BU IT Lead

Logistics at full potential
Working at GXO Logistics means working in a dynamic and international organization. A fascinating environment with plenty of room for personal input and development. Employees at GXO Logistics are in charge of their own success. Whatever your position at GXO Logistics, you will face new challenges every day, which will enable you to develop optimally. We support you in your development, so that you can contribute to the entrepreneurship of our organization.

As a Business Unit IT Lead in our team you will be accountable for overseeing all IT matters for a respective Business Unit from future planning to follow-up on patterns in daily matters. In addition, you will be driving commercial and business development activities in tenders and customer-facing activities.

What you do on a typical day

• Act as an IT Business Partner for respective Business Units – keep oversight of IT matters for respective entities
• Lead IT business development activities, including the delivery of RFQ/tender response and related solution proposition including cost estimates in relation to business case
• Work with business on creation and conceptualization of new ideas, projects, plans and initiatives. Translate these into required IT solutions
• Manage IT representation in front of customers and business
• Monitor emerging and market trends; inject innovation into business areas
• Build optimal working relationship with customers and business entities
• Drive organizational change in line with strategy. Co-drive IT Management Team agenda and Business IT Lead agenda
• Contribute to IT product management
   

What we offer you

• Competitive salary, bonus, company car, laptop and smartphone
• Dynamic organization in which personal and professional development is a central theme
• Entrepreneurial, open and informal organizational culture
   

What you need to succeed at GXO  

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in computer science, business or a comparable discipline
• Good knowledge of WMS systems at conceptual functional level
• Minimum of 7 years’ management experience in a complex, high demanding and fast-paced international environment, preferably in Supply Chain industry
• Excellent knowledge in  English language, oral and written. Dutch language skills preferred.

Your working environment
Working at GXO Logistics means working in a dynamic and international organization. A fascinating environment with plenty of room for personal input and development. Employees at GXO Logistics are in charge of their own success. Whatever your position at GXO Logistics, you will face new challenges every day, which will enable you to develop optimally. We support you in your development, so that you can contribute to the entrepreneurship of our organisation.

GXO Logistics offers advanced supply chain solutions for the world's most successful companies in many industries; like e-commerce, food & retail and industrial multinationals. In the BeNe region (The Netherlands and Belgium) GXO BeNe operates from +30 different locations with its headquarters in Eindhoven (NL).

Want to know more about GXO Logistics?

Watch the video below or visit our website gxo.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P7NC8gl3bg

In short, this is the next place you want to work!

For more information, please contact Julia Gerrits (Corporate Recruiter)

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.