Logistics Manager - Low Carbon Transport

Logistics Manager – Low Carbon Transport

Location:

UK Midlands

Climate
17 is working with a fast-growing low-carbon transport and energy infrastructure business supporting the decarbonisation of the UK freight and logistics sector. The organisation designs, builds, owns, and operates a national network of alternative fuel refuelling infrastructure, enabling large commercial fleets to significantly reduce emissions while maintaining operational reliability.

With major investment secured and a clear growth strategy in place, the business is entering an expansion phase that includes the rollout of multiple large-scale public-access refuelling sites at key logistics hubs across the UK. As a result, they are seeking a Logistics Manager to play a critical role in ensuring transport operations scale efficiently, compliantly, and cost-effectively.

The Logistics Manager will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day transport operations while shaping future haulage strategy to support continued growth. This is a hands-on operational leadership role, combining people management, third-party logistics oversight, and close collaboration with finance and senior leadership.

• Manage third-party logistics (3PL) providers to ensure service, compliance, and cost targets are consistently met.
• Lead and develop a small transport planning team, providing coaching and support to deliver effective and efficient daily transport plans.
• Define and implement future haulage strategies aligned with the organisation’s expansion and operational requirements.
• Work closely with finance and senior leadership to develop, manage, and report against budgets, KPIs, and business plans.
• Collaborate with other functional managers to ensure a coordinated approach to asset, people, and operational management.
• Take ownership of troubleshooting and resolving ad hoc logistics issues and contributing to related operational projects as required.

The successful candidate will be highly organised, detail-oriented, and motivated by continuous improvement. You will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, operationally critical environment and able to build strong working relationships across teams.

• Transport Manager CPC qualification with proven transport planning experience.
• Demonstrable experience managing 3PL providers within a supply chain or logistics environment.
• Strong understanding of current UK transport legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience managing budgets, cost controls, and performance metrics.
• Excellent planning, organisational, and analytical skills with strong numerical capability.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence using wider Microsoft Office applications.
• A proactive problem-solving mindset with the confidence to challenge and improve existing processes.

• Competitive base salary and company pension.
• Private healthcare and life insurance.
• Ongoing training and professional development support.
• Discretionary performance-related bonus.
• 25 days’ annual leave.
• Additional allowance when covering out-of-hours remote operational support.

• This is a full-time, office-based role located at a remote monitoring and operations centre in the midlands.
• Occasional travel to operational sites and the company’s London office will be required.
• Standard mileage allowance and expenses provided for business travel outside the primary location.