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Are you currently working in a transport environment but feel like you’ve hit a stop sign? Are you looking for a career ‘move’, where you’ll constantly be challenged to grow and develop your skills? Are you ready to take the highway to your next challenge? Transport yourself to GXO and find out more about how we do logistics differently!
Here at GXO Warrington we are looking for a National Planning Operations Manager to join our busy national planning centre, where you’ll ensure that the team deliver high quality and consistent schedules to ensure that we deliver the right stock, to the right store, at the right time.
This is a full time, permanent position, you will be working on an any 5 from 7 shift pattern. Typically, this is Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm. However, the teams’ shifts can vary from 7.00am – 6.00pm therefore flexibility is essential, this is logistics after all!
Pay, benefits and more:
You’ll be paid a salary up to £57,500 per annum depending on 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 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. We’re particularly proud of our GXO University which provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and gain qualifications at a pace that you’re comfortable with and our continued focus on internal promotions, over 55% last year!
What you’ll do on a typical day:
- Be the subject matter expert in our planning systems and operating procedures to ensure that our plans are accurate and efficient
- Shape and lead the network resourcing plans, managing fleet in accordance with volumes
- Coordinate and effectively forward plan for all seasonal, trade driving and promotional events to ensure that our transport plans reflect business operations during these times
- Use your expertise and knowledge to identify opportunities to improve the transport planning operation, engaging and supporting the team to deliver these improvements
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Previous experience leading planning teams and transport operations, both operationally and strategically, with the ability to effectively lead, develop and manage a team
- Comfortable to work on your own initiative in a complex and dynamic operation that continually changes
- Demonstrate understanding of continuous improvement theories and methodology and have experience of delivering continuous improvement initiatives
- Experience working with transport planning systems (Paragon or Microlise as a minimum) and a knowledge of driver’s hours and the working time directive
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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 Disability Confident Committed 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.
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