Operations Manager

Are you a Warehouse Operational Leader looking to take the next steps in your career? Or perhaps you’re an experienced Warehouse Operations Manager who feels ready for their next opportunity to make their mark? Maybe you’ve been part of a new site start-up and are keen to put those skills into practice again, then look no further!

Here at GXO we have an exciting new opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our multiuser site in Peterborough. You’ll play a vital role in supporting the senior leadership team in ensuring colleagues meet or exceed operational requirements for our customer. This will involve organising colleagues and supervising workload to meet targets and KPIs, within the agreed timeframe.

This is a full-time, permanent role, with a shift pattern of Monday till Friday, covering the hours of 08:30 till 17:00. However, some flexibility on hours and days will be required. This is logistics, after all.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of £55,000. In addition, we offer 33 days 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:

• Review and evaluate the warehouse plans daily making recommendations for changes as appropriate to ensure all KPI’s are achieved and improved upon
• To manage and control all warehouse operational areas and ensure customer satisfaction and KPI’s are achieved in order to maintain and improve effective relationships with the customer.
• Work with the SLT and Customer to identify further opportunities and recommendations for improvements through the use of innovation which enhance the quality of our service provision and reduce cost or waste.
• Provide leadership to direct reports and ensure all operational procedures and processes are adhered to ensuring the effective flow of goods into, through and out of the site and safe onward transportation to their final point of delivery.
• To liaise with Customer covering all aspects of warehouse operation, promotions, targets, errors and performance measures.

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience managing a fast-paced warehouse operation within a senior leadership role
• Understanding & demonstrable experience of managing an E-fulfilment fashion retail Operation
• Ability to establish and manage continuous improvement initiatives, whilst driving efficiency
• Highly analytical and IT literate, with experience of WMS systems

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.