Permanent transport planners, schedulers and CPC-qualified transport managers for operators in Ashbourne.
A good traffic office is invisible: vehicles leave on time, drivers stay legal and customers get what they were promised.
Logistics around Ashbourne is anchored by the Golden Triangle's national distribution centres and the air-freight hub at East Midlands Airport. We recruit the transport office people who keep that freight moving.
When the Ashbourne market is thin for transport talent, we look further along the commute and give you an honest view of the likely shortlist.
Transport demand across the East Midlands follows national distribution centres, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and rail-connected freight operations.
Transport roles for trunking, multi-drop, pallet network and dedicated operations.
The Transport Manager CPC and any other qualifications the role needs are confirmed before a candidate reaches your shortlist.
Night planning, on-call and weekend cover are discussed up front, so the candidate knows the job they are taking.
We benchmark salary, on-call pay and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
Indicative permanent salaries in Ashbourne run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
Where an offer is likely to fall short of the local market, we say so before interviews are booked. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Planners and managers who are looking and those who are not, approached with the details that matter to them.
We arrange interviews and any planning exercise, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We check in during the first months so any early issue is raised and resolved.
An operator with a standard licence needs a transport manager. Continuity in that role keeps compliance steady.
We ask candidates why they left their last traffic office. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.
A strong transport brief covers:
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Yes. Tell us the hours and the network so we approach planners who want night work and have done it before.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus and on-call pay with current offers for similar fleets across the region.
Yes. We cover operators across the East Midlands. Tell us where the traffic office is and we will search the commute around it.
Yes. We can recruit planners, supervisors and the transport manager together, timed to the contract start.
Good systems, sensible hours, a manager who trusts the plan and pay in line with the market.
Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Ashbourne:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Ashbourne.
Share the fleet, the network and the role and we will give you a view of the Ashbourne market before the search starts.