Transport Operations Manager

Ready to take the wheel of a high‑performing transport operation? Join us as our Transport Operations Manager based in our Dartford Sainsbury’s depot, where no two days are the same and your leadership truly makes a difference.

In this fast‑paced Transport Operations Manager role, you’ll own the day-to-day operation, leading from the front and inspiring a diverse team to deliver outstanding results for our customers. You’ll bring energy, drive and a passion for safety, people development and continuous improvement, creating a culture where teams feel supported, engaged and empowered to perform at their best.

From managing a large fleet to leading Transport Team Managers, Administrators and Drivers, you’ll be right at the heart of the action—driving performance, building strong relationships, and pushing for smarter, better ways of working every day.

This is a full time, permanent position for contracted hours of 40 per week. Working any 5 days out of 7, between the hours of 06:00 to 18:00 (flexibility required for business needs, due to being a 24/7 operation including weekends).

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £52,500 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance and access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Lead the day-to-day transport operation, ensuring smooth, safe and efficient delivery across the site
• Manage and inspire teams of drivers, shunters and Transport Team Managers to hit productivity and performance targets
• Champion a culture of safety, teamwork and development, putting colleague wellbeing first
• Drive performance and continuous improvement, delivering against KPIs, budgets and customer expectations
• Build strong stakeholder relationships while ensuring full compliance with legal, operational and customer requirements

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• People‑first leader with experience in culture change and strong employee relations knowledge (including Trade Union exposure)
• Driven and proactive, with a passion for continuous improvement in a transport operation (International CPC qualification required, NEBOSH would be a great advantage too!)
• Calm under pressure, able to maintain high standards while delivering to tight deadlines and cost targets
• Strong communicator and relationship builder, confident working with both internal and external stakeholders
• Organised and adaptable, with excellent time management and the ability to lead and deliver change effectively
• Tech‑savvy, able to use systems and IT to improve operational performance

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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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