Transport Administrator

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Dental insurance

24/7 online GP service

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

GXO Logistics is hiring a Transport Administrator for our Doncaster Home Delivery team. The role is full-time, five days out of seven, with early and late shift patterns to cover deliveries and trunking.

You will coordinate daily transport operations, allocate drivers and vehicles, and ensure compliance and accurate records. You will work closely with drivers, provide route information, monitor performance and respond quickly to delays or issues while upholding high safety standards and customer

Qualifications

• Strong communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• IT literate with knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily transport operations, ensuring deliveries and shuttle activities are completed on time.
• Allocate drivers, vehicles and workloads, monitor fleet movements and respond to delays.
• Provide briefings and ensure drivers have correct paperwork and route information.
• Maintain safety and compliance, including drivers’ hours and vehicle checks.
• Monitor transport KPIs and record daily/weekly reporting and customer issues.

Skills

Strong communication

Highly organized

IT literate

Transport systems experience

Tools

Flexipod/Winsight

Vision

Telematics

Job description

Have you been involved in the transport function within logistics and are looking to further your career? Are you a problem solver with great initiative? Do you pride yourself on your attention to detail? Do you want to work for a fantastic company with great culture and strong values?

Here at GXO, we’re recruiting a Transport Administrator to join our busy dynamic Home Delivery team in Doncaster, DN4 5PD.

Working Hours:

This is a full‑time role, working 5 days out of 7, shifts patterns include:

• 04:30 – 13:00
• 06:00 – 14:30
• 10:00 – 18:30
• 12:30 – 21:00

Pay, benefits and more:

As a Transport Administrator, you will receive:

• An annual salary of £29,270.77
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Holiday pay and workplace pension
• 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!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Coordinate daily transport operations, ensuring planned deliveries, trunking and shunting activities are completed efficiently and on time
• Allocate drivers, vehicles and workloads, monitoring fleet movements and responding quickly to delays or operational issues
• Support and communicate with drivers, providing briefings, guidance and ensuring they have the correct paperwork, equipment and route information
• Maintain safety and compliance, including drivers’ hours, Working Time Regulations, vehicle checks, defect reporting and company procedures
• Monitor performance and maintain accurate records, including transport KPIs, delivery issues, customer complaints, shift handovers and daily/weekly reporting

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and error‑free work
• IT literate, with good knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Excel
• Experience using transport systems, Flexipod/Winsight, Vision, Telematics, with previous experience in logistics advantageous
• Flexible, reliable, and able to multitask in a fast‑paced environment while meeting deadlines

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.