Nights Transport Manager

Transport Nights Manager Location: Warwick Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday (Nights) Overview An established logistics operation is seeking a Transport Nights Manager to lead and oversee all transport activities during the night shift. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient delivery performance, while driving operational standards across a fast-paced environment. You will take full ownership of the night operation, leading drivers, planners, and office-based teams to deliver a high-quality service to customers, ensuring OTIF performance, strong compliance, and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities Lead and manage the night shift transport operation, ensuring all deliveries and collections are executed safely, on time, and in full Oversee routing, planning, and real-time execution, adapting to operational challenges as required Drive a strong health & safety culture, ensuring full compliance with Driver Hours, Working Time Directive, and transport legislation Manage and develop a team of drivers and transport staff, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management Monitor KPIs including OTIF, vehicle utilisation, cost control, and service levels, taking corrective action where needed Ensure effective communication between day and night operations, maintaining a seamless handover process Work closely with fleet, warehouse, and customer service teams to deliver operational alignment Lead investigations into incidents, service failures, or compliance breaches, implementing preventative measures Support continuous improvement initiatives to optimise efficiency, reduce cost, and enhance service delivery Skills & Experience Proven experience within a transport management or supervisory role, ideally within a high-volume logistics or distribution environment Strong understanding of UK transport legislation, compliance, and fleet operations Experience managing teams within a night or shift-based operation Commercially aware with the ability to manage costs alongside service delivery Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage teams Experience using transport management systems (TMS) and operational reporting tools CPC qualification What's on Offer Opportunity to take ownership of a critical night operation within a growing logistics environment Autonomy to drive performance, standards, and improvements Stable Monday-Friday night shift pattern Competitive salary and benefits package At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data