Transport Supervisor

GXO; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a Transport Supervisor to manage and lead their transport operations in Hemel Hempstead. Responsibilities include route planning, team leadership, and compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates should have experience in transport operations and strong leadership skills. The role offers a salary of up to £38,913.90 per annum and benefits including generous leave and a pension scheme. Join a company that values diversity and fosters innovation in supply chain solutions.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Experience with transport operations and relevant legislation (e.g., tachograph policies).
• Ability to effectively resource plan and make cost-effective decisions.
• Strong leadership and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily transport activities, including route planning and resource allocation.
• Lead and manage the delivery team, maintaining engagement and morale.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and legal regulations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve transport-related issues.
• Achieve operational targets and ensure high customer satisfaction.

Skills

Transport operations experience

Leadership skills

Strong communication

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 efficiency 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.