About The Team
The Senior Transport Manager has end-to-end responsibility for the transport function, owning the overall P&L, service performance, and strategic design of the transport network. Covering final mile, middle mile, inter-site transfers, and supplier inbound collections, this role is accountable for reducing total transport cost while improving service, efficiency, and customer experience. This is a senior leadership role combining strategy, network design, commercial management, and hands‑on operational management, with responsibility for people, partners, and systems (TMS/YMS).
What You Will Be Doing
- Full P&L ownership for the transport function, with accountability for budget setting, forecasting, and cost control.
- Lead transport network design and optimisation, ensuring the most efficient use of locations, routes, and linehaul.
- Own the middle mile haulage strategy, including carrier selection, contract negotiation, and performance management.
- Manage commercial relationships with haulage partners, ensuring service, cost, and compliance expectations are met.
- Act as the business owner for Transport Management System (TMS), working together with our global technical teams for development and implementation of improvements.
- Provide senior management across final mile multidrop routes, inter-site transfers, inbound collections, and middle mile haulage.
- Plan and route B2C final mile multidrop delivery routes, ensuring optimal route efficiency, cost control, and excellent customer experience.
- Plan Ex Works supplier collections ensuring robust & scalable solutions including contingency measures.
- Coordinate intersite transfers to ensure timely and efficient movement of stock between production locations.
- Manage and schedule inbound & outbound collections, working closely with suppliers, carriers and internal teams to prevent site congestion.
- Leverage strong UK road network knowledge to plan effective routes and mitigate risks such as congestion, road restrictions, and delays.
- Lead, develop, and manage the transport team, setting clear objectives and driving high performance standards.
Who You Are
- Proven experience in a senior transport management role with P&L responsibility.
- Proven experience managing and planning multidrop B2C delivery operations with a focus on efficiency and cost control.
- Strong understanding of UK transport networks, final mile, middle mile, and linehaul operations.
- Demonstrated success in reducing transport cost through network optimisation, commercial negotiation, and operational efficiency.
- Experience managing haulage contracts and third‑party transport providers.
- Hands‑on experience owning or managing TMS and YMS platforms.
- Strong people‑leadership experience, managing managers and teams.
- CPC qualification.
What You Will Get In Return
- 70% off HelloFresh or Green Chef boxes.
- Company pension scheme.
- Gym membership.
- Bupa private medical insurance (including dental & family cover options).
- Mental health first aiders and an employee assistance programme.
- Nursery support scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Group Life Assurance.
Location
HelloFresh UK, Unit 2, Collaboration Way, Smartparc, Derby, DE21 7HW
Shifts
Sunday to Thursday, 9am to 6pm
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