General Manager
Are you ready for the next step in your career journey? Are you an experienced General Manager, looking for your next challenge? If you have the drive and focus to take your career one step further then read on!
Here at GXO, we’re currently looking for a General Manager to lead our site in Harlow. We’re looking for a results-driven General Manager to lead our shared user site in Harlow, supporting our high-profile client. This is a key leadership role overseeing luxury fashion FMCG warehousing and shared user transport operations, with a strong focus on QHSE, compliance, and GXO’s Road to Zero safety culture.
This is a full time, permanent role, with Monday – Friday, working hours, with a need of flexibility in terms of working hours, this is logistics after all
Pay, benefits and more:
You’ll be paid a salary of up to £95,000 per annum, depending upon experience. You’ll also receive 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days so you can enjoy a positive work-life balance. Your benefits package includes a company car or car allowance, a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical and dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll 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:
- Budget responsibility, ensuring contract KPIs and budgets are achieved, contribute to quarterly costs budgets covering all aspects of the site.
- Oversee daily operations of customer accounts, ensuring premium product handling and brand-aligned service.
- Maintain rigorous standards for inventory accuracy, product presentation, and order fulfilment.
- Manage transport operations, balancing efficiency and service excellence.
- Collaborate with GXO’s transport network and ensure seamless execution.
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Proven experience in a similar senior management role across both a transport & warehousing
- Proven experience in luxury fashion FMCG logistics and shared transport environments.
- Strong understanding of warehouse operations and transport planning
- Demonstrated leadership in QHSE and transport compliance
- Awareness of differing commercial mechanisms as well as understanding P&Ls.
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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.
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