Planning Specialist

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Bishop's Cleeve; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Dental insurance plans

GP service 24/7 online

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

GXO University

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking a Planning Specialist to join our Castore operation in Knowsley. The role focuses on coordinating transport bookings, managing carrier relationships, and ensuring smooth stock flow through the site.

Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:00, with flexibility in a fast-paced logistics environment. You will collaborate with operational teams and third-party providers to meet site SLAs, maintain accurate planning, and support reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Proven track record within a logistics environment.
• Ability to work under tight timescales and manage multiple data sources.
• Strong literacy of computer systems and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of the business.
• Organised and proactive, able to manage multiple tasks concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transport bookings and capacity with the shift management team.
• Liaise between warehouse, customer operations, and third-party providers.
• Support reporting, KPI tracking, and performance metrics for transport activities.
• Collaborate with carrier management to build accurate reporting on transport metrics.
• Ensure resources and planning documents are kept up to date and accurate.

Skills

Logistics experience

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Planning

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you highly organised with a passion for planning, problem-solving, and keeping operations running smoothly? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly? Looking for an opportunity to develop your career with a growing contract and a business that does logistics differently?

GXO is currently looking for a Planning Specialist to join our Castore operation in Knowsley. This is a key role within the operation, responsible for coordinating transport bookings, managing carrier relationships, and supporting the successful flow of stock through the site. Working closely with operational teams, customers, and third-party providers, you'll help ensure service levels are achieved while maintaining accurate planning and reporting processes.

This is a full time, permanent position, where you’ll be working Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 16:00. However flexibility is essential, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of up to £29,000 per annum. You’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, 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! Including our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Operate within a face-paced working environment where task requirement can change rapidly
• Reporting directly into the shift management team to confirm transport booking and capacity capability
• Liaison between the warehouse and customer operations management teams fostering collaborative working
• Where possible, working in tandem with the GXO carrier management team to build success reporting against key transport metrics
• Managing priority shipments alongside the operational management team to ensure volume throughput aligns with site SLA requirements
• Working with third party courier businesses to ensure that adequate arrangements are made in good time to achieve customer promise
• Working with the site operational management team to accurately plan resources and keep reporting documents up to date

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven track record within a logistics environment, or similar
• Ability to work within tight timescales, effectively manage workload, and work confidently with multiple forms of data
• Strong literacy of computer systems and the Microsoft package
• Exemplary communication skills, and an ability to confidently converse across all levels of the business as required
• An organised and proactive individual able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously whilst also able to report confidently to key 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.