We recruit the people who plan the routes, run the traffic office and keep Northampton and the East Midlands fleets compliant.
Transport planning is judged on cost per drop, vehicle utilisation and on-time delivery. We recruit people who move those numbers.
Transport vacancies across Northamptonshire come from big-shed national DCs, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and air and rail freight operations. Each needs people who can plan for cost and compliance at once.
Trunking networks, multi-drop rounds and dedicated contracts need different planners. We recruit each one differently.
With the M1, A14 and A45, with East Midlands Airport and DIRFT's rail freight terminal close by running through the region, transport planners across Northamptonshire often plan national as well as local work.
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.
Night planning, on-call and weekend cover are discussed up front, so the candidate knows the job they are taking.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new planner learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Northampton run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
Transport managers usually earn more than planners and national networks more than local ones. Local competition can move either figure. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
For transport manager roles, the Transport Manager CPC is confirmed before anything else.
We help settle salary, hours and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
We check in during the first months so any early issue is raised and resolved.
For Northampton operators with a growing fleet, the right permanent planner can pay for the role in miles saved.
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. GOV.UK says you need the Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) to become a transport manager. Operators with a standard national or international operator's licence need a transport manager.
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.
Yes. Our driver desk recruits permanent HGV and LGV drivers and our temporary driving desk supplies cover.
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 Northampton:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Northampton.
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