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Transport Planning Recruitment in Kidderminster

Permanent transport planners, schedulers and CPC-qualified transport managers for operators in Kidderminster.

West Midlands

Traffic office hiring across Kidderminster

The transport manager is responsible for the operator's compliance. That is why we check the qualification before anything else.

Across the West Midlands, many transport offices sit at sites such as Hams Hall, Birch Coppice, Prologis Park Midpoint and the i54. We search for planners and managers who already know that market.

When the Kidderminster 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 West Midlands follows national 3PLs, automotive and manufacturing supply chains and large retail distribution centres.

The roles we cover

Permanent roles on the transport desk

The people who plan the work and the people who keep it legal.

Why a specialist transport desk

People who protect the operator's licence

Matched to the network

Trunking, multi-drop or dedicated contract: we match planners to the kind of work they have planned before.

Compliance mindset

We look for managers who treat drivers' hours, maintenance and loading rules as part of the job, not paperwork.

A shortlist you can use

A short list of people who fit the fleet, with notes on systems, network and results.

Salaries in the area

What transport planners and managers earn in Kidderminster

Indicative permanent salaries in Kidderminster run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.

Salary is only part of the offer. Candidates compare on-call pay, bonus, hybrid working and the size of the fleet they will run. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

Our recruitment process

Qualification check

For transport manager roles, the Transport Manager CPC is confirmed before anything else.

The search

Planners and managers who are looking and those who are not, approached with the details that matter to them.

The shortlist

A short list with notes on each candidate's fleet, systems and results.

Your brief

Your hiring brief

Good planners become transport managers. Hiring well now builds the succession plan.

A realistic job description helps retention. We describe the planning day as it really runs, not its quietest shift.

A strong transport brief covers:

  • The network: trunking, multi-drop, pallet or dedicated
  • Hours, nights and on-call expectations
  • The measures that matter: cost per drop, utilisation and on-time delivery
  • Your interview process and any planning exercise
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Transport FAQs

Questions, answered

What does a transport manager do?

On GOV.UK's list, a transport manager makes sure drivers have a valid licence, vehicles are taxed, insured, properly maintained and have a valid MOT, vehicles are loaded safely and not overloaded, drivers do not speed or break the drivers' hours rules and the operator does not break safety rules.

How do you check transport candidates?

We confirm qualifications such as the Transport Manager CPC, check right to work and ask about the fleets, networks and systems they have run.

Can you recruit a traffic office for a new contract?

Yes. We can recruit planners, supervisors and the transport manager together, timed to the contract start.

Do you also recruit drivers?

Yes. Our driver desk recruits permanent HGV and LGV drivers and our temporary driving desk supplies cover.

I am a transport planner. How do I find my next role?

Upload your CV and tell us the fleet size, network and systems you know. We contact you when a permanent role fits.

More transport pages

Related transport pages for Kidderminster

Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the West Midlands:

Other specialisms in Kidderminster:

See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Kidderminster.

Growing the fleet?

Tell us about the fleet

Share the fleet, the network and the role and we will give you a view of the Kidderminster market before the search starts.