Warehouse Team Leader
Are you a motivated leader ready to take the next step in your career?
Do you bring experience from fast-paced warehouse or logistics environments and thrive on driving performance through teamwork? If you're looking for a role that offers challenge, growth, and the chance to make a real impact—this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
We are looking for a Warehouse Team Leader that can lead from the front to join our site in Merlin Park, Birmingham. You will provide first level support to the Shift Manager in managing the team as they carry out their daily tasks by maintaining a consistent presence within the operation.
This is a full time, permanent position. You will be working any 5 days from 7, between the hours of 10:00 – 18:00.
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of £28,663.698 per annum and 20 days annual leave (plus 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:
- You will lead your team and coordinate activities that will achieve business goals, whilst promoting a team-based culture
- Responsible for daily supervision of warehouse operatives, agency staff and warehouse resources in line with operational responsibility to run according to set targets, deadlines and customer requirements
- Respond constructively to internal and external customer requests while developing and maintaining effective communication
- Encourage the process of continuous improvement to procedures
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Experience working in a leadership role, ideally within a fast-paced warehouse environment
- People management and line management experience
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and project management skills
- Ability to hold difficult conversations with underperforming staff
- Good communication skills – written and verbal
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.