From night planners to network managers, we find permanent transport office people for Gateshead operations.
Strong planners are rarely out of work, so the search reaches people who are not looking.
Transport vacancies across the North East come from automotive and chemicals supply chains, port and bulk logistics, retail distribution and regional 3PLs. Each needs people who can plan for cost and compliance at once.
Night planning, early starts and on-call cover suit different people. The hours are one of the first things we ask about.
Operators at sites such as the Port of Tyne and the Nissan and Washington supply-chain parks compete for the same experienced planners, which is why pay moves quickly.
From night planners to heads of transport.
Trunking, multi-drop or dedicated contract: we match planners to the kind of work they have planned before.
We benchmark salary, on-call pay and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new planner learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Gateshead run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
Transport office pay in the North East moves with the size of the fleet, the network and the hours: night planning and on-call usually pay more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Fleet size, network, systems, hours and the problem the new hire needs to solve.
A short list with notes on each candidate's fleet, systems and results.
We arrange interviews and any planning exercise, then brief each candidate beforehand.
An empty planning desk costs more than the advert: overtime, missed slots and avoidable empty miles.
Strong planners value good systems, a manager who backs their decisions and customers who plan ahead.
A strong transport brief covers:
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We confirm qualifications such as the Transport Manager CPC, check right to work and ask about the fleets, networks and systems they have run.
Yes. We recruit fleet managers and maintenance controllers who look after vehicle compliance and cost.
Upload your CV and tell us the fleet size, network and systems you know. We contact you when a permanent role fits.
GOV.UK describes an internal transport manager as employed by a single operator and an external transport manager as a freelance manager working for more than one operator.
Good systems, sensible hours, a manager who trusts the plan and pay in line with the market.
Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the North East:
Other specialisms in Gateshead:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Gateshead.
Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.