Regional Transport Manager

GXO Logistics

  • Birmingham
  • £52,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 days ago
Are you an experienced Transport professional who can really deliver? Are you ready to drive your career forward? Transport yourself to GXO and find out more about how we do logistics differently!GXO is currently seeking a talented and driven individual to join our team as Regional Transport Manager on our WHSmith contract. Based at our Birmingham site, this role also includes oversight of operations at our Swindon location.You will lead the transport teams across both sites, ensuring the delivery of a best-in-class service for our customer. You will be accountable for safety, legal compliance, operator licensing, and the efficient execution of transport plans. A key part of your role will be to ensure that all customer SLAs and KPIs are consistently met and exceeded.The role is being offered on a full-time, permanent basis. You will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Flexibility will be required with your working hours - this is logistics after all!Pay, benefits and more:You'll be paid a salary of up to £52,000 per annum, depending upon experience. You'll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. Your benefits package includes a company car or car allowance of £505 per calendar month, a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical and dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You'll 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. You'll also have access to our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you're comfortable with. There's also our continued focus on internal promotions, over 60% last year!What you'll do on a typical day:
  • Ensure a legal, effective, consistent and efficient transport operation is maintained for all sites within your region, meeting agreed delivery schedules and optimising fleet use whilst achieving service levels, cost criteria and human resource commitments
  • Management, support and resolution of daily opportunities through your team, building a positive relationship with GXO teams and our customer
  • Provide leadership and guidance for the transport team to enable them to meet objectives, encouraging open communication, constructive feedback and engagement
  • Monitor transport operational expenditure and constantly review methods to improve operations to maximise plan adherence and performance
What you need to succeed at GXO:
  • A proven track record of a transport operational management background within a fast-paced distribution environment, preferably with exposure to retail
  • International CPC and an excellent working knowledge of transport compliance
  • Understanding of key operational cost drivers and P&L or cost centre management and cost focussed
  • The ability to lead, motivate and inspire your team with a real drive for optimisation, continuous improvement and safety
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

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