Assistant Warehouse Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc; Greenford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Private medical & dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits platform

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts & saving schemes

Job summary

GXO is seeking an Assistant Warehouse Manager for the Greene King contract in Greenford. This role will lead a high‑performing team, deputise for the Warehouse Operations Manager, and ensure safe, compliant and efficient operations across all departments on shift.

You will oversee shifts from 07:00–15:00, 08:00–16:00, and 10:00–18:00, with occasional weekend on‑call duties. A salary of up to £44,000, 33 days leave, and a strong benefits package are on offer.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior operational leadership role within logistics, distribution or a comparable environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead managers and large teams in a fast-paced, high-demand setting.
• Strong knowledge of health & safety, food safety, security and operational compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Overall accountability for site operations during shift, including people, stock, equipment and security.
• Leadership and coordination of Warehouse Shift Managers to deliver agreed service levels and KPIs.
• Control and oversight of stock from receipt through to dispatch, ensuring inventory accuracy and stock integrity.
• Management of operational costs in line with budgets, including labour, agency and fleet usage.
• Effective deployment of resources to meet volume, throughput and service requirements.

Skills

Senior leadership

People management

Operational leadership

Health and safety knowledge

Job description

Are you the senior decision‑maker on shift? Are you responsible for managing risk, incidents, and seamless operations to meet service, safety, and financial targets? Do you have a proven track record of managing teams?

Here at GXO, we are looking for a resilient, proactive Assistant Warehouse Manager for our Greene King contract based in Greenford. You will optimise daily shifts and confidently deputise for the Warehouse OperationsManager. If you bring strong people development skills, and a methodical approach to operational excellence, this is your opportunity to lead a high-performing team! You’ll be accountable for the safe, compliant and efficient running of all operational departments during their shift. This includes full responsibility for people, stock, equipment, security, health & safety, and service delivery across warehouse and wider site operations.

This is a permanent, full-time position, working Monday to Friday, rotating over 07:00-15:00, 08:00-16:00 10:00-18:00 shift. You’ll need to be flexible with shifts to ensure consistent site leadership cover, including occasional weekend on‑call duties.

Pay, benefits and more: We’re looking to offer a salary of up to£44,000.00 and 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Overall accountability for site operations during shift, including people, stock, equipment and security
• Leadership and coordination of Warehouse Shift Managers to deliver agreed service levels and KPIs
• Control and oversight of stock from receipt through to dispatch, ensuring inventory accuracy and stock integrity
• Management of operational costs in line with agreed budgets, including labour, agency and fleet utilisation
• Effective deployment of resource to meet volume, throughput and service requirements

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience in a senior visible operational leadership role within logistics, distribution or a comparable environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead managers and large teams in a fast ‑ paced, pressurised environment
• Strong knowledge of health & safety, food safety, security and operational compliance requirements
• IOSH Managing Safely Qualification

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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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