Lee Smith CILT

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Transport Manager at Tomsetts Distribution Ltd

United Kingdom

Overview

Experienced Transport Manager at Tomsetts Distribution, specializing in logistics, compliance, and fleet management for vehicles up to HGVs. He is CILT certified and focuses on optimizing routes and planning to boost productivity while maintaining staff wellbeing.

Outside of work, Lee follows professional golf and the PGA TOUR. He also has a keen interest in the automotive sector, particularly in the brand and vehicles of Volvo Cars.

He began his logistics career with DHL while still in school, working his way up from a warehouse operative to a supervisor.

Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Tough To Convince

Process Oriented

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Fleet Optimization
His background is centered on planning and route development to maximize workloads and ensure productivity for fleets of all sizes.
Logistics Compliance
He emphasizes the importance of regulations and compliance, holding a Certificate of Professional Competence for Transport Managers.
Workforce Wellbeing
He states that ensuring staff wellbeing is a daily goal, believing that a happy and productive workforce delivers superior results.

Media Appearances

Lee has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Transport Manager at Tomsetts Distribution Ltd
2-2025 - 10-2025
Fleet Manager at SafeSite Facilities Ltd
10-2023 - 10-2025
Senior Transport Planner at SafeSite Facilities Ltd
9-2016 - 10-2023
Depot Manager at Culligan Water
2-2004 - 9-2016
AM Senior Ops Agent at DHL

Education

Education details unavailable from Boundstone Community College

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Insights For Selling To Lee

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Lee is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Lee

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Lee move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Lee take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Lee

Personality Compatibility


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