Senior Planning & Inventory Manager

Are you looking for a fulfilling and rewarding career rather than just another job? Do you have experience working within planning? Are you keen to expand upon that experience with a forward-thinking company that really delivers progression and personal growth? Then you’re in the right place! This isn’t just another job opportunity… this is a M&S job opportunity!

This is an exciting new opportunity to join the GXO team as a Senior Planning & Inventory Manager. Dedicated to our M&S operation in Thorncliffe, Sheffield, you’ll be responsible for setting the strategy for labour planning and best in class utilisation on site, utilising the talent of the team and current planning tools, as well as exploring alternative tools and ways of working to add further value.

This is a full time, permanent role. The working hours are Monday to Friday 37.5 per week, with some flexibility on start time between 08:00 and 09:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

You’ll be paid a salary of up to £55,000 per annum, depending upon experience. You’ll also get 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. You’ll have access to private healthcare, a dental plan, a workplace pension, our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with. Plus, many other perks such as a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme and our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Ensuring the efficient operation of both internal and external planning functions, setting the strategy for labour planning and best in class utilisation on site, utilising the talent of the team and current planning tools, as well as exploring alternative tools and ways of working to add further value
• Focus on the strategy and direction given to the team to maintain accurate stock availability, optimising storage capacities, and providing management information (MI) to enable strategic decision-making
• Lead your teams in a manner that fosters a positive, collaborative culture while ensuring continuous improvement, safety, and quality standards are met, also supporting the development and upskilling of their your members
• Liaise regularly with the customer and internal stakeholders, to showcase options and proposals to drive efficiency, processing large volumes of data to draw out insightful conclusions to shape decisions

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• You’ll have experience in logistics planning, inventory management and storage operations, preferably in a 24/7 operational environment, and ideally in eCommerce or Retail
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and develop staff
• Confident communication skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with both customers and other sites, enabling synergies and collaborative opportunities
• Experience with warehouse management systems (DLX preferable), and data tools such as Power BI, Tablo and Python is highly desirable

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.

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