Transport Administrator

Are you interested in building a career for yourself in Transport?

Here at GXO, we are looking for a Transport Administrator to join our team in Thrapston, Kettering supporting our customer, Primark. Reporting to the Transport Team Manager, you will be responsible for general administration duties in-line with Transport legislations, company policy and procedure.

This is a full time, permanent position, working any 5 from 7, consisting of the hours of 22:00 till 06:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £27,500.00 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). In addition to generous remuneration, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Assisting the Transport Team Manager with general administration duties in-line with Transport legislation, company policy and procedures 
• Ensuring good standards of Health and Safety processes are followed by yourself and the team
• Regular communication with the planning department of any delays / lateness / issues  
• Primary point of contact for customer enquiries / changes to schedule, ensuring these are logged accurately

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• To be able to effectively communicate with customer, suppliers and colleagues
• Must have a flexible approach and be willing to carry out varied tasks positively, reliably and accurately
• An excellent team player, able to work on own initiative and make decisions 
• A background in logistics is preferred, although full training will be given

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.