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You're a UK logistics or distribution firm of 49 to 250 staff hiring warehouse operatives, drivers and transport planners on repeat, without a dedicated recruitment team.
You want to fill permanent roles quickly and predictably, paying 8% only when someone starts rather than a 15 to 25% agency fee on every hire.
You need to see a ranked shortlist fast, keep every decision in your own hands, and move seasonal peaks without adding retained fees.
You're scaling a distribution centre or fleet and want a repeatable way to hire supply chain coordinators and inventory controllers as demand grows.
If you're our candidate page looking for logistics work, this page is for employers, but Reed.ai is free for you and worth a look.
If you need a senior, confidential search for a head of logistics or operations director, our fully managed Blended Pro service is the better route.
If you need contract or interim drivers and operatives at scale to cover peak seasons, Reed Talent Solutions handles high-volume temporary staffing.
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Challenge. A 180-staff Tier 2 supplier needed to open a second distribution centre and hire warehouse operatives, HGV drivers and a transport planner, all without a 15 to 25% agency fee on each role.
Approach. They described each role once. Reed.ai searched 15 million UK candidates and returned a ranked shortlist in under 30 seconds, contacted matched people in under 1 minute and booked interviews in under 3 minutes.
Outcome. The hiring manager reviewed ranked shortlists the same afternoon and kept every decision in-house, moving straight from shortlist to booked interviews without chasing an account manager.
Result. All roles were filled in 14 days, at a cost around 80% lower than the equivalent agency fees, with the second site staffed and running on schedule.
