focus - and you'll play a key part in upholding that reputation daily.

What you'll be doing:

  • Managing day-to-day transport activities based on the customer's site, ensuring efficient service delivery and legislative compliance.
  • Developing strong relationships with key customers - understanding their business, meeting SLAs, and supporting long-term account growth.
  • Leading high-performing teams with clarity, structure, and accountability - ensuring the right people are in the right roles to succeed.
  • Taking full ownership of budgets, cost control, and financial performance within your region.
  • Working closely with planning, commercial, and fleet teams to ensure aligned execution of wider operational goals.
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, service levels, and cost-efficiency.
  • Championing health and safety across all operations - maintaining a safety-first culture that protects people and assets.
  • Supporting wider business transformation and change management activity.

What you'll bring to the role:

  • Significant experience in senior-level transport or logistics operations, ideally within large-scale and FMCG environments.
  • Strong leadership skills - proven ability to manage teams, drive accountability, and maintain operational discipline.
  • CPC qualification (essential).
  • Thorough understanding of UK transport legislation, compliance, and industry best practices.
  • Strong commercial and financial awareness - confident managing P&Ls and cost efficiency projects.
  • Resilient, hands-on, and capable of making effective decisions in a fast-moving environment.
  • Ability to build strong internal and external relationships and influence at all levels.
  • Comfortable with frequent site travel.

Ready to take the next step?

If you're a proven operator in the transport and logistics sector and want to lead from the front in a fast-paced, people-first business, we'd like to hear from you.

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

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