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Transport Planning Recruitment in Witney

From night planners to network managers, we find permanent transport office people for Witney operations.

South East

Planners and schedulers in Witney

Strong planners are rarely out of work, so the search reaches people who are not looking.

Fleets across the South East depend on the M25, M3, M4, M20 and M23, Gatwick Airport and the ports at Southampton, Portsmouth and Dover. Planners who know those links plan tighter days.

Taking on a new contract? We can recruit the planners and the transport manager together so the traffic office is ready on day one.

Operators at sites such as the M3, M4 and M20 corridors and the airfreight hubs at Gatwick and Heathrow compete for the same experienced planners, which is why pay moves quickly.

Who we recruit

Transport vacancies we cover in Witney

Planning, scheduling, compliance and fleet roles.

Why operators choose a specialist

Screened on the fleets they have planned

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.

Benchmarking the offer

What transport planners and managers earn in Witney

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

Transport office pay in the South 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.

How it works

How we find the planner

The brief

Fleet size, network, systems, hours and the problem the new hire needs to solve.

The search

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

Interviews

We arrange interviews and any planning exercise, then brief each candidate beforehand.

Your brief

Setting up the search

Interim cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when the office needs someone to own the plan.

Many transport managers started as planners. We recruit for both steps of that career.

A strong transport brief covers:

  • The network: trunking, multi-drop, pallet or dedicated
  • The measures that matter: cost per drop, utilisation and on-time delivery
  • Salary, bonus and on-call pay
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
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Transport FAQs

Your questions

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.

Do you recruit for operators outside Witney?

Yes. We cover operators across the South East. Tell us where the traffic office is and we will search the commute around it.

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.

What is the difference between an internal and an external transport manager?

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.

What makes a transport planner stay?

Good systems, sensible hours, a manager who trusts the plan and pay in line with the market.

Elsewhere in the region

Related transport pages for Witney

Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the South East:

Other specialisms in Witney:

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

Replacing a planner who has left?

Submit your transport vacancy

Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.