Department Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Company pension

Private medical & dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits platform

Cycle to work scheme

High street discounts

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. seeks an experienced Department Manager Nights for the River Island operation in Milton Keynes. You will lead a high-performing night shift, develop people, and drive operational excellence in a fast-paced ecommerce-enabled warehouse.

You'll balance customer expectations with team performance, monitor KPIs and costs, and foster a positive culture. The role offers a full-time, permanent contract with Monday–Friday 17:00–01:00 hours and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience in a complex, fast-moving logistics/warehouse environment, ideally within eCommerce.
• Ability to work on your own initiative while effectively leading a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of end-to-end warehouse processes and health and safety; IOSH is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational performance by monitoring KPIs, progress and costs against budget.
• Create and maintain a positive team culture, encouraging involvement from all team members.
• Manage the allocation of work day-to-day ensuring cost, quality and delivery targets are met.
• Promote flexibility through skills training and personal development.

Skills

Team leadership

KPI management

Communication skills

Health and safety knowledge

Logistics/warehouse experience

Education

IOSH certification (desirable)

Job description

Ready to lead high-performing warehouse teams within one of GXO’s flagship eCommerce operations? Are you passionate about creating a positive, high-performing team culture where colleagues can succeed and grow?
Can you balance people, performance, and customer expectations while delivering results in a demanding operational environment? If so, we would love to hear from you

Here at GXO, we’re looking for an experienced Department Manager Nights to join our River Island operation in Milton Keynes, where you’ll play a key role in delivering exceptional service, developing people and driving operational excellence. We're committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can develop their careers, contribute ideas, and make a real impact. You'll join a supportive leadership team with opportunities for progression in one of the world's leading logistics providers.

This is a full-time permanent position, working Monday to Friday 17:00 - 01:00

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salaryup to£35,984.00 per annum, 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:

• Drive operational performance by monitoring KPIs progress and performance and costs against budget
• Create and maintain a positive team culture and spirit, encouraging involvement from all team members when sharing group, divisional and team information
• Manage the allocation of work on a day-to-day basis ensuring cost, quality and delivery targets are met
• Promote flexibility through skills training and personal development

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience of working in a complex, fast-moving logistics/warehouse environment, ideally within eCommerce
• The ability to work on your own initiative, whilst effectively leading a team
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Knowledge of the end-to-end warehouse processes and health and safety, IOSH is highly desirable

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

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.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.