Role Overview
This role is responsible for the day-to-day management of a small company fleet (under 10 vehicles), supplemented by hire vehicles and couriers, alongside all transport and logistics operations within the UK and internationally. You will oversee fleet compliance, routing, and scheduling, while ensuring all customs processes are handled accurately and efficiently.
The role requires a CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) holder who can take ownership of operator licence compliance, manage drivers and vehicles, and coordinate hire vehicles and courier services as needed to support operations. You will work closely with project managers, warehouse teams, and international offices to ensure seamless logistics of equipment to and from sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain the company fleet (fewer than 10 vehicles), ensuring all vehicles are compliant with legal and safety requirements
- Source, coordinate, and manage supplementary hire vehicles and courier services to meet operational demand
- Oversee daily transport planning, scheduling, and routing of vehicles
- Act as the nominated CPC holder, maintaining Operator Licence standards and obligations
- Manage driver compliance including hours, tachographs, and working time regulations
- Coordinate international shipments in tandem with the assets team, including carnets, customs clearance, and freight forwarding
- Ensure all customs documentation is accurate and completed in line with current regulations
- Liaise with freight agents, hauliers, courier providers, and customs brokers to ensure smooth global movements
- Monitor transport and fleet costs (including hire and courier spend) and identify efficiencies across routes and logistics planning
- Work closely with warehouse and project teams to align transport and fleet resources with operational needs
- Maintain records, reporting, and compliance documentation for audits and inspections
- Troubleshoot logistics issues in real time, ensuring minimal disruption to projects
Skills & Experience
- Valid CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence)
- Proven experience managing a fleet, ideally within a small fleet environment supplemented by hire vehicles and couriers
- Proven experience in transport management within logistics, production, or live events
- Strong knowledge of UK and international transport regulations
- Experience with customs processes, carnets, and international freight movements
- Strong understanding of fleet management, vehicle maintenance scheduling, and compliance requirements
- Confident using logistics and fleet management systems and transport planning tools
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Clear and effective communication across departments and external partners
Personal Attributes
- Proactive and solutions-focused with strong ownership of responsibilities
- Calm under pressure and able to make decisions quickly in a fast-paced environment
- High attention to detail, particularly around compliance and documentation
- Flexible and adaptable to changing operational demands, including scaling resources up via hire vehicles or couriers at short notice
- Strong team player who can work cross-functionally across departments
- This role would suit someone who can efficiently decipher a logistical puzzle, both financially and geographically
A few notes on what I changed:
- Title/framing now leads with fleet management (small fleet + hire/courier supplementation), moved fleet maintenance to the top of responsibilities
- Kept all customs-related responsibilities intact
- Added hire vehicle/courier sourcing and coordination as explicit responsibilities and skills, since that's now core to the role given the small in-house fleet
- Adjusted cost monitoring and cross-team alignment lines to reflect the mixed fleet/hire/courier model
Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
Application question(s):
- Do you have a valid CPC card?
- Do you have at least two years experience as a Transport Manager?
Work Location: In person
