Transport First Line Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading logistics provider in the UK as a Team Manager, where you'll oversee operations and ensure customer satisfaction while developing your team's skills. Enjoy a competitive salary with benefits like healthcare, annual leave, and opportunities for internal promotions, all aimed at fostering a positive work-life balance.

Benefits

23 days annual leave including bank holidays

Private healthcare

Dental plan

Pension scheme

GXO University for skill development

High street discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role.
• Supervisory experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate team activities for efficient operations.
• Review labor requirements and produce work schedules.
• Identify talent and training requirements among team members.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning

Organizing

Job description

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You’ll be paid a salary of up to £35,692 per annum, which includes a night shift premium. You’ll also receive 23 days annual leave (including 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:

• Manage and coordinate the work activities within your team to execute the most efficient operation on behalf of our customers, ensuring customer satisfaction and procedural conformance
• Review labour requirements with the operations manager, planning against volumes and activities to produce labour requirements and work schedules to include contingency plans and overtime requirements
• Build and maintain your team members in line with our people plan, identifying talent and training requirements or other opportunities for development
• Responsible for managing change positively and effectively by pro-actively managing operational planning and changing customer requirements

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Demonstrable experience within a similar role, experience supervising a team and an operational understanding of a fast paced transport environment
• Strong leadership skills with excellent communication skills, to champion a can-do attitude
• Experience of managing conflicting priorities, along with planning and organising skills
• You will be comfortable taking responsibility demonstrating commitment and leading by example