First Line Manager (Nights)

Is it time for you to take the next step in your career? Does leading a team of people and coordinating daily tasks to achieve business goals excite you? Do you want to work for a fantastic company that really value their staff?

We are looking for an Outbound First Line Manager to join one of our biggest online fashion retailers’ sites in Barnsley. You lead a team of people and coordinate activities to achieve business goals through focussing on continuous improvement and promoting a team-based culture.

This is a full-time, permanent position. You’ll be working Tuesday to Saturday, covering the hours of 22:45 till 07:15.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £34,091.20 per annum and 29 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, 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:

• Manage the allocation of work on a daily basis, controlling headcount and overtime budgets and ensuring cost, quality and delivery targets are met
• Monitor team absence and performance, taking action where necessary
• Work alongside the site quality team to ensure metrics (KPI) and team are managed in line with the site SLA’s
• Manage your team’s DCPM effectively to meet or exceed site requirements, and providing weekly DCPM reports to line manager

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience of working in a complex, fast-moving logistics/warehouse environment, ideally within eCommerce
• The ability to work on your own initiative, whilst effectively leading a team
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Knowledge of the end-to-end warehouse processes, health and safety and IOSH is highly desirable

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.

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.