Transport Director
3 days ago
Manchester
Location: Manchester\n\nSalary: £130,000 + additional benefits\n\nSummary: A market-leading FMCG business is seeking an experienced and commercially driven Transport Director to lead and optimise a large-scale UK transport operation. This is a high-impact leadership role with responsibility for operational performance, cost efficiency, service delivery, fleet strategy, compliance, and continuous improvement across a fast-paced national distribution network.\n\nReporting to the Supply Chain Director, you will lead a sizeable transport function operating within a demanding FMCG environment where customer service, efficiency, and agility are critical.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nLead and develop the national transport strategy across multi-site operations\nDrive operational excellence across fleet, routing, planning, and carrier management\nDeliver measurable improvements in OTIF, cost-to-serve, utilisation, and productivity\nEnsure full compliance with all transport legislation, health & safety, and operator licensing requirements\nBuild high-performing leadership teams across transport and logistics functions\nManage significant transport budgets and identify opportunities for efficiency savings\nPartner closely with warehousing, supply chain, procurement, and commercial teams\nLead transformation and continuous improvement initiatives, including automation and sustainability programmes\n\nKey Skills / Experience\n\nProven senior leadership experience within FMCG, retail, or high-volume distribution environments\nStrong background managing large transport fleets and complex distribution operations\nCPC qualified with strong knowledge of UK transport compliance and legislation\nDemonstrable success delivering operational and commercial improvements\nStrategic thinker with hands-on leadership capability\nStrong stakeholder management and people leadership skills\nExperience leading change within fast-moving operational environmentsProcessing Your Data \n\nBis Henderson Recruitment is a leading provider of recruitment, interim management and consultancy services to the supply chain and logistics industry. Should you respond to this advertisement we may store your CV and contact details and will process this data for recruitment purposes only. Should we process your data, then we will always tell you that we are doing so.\n\nPlease visit our website to read our Privacy Policy in full, in this Policy you will find information about our compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.\n\nAll applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK as our client will not support visa sponsorship for this role