Transport planning recruitment for St Neots operators who need a traffic office that plans ahead rather than firefights.
The transport manager is responsible for the operator's compliance. That is why we check the qualification before anything else.
Logistics around St Neots is shaped by container traffic through the Haven ports, plus a strong agri-food and retail distribution base. We recruit the transport office people who keep that freight moving.
A planner who leaves after a few months takes the knowledge of your routes and customers with them. Getting the hire right protects both.
The strongest transport candidates across the East of England are usually already planning for operators at sites such as the Port of Felixstowe and the A14 corridor, Stansted and the parks along the A1 and M11.
The people who plan the work and the people who keep it legal.
Trunking, multi-drop or dedicated contract: we match planners to the kind of work they have planned before.
We ask which routing and scheduling systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
We benchmark salary, on-call pay and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
Indicative permanent salaries in St Neots 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.
Fleet size, network, systems, hours and the problem the new hire needs to solve.
For transport manager roles, the Transport Manager CPC is confirmed before anything else.
We check in during the first months so any early issue is raised and resolved.
An empty planning desk costs more than the advert: overtime, missed slots and avoidable empty miles.
Notice periods for transport managers can be long, so we plan the handover from the first call.
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 can recruit planners, supervisors and the transport manager together, timed to the contract start.
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 East of England:
Other specialisms in St Neots:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in St Neots.
Tell us what a good planning week looks like and we will find people who deliver it.