Senior Team Leader

GXO; Crawley; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain solutions provider in Crawley is seeking a Warehouse Team Leader to manage day-to-day operations. In this full-time role, you will lead a high-performing team to ensure efficiency and safety. Responsibilities include meeting KPIs and supporting logistics processes. The ideal candidate has experience in warehouse leadership, strong communication skills, and a proactive attitude. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits including a pension scheme and 25 days of annual leave.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Company-sponsored pension scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a warehouse or logistics leadership role.
• Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing priorities.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques such as Lean or Six Sigma is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team to achieve performance objectives.
• Monitor compliance with Health & Safety policies.
• Support operational processes across goods in, packing, kitting, goods out.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Proactive attitude

IT skills (Microsoft Office)

Adaptability

Job description

Are you a natural leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you enjoy motivating teams to deliver exceptional results? Are you passionate about driving operational excellence and exceeding customer expectations?

Here at GXO, we are recruiting for a Warehouse Team Leader to join our team and ensure smooth, efficient operations while leading and developing a high‑performing team.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you’ll play a key role in managing day‑to‑day warehouse activities at our Thales contract in Crawley, ensuring KPIs are met and fostering a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement. This is a hands‑on leadership role where your ability to motivate, organize, and communicate will make a real impact.

This is a full‑time permanent position. You’ll be working Monday to Friday, covering the hours of 07:30 till 16:00 Mon‑Thurs and 07:30‑12:30 Fridays. Some flexibility is required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £35,000 per annum, depending on experience, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). A company‑sponsored pension scheme, life assurance, and death in service.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead and motivate a team of Multi‑Task Operatives (MTOs) to achieve and exceed performance objectives
• Manage resources effectively to meet KPIs for quality, service, and attendance
• Monitor and report on team performance, identifying areas for improvement
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety policies and conduct regular safety talks
• Support operational processes across goods in, packing, kitting, goods out, loading, and unloading

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven experience in a warehouse or logistics leadership role
• Strong communication and team management skills with a proactive, “can‑do” attitude
• Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing priorities
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office, and familiarity with warehouse systems
• Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques such as Lean or Six Sigma is 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.