Are you an experienced Project Manager? Do you have a logistics background? Are you ready for that next step in your project career?

Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a Lead Project Manager to join our successful project team on a 12 month fixed term contract. Even with our head office being based in Northampton, there is flexibility on location over the UK as you’ll be travelling to GXO/customer sites each week. As a Lead Project Manager, you’ll apply your project and programme management expertise, skills, tools and techniques to assigned projects across various customers and sectors while, delivering large and often complex projects ensuring delivery is within scope, budget and timelines on behalf of GXO Logistics and our customers.

This is a full time, permanent position, predominately working Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00 however, flexibility is required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £75,000.00 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company car or car allowance of £505.00 per calendar month, 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:

• Delivering varied projects from complex warehouse and transport operational start-ups including warehouse management system implementations and mechanisation through to simple site transitions and operational enhancements
• Leading and motivating the project and programme work streams including the delivery teams
• Capturing and documenting the project requirements and outcomes in order estimate required resources and timelines
• Preparing business cases, as required, to secure funding and investments as required by GXO Logistics

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Extensive experience of delivering large scale and complex projects and/ or programmes within the logistics industry
• A strong track record of leading the delivery of measurable value projects against time and budget constraints
• A Prince2 qualification or similar would be advantageous
• A structured and methodical approach with meticulous attention to detail

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.