Lead Project Manager

GXO Logistics; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/allowance

Pension scheme

Private medical & dental

Life assurance

24/7 online GP

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits platform discounts

Job summary

GXO Logistics is seeking a Lead Project Manager to join our Central Project Management team, focusing on New Business, to lead complex logistics transformation programmes.

You will partner with Business Development to shape proposals, define delivery plans, assess risks, and present solutions across UK opportunities. The role involves travel across the UK and engagement with diverse stakeholders to drive growth.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering large and complex projects in logistics.
• Strong knowledge of IT systems and infrastructure.
• Experience delivering large-scale transformational projects across varied environments.
• Analytical, methodical and solution-focused with strong stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Business Development and cross-functional teams to develop winning RFI, RFP and ITT proposals for new business opportunities.
• Create project delivery strategies, implementation plans, timelines and critical path analyses that demonstrate GXO's capability to deliver customer solutions.
• Define project resources, governance, dependencies, risks, mitigations and implementation costs to support robust commercial proposals and business cases.
• Present and influence stakeholders by articulating proposed solutions and delivery approaches.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder influence

Proposal development

Risk assessment

Analytical thinking

Tools

WMS

TMS

ERP

Automation systems

Job description

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a track record of delivering complex logistics transformation programmes? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where no two opportunities are the same and tight deadlines are the norm? Can you confidently shape, present and influence innovative customer solutions, working with evolving requirements?

At GXO, we're looking for a Lead Project Manager to join our high-performing Central Project Management team, focusing on New Business. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced logistics project manager to play a pivotal role in supporting our ambitious growth strategy.

Working closely with our Business Development teams, you'll help shape winning customer proposals by developing implementation strategies, delivery plans, critical path analyses, risk assessments and cost models for new business and transformational change opportunities. As a trusted expert, you'll use your operational and project delivery experience to demonstrate how GXO can successfully deliver complex customer solutions across multiple industry sectors.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working flexibly with travel across the UK as required to support customer opportunities and stakeholder engagement.

Pay, benefits and more:

• salary of up to £80,000 per annum, a performance related bonus of up to 15% and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• company car or car allowance
• company sponsored pension scheme
• private medical & dental insurance
• 24/7 online GP service
• life assurance
• fully comprehensive employee assistance programme.
• 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:

• Partner with Business Development and cross-functional teams to develop winning RFI, RFP and ITT proposals for new business opportunities.
• Create project delivery strategies, implementation plans, timelines and critical path analyses that demonstrate GXO's capability to successfully deliver customer solutions.
• Define project resources, governance, dependencies, risks, mitigations and implementation costs to support robust commercial proposals and business cases.
• Present and influence stakeholders by confidently articulating proposed solutions, delivery approaches and key project assumptions.
• Support project delivery excellence through effective handovers, while mentoring and coaching Project Managers across the wider team

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A proven track record of delivering large and complex projects and/or programmes within the logistics industry, backed by solid operational experience.
• Strong knowledge of IT systems and infrastructure - well-rounded experience of WMS, TMS, ERP and automation systems would be a big advantage.
• Experience delivering large-scale transformational projects across a variety of industry environments.
• An analytical, methodical and solution-focused approach towards your projects as well, as the ability to communicate and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders.

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.