Planning Team Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

GXO Logistics, a leading logistics company, seeks a skilled professional for team management and operational support. The role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits, including healthcare and development opportunities. Ideal candidates will have logistics experience and strong analytical skills, enabling effective resource planning and communication across various teams.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private healthcare

Dental plan

Workplace pension

High street discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in demand, capacity, and resource planning in logistics.
• High level of IT capability, including spreadsheet and database manipulation.
• Confident communication skills for liaising across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational volume planning and resource allocation.
• Analyze data for operational forecasts to maximize efficiency.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team through the employee lifecycle.

Skills

Analytical skills

IT capability

Communication skills

Initiative

Job description

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You’ll be paid a salary of up to £40,000 - £45,000 per annum depending upon experience. 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. You’ll have access to private healthcare, a dental plan, a workplace pension, our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with. Plus, many other perks, such as a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme and our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Through deployment and team management support in the overall planning of the operational volumes, to ensure the required resources are on site, by area, by day
• Analysing and preparing data to support the operational departments with mid to long term forecasts to maximise efficiency
• Provide regular, timely updates for our customer and communicate with the operational team
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement but being involved in CI initiatives / projects and developing support structures through CI workshops, to ensure that organisational forecasting and planning continues to improve
• Lead, coach and develop the team; responsible for all people processes during the lifecycle of an employee, including T&A management, recruitment & selection, appraisal, and talent

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience in demand, capacity, and resource planning, preferably in third party logistics or a similar environment
• Be analytical with a high level of IT capability, including building and developing spreadsheets and databases to manipulate data
• C onfident communication skills as you’ll be liaising with multiple functions across the business, such as operations, finance and HR, senior management and the customer
• You’ll need to work well on your own initiative, taking responsibility for processes and your workload, as well as that of your team