Distribution and Transport Planning Manager

<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">About The Team:</span></strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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)</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What You Will Be Doing:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Full P&L ownership for the transport function, with accountability for budget setting, forecasting, and cost control.</li> <li>Lead transport network design and optimisation, ensuring the most efficient use of locations, routes, and linehaul.</li> <li>Own the middle mile haulage strategy, including carrier selection, contract negotiation, and performance management.</li> <li>Manage commercial relationships with haulage partners, ensuring service, cost, and compliance expectations are met.</li> <li>Act as the  business owner for Transport Management System (TMS) working together with our global technical teams for development and implementation of improvements.</li> <li>Provide senior management across final mile multidrop routes, intersite transfers, inbound collections, and middle mile haulage.</li> <li>Plan and route our B2C final mile multidrop delivery routes, ensuring optimal route efficiency, cost control, and excellent customer experience.</li> <li>Plan Ex Works supplier collections ensuring robust & scalable solutions including contingency measures </li> <li>Coordinate intersite transfers to ensure timely and efficient movement of stock between production locations. </li> <li>Manage and schedule of inbound & outbound collections, working closely with suppliers, carriers and internal teams to prevent site congestion. </li> <li>Leverage strong UK road network knowledge to plan effective routes and mitigate risks such as congestion, road restrictions, and delays.</li> <li>Lead, develop, and manage the transport team, setting clear objectives driving high performance standards.</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Who You Are:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Proven experience in a senior transport  management role with P&L responsibil