Permanent transport planning and management recruitment across Devon & Cornwall.
Transport planning is judged on cost per drop, vehicle utilisation and on-time delivery. We recruit people who move those numbers.
Across Devon & Cornwall, many transport offices sit at sites such as Plymouth's port and the Devonport and Langage industrial estates. We search for planners and managers who already know that market.
Trunking networks, multi-drop rounds and dedicated contracts need different planners. We recruit each one differently.
With the A30, the A38, the A390, the M5 as far as Exeter and the ports at Plymouth and Falmouth running through the region, transport planners across Devon & Cornwall often plan national as well as local work.
From night planners to heads of transport.
We ask which routing and scheduling systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
A short list of people who fit the fleet, with notes on systems, network and results.
We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new planner learns your customers.
Indicative permanent salaries in Plymouth 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.
Fleet size, network, systems, hours and the problem the new hire needs to solve.
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.
A permanent planner learns your customers, your drivers and your routes. That knowledge makes every week's plan better.
Planners who leave early often cite the hours, on-call demands or an office that never plans ahead. We raise all three first.
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.
Yes. Tell us the hours and the network so we approach planners who want night work and have done it before.
Yes. We recruit fleet managers and maintenance controllers who look after vehicle compliance and cost.
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 South West:
Other specialisms in Plymouth:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Plymouth.
Give us the role and we will shortlist people who have already planned a fleet like yours.