Transport Supervisor

Do you have a solid background in a Transport environment? Are you looking for a new challenge or the next step in your career? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Here at GXO, we are looking for a Transport Supervisor to lead our team in Dordon, Tamworth. Reporting into the Transport Manager, you will be engaging with drivers and suppliers, ensuring customer KPI’s are met, all vehicles are operated within legal parameters and drivers are managed within compliance.

This is a permanent full time role working Monday to Friday 10:00 – 18:00 however flexibility is required – this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £33,015.84 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company-sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also 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:

• Track daily deliveries using the vehicle tracking systems, liaising with core and agency drivers daily
• Liaise with maintenance providers and deal with vehicle and trailer breakdowns
• Provide customers with feedback on any queries
• Plan driver resources, ensuring the next days plan in legal and achievable, dealing with all driver Tachograph infringements

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience with vehicle maintenance planning and legal requirements
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, experience developing relationships with customers and colleagues
• Advanced Microsoft Office user including Word Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience of cost control and working within budget, reporting and managing cost variances
• Knowledge of drivers’ hours and working time directive rules

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.