Senior Logistics Transport Manager

This is a newly created position, offering the opportunity to play a key role in shaping and optimising a rapidly evolving UK transport network. Following significant investment into its logistics operation, the business is entering its next phase of growth and is looking for someone who can challenge existing ways of working, drive continuous improvement and help build a transport network that's fit for the future.

This isn't a traditional transport management role centred around fleets, drivers or day-to-day transport operations. Instead, we're looking for someone who enjoys taking a strategic view of transport performance, using data to identify opportunities, improving network efficiency and working collaboratively across the wider supply chain to deliver meaningful operational improvements.

You'll be responsible for reviewing how the transport network operates today, identifying opportunities to optimise final mile, middle mile, supplier collections and inter-site movements, while balancing service, cost and customer experience. Working closely with Supply Chain, Planning, Production and Logistics teams, you'll help ensure transport capability continues to evolve alongside business growth, supporting smarter planning, improved operational performance and greater network efficiency.

This is a highly visible role where you'll work across multiple stakeholders, influence key decisions and help shape the future direction of transport within the UK operation.

• Review and continuously improve the performance of the UK transport network across final mile, middle mile, supplier collections and inter-site movements.
• Identify opportunities to improve route efficiency, network design and overall transport performance.
• Work closely with Supply Chain, Planning and Production teams to ensure inbound supply and outbound customer demand remain aligned.
• Build strong working relationships with external carrier partners, monitoring performance and driving continuous improvement.
• Use operational data and transport KPIs to identify trends, challenge existing processes and deliver measurable improvements.
• Support the ongoing development of transport planning capability, systems and ways of working.
• Lead and develop a Transport Planner while influencing stakeholders across the wider logistics operation.

• Strong transport planning experience with a naturally analytical and curious mindset.
• Experience from a fast‑paced logistics, retail or consumer environment.
• Improving transport performance through better planning, optimisation and cross‑functional collaboration.
• B2C & Multi‑Drop Distribution.
• Final Mile & Middle Mile Operations.
• Transport Planning Systems (TMS).
• Transport Analytics & KPI Reporting.
• Cross‑functional Stakeholder Management.
• Continuous Improvement within Logistics.

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who enjoys solving problems, questioning existing ways of working and using data to drive smarter operational decisions.

This is a genuine opportunity to join a business that continues to invest heavily in its logistics capability and values innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement. You’ll be joining at an exciting time, with the chance to influence transport strategy, shape network performance and make a visible impact within a growing operation. If you’re looking for a role where you can challenge the status‑quo, develop new ideas and help build a best‑in‑class transport network, we’d love to hear from you.