Transport Supervisor

GXO Logistics; Carlton Colville; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a Transport Supervisor to manage the transport operation at the Hemel Hempstead depot. The role requires overseeing operations, leading team engagement, and ensuring compliance with transport regulations. You will be responsible for route planning, resource allocation, and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction. This full-time position offers a salary of up to £38,913.90 per annum and generous benefits including a pension scheme and holidays.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Onsite parking

Employee discount platform

Qualifications

• Understanding of transport regulations including tachograph policies.
• Ability to resource plan effectively.
• Experience leading and coaching teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage transport operations and oversee daily activities.
• Lead and engage delivery teams through communication.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and laws.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve transport issues.
• Achieve operational targets and ensure customer satisfaction.

Skills

Experience in transport operations

Leadership skills

Strong communication skills

Job description

Are you passionate to deliver transport operational excellence? Do you take pride in leading your team to deliver a smooth operation? If so, we at GXO have the role for you!

As our Transport Supervisor, you’ll be managing, leading and monitoring our transport operation, for our customer Cormar Carpets, based in our Hemel Hempstead depot. This is a varied opportunity, focusing on strategic route planning, resource allocation, fostering team engagement and delivering a smooth operation for our customer.

This is a full time, permanent position, predominately working Monday to Friday, between 12.00 PM to 20.00 PM. We do require flexibility on some occasions, this is logistics after all.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £38,913.90 per annum (pro rata) and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). In addition to generous remuneration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety‑first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Transport operations management: Oversee daily transport activities, including route planning, resource allocation, and driver supervision, ensuring smooth and efficient deliveries.
• Team leadership and management: Communicate effectively with delivery teams, maintain morale through engagement and 1:1s, and support recruitment, training, and coaching initiatives.
• Compliance: Maintain accurate records, update systems and spreadsheets, process employee paperwork, and ensure adherence to company policies and legal regulations.
• Stakeholder collaboration: Liaise with internal departments, suppliers, managers, and stakeholders to resolve transport‑related issues and drive accountability and professionalism.
• Performance & customer satisfaction: Achieve operational targets, contribute to continuous improvement, and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction in line with NPS standards.

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience and understanding of the movement of vehicles and legislations/compliance within transport operations (including tachograph policies, driving hours, Road Traffic Act etc).
• Resource plan, focusing on efficacy and cost‑effective decision making.
• Leadership skills, effective relationships through development, coaching and management.
• Strong communication skills with stakeholders at all levels.

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.