Duty Section Manager

Are you a confident leader ready to take on a role where scale, pace, and impact go hand in hand?

Do you thrive in high-volume eCommerce operations where no two days are the same?

Looking to develop teams and drive performance in one of the UK’s largest fulfilment environments?

Here at GXO, we’re looking for a Duty Section Manager to join our high-performing ASOS Barnsley operation. This is no ordinary site! This is one of the largest single-site fulfilment centres in the UK, a massive 1.1 million square foot facility that ships to over 150 countries worldwide. In this role, you’ll take ownership of a key operational area, leading, motivating, and developing your team to deliver against demanding KPIs while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and service. You’ll play a vital role in driving performance, building capability, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement across a truly dynamic and fast-paced environment.

This is a full-time, permanent position where you will be working on any 5 out of 7 rotation Tuesday to Saturday 14:45 – 23:15

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £38,251.20 per annum and 264 hours annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, 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:

• Lead and develop First Line Managers and operational teams to achieve performance and service targets
• Drive a strong Health & Safety culture, ensuring full compliance and proactive risk management
• Manage daily operations including labour planning, workflow prioritisation, and performance monitoring
• Analyse performance data, identify root causes of issues, and implement continuous improvement solutions
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and create a positive, high-engagement team environment

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Proven leadership experience within a fast-paced logistics or warehouse environment
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a strong bias for action
• Strong people management skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop teams
• Experience working with KPIs, operational reporting, and performance management tools
• Good system knowledge (WMS preferred) and confidence using data to drive decisions

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.