Area Manager – South West of England
Video‑chat: 2 days ago – Be among the first 25 applicants
📍 Home based with expected travel across South West of England
🪙 £41,000 + Car Allowance or Company Car and fantastic company benefits
Flexible working hours are required due to the geographical nature of the area. Evenings and occasional weekend work may be necessary.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the road transport industry and have experience in stakeholder engagement and relationship building?
Join the Road Haulage Association (RHA) as an Area Manager, supporting our membership, stakeholders, and the industry to ensure high levels of service and satisfaction. This key member‑facing role will act as the main point of contact for the South West of England area, delivering tailored support, personalised guidance, and proactive outreach.
What you’ll do
• Drive membership retention and growth by building strong relationships, providing expert guidance, and promoting RHA’s full range of services.
• Engage with members and stakeholders across multiple channels, offering support on employment and transport matters and identifying opportunities to enhance their experience.
• Represent RHA at events, raise awareness of campaigns and initiatives, and champion the association at stakeholder engagements.
• Use data and technology for continuous improvement in membership engagement, ensuring services remain relevant, responsive, and impactful.
What you need
• Full UK driving licence.
• Strong knowledge of the logistics and coach sectors and a solid understanding of operational legislation, employment relations, and commercial matters (including O’ Licences, tachograph records, and grievance procedures).
• Proven track record in business development or relationship management – ideally within the transport or membership sectors.
• Excellent communication, public speaking and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Highly organised, tech‑savvy with CRM systems and Microsoft Office, comfortable working independently.
• Strategic thinker, hands‑on, adaptable, proactive and committed to continuous learning.
• Flexibility to travel and work evenings.
What we offer
• Competitive remuneration and benefits: 25 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays, paid leave for charity projects, and optional additional holiday.
• Extensive benefit package: private medical and dental insurance (from completion of probation), cycle scheme, monthly prize draw, Medicash, and pension schemes.
• Extensive learning and development pathways to support your career progress.
Support
RHA welcomes reasonable adjustments and accessibility requests (e.g. extended interview time, sign language interpreter, assistive technology). Contact our HR team for support. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full‑time
Job function
* Business Development, Customer Service, and Administrative
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