Transport Manager - Equipment Rental

TRANSPORT MANAGER - 2 person delivery

Salary: c£47,000 + £5,400 car allowance + benefits (private medical, pension)

Location: Staffordshire (with multi-site responsibility for sites in Gloucester)

Are you an experienced Transport Manager or a rising logistics professional ready to take on a leadership challenge in a dynamic, multi-site rental logistics environment?

Our client is a fast-growing, international business specialising in the short- and long-term rental of large, high-value and critical equipment serving the retail and hospitality and catering and public and private sector. They are seeking a Transport Manager to lead and evolve their UK logistics operations, overseeing delivery and collection/reverse logistics activities across two key sites Staffordshire and Gloucestershire-to customers nationally and also coordination of international road and sea freight. It operates its own inhouse mixed fleet which includes artics, Hiabs and Luton vans and also uses third party transport hauliers too.

So this is a complex and evolving operation, with a mix of in-house fleet, subcontractors, manual planning tools, and a growing ambition for strategic transformation.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Overseeing daily routing, scheduling, and resourcing for 2-person delivery teams, HGV, Luton and van fleet.
• Managing inbound and outbound logistics, including installations and return logistics.
• Leading and mentoring two Transport Supervisors, planning staff and drivers across the Staffordshire and Gloucestershire sites.
• Liaising with Project Managers, Warehouse, Asset, and Fleet teams to align schedules with client deployments.
• Developing and embedding SLAs with subcontractors and freight partners.
• Supporting international road and sea freight to locations including Dubai, the EU and beyond.
• Driving the implementation of route planning tools and delivery tracking integration with ERP.
• Ensuring full HGV transport compliance (tachographs, vehicle maintenance, driver hours).

Ideal Background:

• Proven experience in transport leadership, either as a Transport Manager, Supervisor or Deputy looking to step up.
• CPC qualification (National essential; International desirable).
• Experience managing multi-site logistics and coordinating with external hauliers.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
• Familiar with H&S best practices and driver welfare.
• Knowledge of ERP/TMS systems preferred but not essential.
• Comfortable operating in both hands-on and strategic capacities.

Why Apply?

• This is your opportunity to embed structure, implement change, and shape a modern transport function.
• You'll be part of a business committed to growth, operational improvement, and developing its people.
• High visibility role with daily interaction across the supply chain, commercial, and operational leadership teams.

Package:

• Salary: c£47,000 base
• Car Allowance: £5,400
• Benefits: Private medical insurance, company pension
• Working Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm + on-call as needed
• Travel: Weekly visits to Gloucestershire

Ready to drive real impact in a growing business with the autonomy to make change happen?