Warehouse First Line Manager

Do you know how to get the very best from a warehouse team? Ready to take ownership of performance, people, and operational excellence in a fast-paced environment? Looking for a leadership role where your ideas, energy, and continuous improvement mindset will make a real impact? If so, read on!

Here at GXO, we're looking for a First Line Manager to join our ASOS team in Doncaster, a high-profile eCommerce operation. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious warehouse leader who thrives in a fast-moving environment and enjoys developing people, driving performance, and delivering outstanding operational results. You'll play a pivotal role in leading a team of warehouse operatives and administrators, ensuring productivity, safety, service, and engagement targets are consistently achieved while fostering a positive and collaborative team culture. With responsibility for people, processes, and performance, you'll be empowered to identify improvement opportunities and help shape the success of the operation.

This is a full time, permanent position working Friday to Monday on rotating shifts of 05:45-16:15 and 11:45-22:15.

Pay, benefits and more

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £31,353.00 per annum, and 264 hours annual leave (including 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

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of warehouse operatives and administrators to achieve operational objectives
• Monitor and drive KPIs, productivity, quality, and service performance across your area of responsibility
• Manage daily resource planning, headcount, and overtime to ensure cost-effective operations
• Champion health, safety, housekeeping, and compliance standards, creating a safe working environment for all colleagues
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, engagement, and operational performance

What you need to succeed at GXO

• Previous experience working within a warehouse, logistics, or distribution environment
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and engage teams to deliver results
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to build relationships at all levels
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with a willingness to take ownership and drive improvement
• Flexibility, resilience, and a genuine passion for operational excellence and people development

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.

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