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Transport Manager - Bury
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The Role & Key Responsibilities
Job Title: Transport Manager
Location: Bury St Edmunds, UK
Contract type and shift: Permanent, Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week.
Package includes: Salary from £50,000 per year, plus pension contributions matched up to 10% and access to flexible benefits that support your development, wellbeing and everyday life.
We're looking for a Transport Manager to take ownership of our transport operation, leading a team of LGV Drivers while ensuring safe, compliant and cost-effective distribution. You'll play a pivotal role in optimising fleet performance, improving efficiencies and delivering outstanding service to our customers.
What you'll be doing
- Leading and developing a team of drivers to deliver a safe, high-performing operation
- Managing transport compliance, including DVSA, WTD, O-Licence and CPC requirements
- Working closely with Planning, Production and Customer Services to maximise service levels
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives and identifying operational efficiencies
- Managing transport budgets, KPIs and performance metrics
- Maintaining the highest standards of health & safety, feed safety and vehicle compliance
What we're looking for
- CPC National Road Haulage qualification
- O-Licence Holder experience
- Proven transport, fleet or distribution management experience
- Strong people leadership and performance management skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities
- A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence
Where growth meets purpose
What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all. With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team we’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.
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We’re thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This is a proud moment for us all. It highlights the real progress we’ve made to build a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and fair for everyone. Over the last 5 years we have rebuilt our talent management practices, from inclusive hiring, to transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and the momentum of our Employee Network Groups. Our actions are embedding inclusion at the heart of how we operate and creating a culture where people can be themselves
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Rewarding your passion
When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits - these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.
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About Us
ABN is the UK’s number one animal feed business, serving pig and poultry producers across the UK. These range from large corporate customers through to family-owned farm enterprises. We service these customers with feed, nutrition, advice, and related services.
We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry.
Application Notes
We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we’d love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can - it will only take a few minutes.
When you do, we’ll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive - or show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions and this won’t affect your application.
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