Transport Manager

Transport Manager, Multi-SiteCambridgeshire, with regular travel to operating centres in the East of England and the North West 45,000 to 60,000 (DOE) plus car or car allowance Transport Manager CPC essentialMost transport manager roles are about keeping the wheels turning. Somebody else decides the shape of the operation and you are measured on running it well. This role is about deciding which wheels you own.The organisationA privately owned logistics business, specialising in food and food ingredients, operating from three sites and serving customers who have stayed with it for decades. It runs its own fleet alongside a network of subcontract hauliers, delivering everything from single pallets to full loads, including consolidated deliveries into major grocery retailers on behalf of its clients. The business is profitable, conservatively financed and growing. It has acquired once and intends to acquire again, and it has a stated plan to double the size of the operation over the next three years.The opportunityThe fleet and the subcontract network have grown up separately. The northern operation runs largely on owned vehicles, having come into the business through acquisition. The southern operation, which is where you will be based, runs largely on subcontract haulage and has done for years. The two halves work, but nobody has yet stood back and asked whether that is the right shape for a business of this size with the ambitions it has. That question is yours to answer. ..... full job details .....