Manager Implementations & Turnarounds - System Support | Continental Europe 1 1

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Neuilly-sur-Seine; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible location

Travel across Europe

Dynamic organisation

Cross-functional teams

Résumé du poste

GXO Logistics seeks an Implementation and Turnaround Manager to drive WMS implementations across Continental and Central Europe. You will lead cross-functional teams, optimize warehouse processes, and ensure seamless WMS integration with operational goals.

A focus on continuous improvement and data-driven decisions will shape your work while traveling across Europe. The role requires a master’s in a related field, at least 5 years in warehouse ops with WMS experience, and strong communication in

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, IT Systems or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years in warehouse operations with focus on WMS.
• Strong WMS knowledge: Reflex/Web, JDA, Manhattan or similar.
• Experience with reporting tools such as Power BI, Qlik or Tableau.

Responsabilités

• Support on implementations: act as IT counterpart for local teams.
• Lead IT workstreams, align with operational objectives.
• Assess WMS design and implementation plans; perform gap analysis.
• Oversee WMS projects and change initiatives with cross-functional teams.
• Design WMS processes with operations, IT and customers.
• Lead training for warehouse staff and management on WMS.
• Drive continuous WMS improvements and best practices.
• Use WMS data to monitor metrics and drive decisions.

Connaissances

WMS implementation

Cross-functional leadership

Change management

Data analytics

Travel flexibility

Formation

Master's degree in Supply Chain / Logistics / IT Systems

Outils

Reflex (Web)

JDA

Manhattan

Power BI

Qlik

Tableau

Description du poste

Join GXO Logistics in a dynamic role driving WMS implementations across Continental and Central Europe. You’ll lead cross-functional teams, optimize warehouse processes, and ensure seamless WMS integration with operational goals. With a focus on continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making, you’ll support system users, manage change initiatives, and deliver strategic impact traveling around Europe.

Join GXO Logistics in a dynamic role driving WMS implementations across Continental and Central Europe. You’ll lead cross-functional teams, optimize warehouse processes, and ensure seamless WMS integration with operational goals. With a focus on continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making, you’ll support system users, manage change initiatives, and deliver strategic impact traveling around Europe.

What does your day look like as Implementation and Turnaround Manager (systems support Europe)

• Support on Implementations: Assist local teams during implementations or business turnarounds by serving as the primary IT counterpart. Lead the IT workstream, ensuring effective integration and alignment with operational objectives.
• Implementations & Projects Reviews: Critically assess and challenge WMS design & implementation plans. Identify weaknesses through gap analysis and contribute to corrective actions, ensuring robust and effective deployment.
• Project & Change Management: Oversee and coordinate WMS project execution and change initiatives. Manage cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery and smooth adoption of changes. For some projects you will be an external stakeholder but are required to influence the local team to drive successful outcomes as one team
• Process Design for WMS: Collaborate with operations, IT, and customers to develop functional designs and blueprints for WMS. Assist in rolling out these designs on the shop floor, ensuring practical application, use of best practice and operational efficiency.
• WMS Training and Support: Lead training programs for warehouse staff and management teams to ensure a comprehensive understanding of WMS functionalities. Provide ongoing support to system users by troubleshooting issues and identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Continuous Improvement on WMS: Gather, define, and implement WMS best practices to optimize processes and achieve operational excellence. Continuously assess and challenge implementation plans to identify and address weaknesses, leveraging experience to drive improvements.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize WMS data and analytics to monitor and report on key metrics such as order accuracy, inventory turnover, and warehouse labour productivity. Provide insights to drive performance improvements and decision-making at both tactical and strategic levels.

What we offer you

• You will work in a dynamic organization where development and personal contribution are central
• For this position you will be regularly working at various locations of GXO in Europe
• A job with a lot of responsibility, where no day is the same
• Enterprising, open and informal organizational culture
• Location is flexible; you can be based in Spain, Italy, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Romania or Czech Republic

What do you need to be successful?

• Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, IT Systems, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in warehouse operations with a focus on WMS implementation and optimization.
• Strong proficiency in WMS systems (e.g., Reflex (Web), JDA, Manhattan or other leading WMS platforms)
• Deep understanding of operational processes
• Knowledge about reporting tools (Power Bi, Qlik, Tableau, ...)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and change management
• Extensive travel within Europe is required for this role. Flexibility to travel at short notice and to be away from home base for extended periods
• Experience of new logistics 3rd party business start ups
• Strong communication skills in English and at least one other European language. Additional languages are a plus with a preference for Spanish or French

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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