Transport Team Leader

Are you an experienced transport or logistics professional with strong leadership skills? Can you motivate a team while ensuring transport operations run smoothly and compliantly? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where organisation, accuracy, and problem-solving are key?

Here at GXO, we’re looking for a Transport Team Leader to join our busy Primark Distribution Centre in Thrapston. As a Transport Team Leader, you’ll oversee the day-to-day running of the transport administration function, leading the front desk team to ensure efficient debrief and dispatch processes. You’ll play a key role in maintaining compliance, supporting operational performance, and driving continuous improvement across the transport operation.

This is a full-time, permanent position. You will work Sunday to Thursday, covering the hours of 14:00 till 22:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £33,000 per annum, plus £3,000 per annum shift premium, and 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance and access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Leading and supporting the transport admin/front desk team, ensuring workloads are prioritised and completed accurately
• Overseeing daily debrief and dispatch activities, resolving issues quickly to minimise operational disruption
• Ensuring compliance with transport legislation, company policies, and operational procedures
• Monitoring key performance indicators, including on-time departures, debrief completion, and data accuracy
• Acting as a key link between operational teams and management, escalating risks and driving continuous improvement initiatives

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous experience in a transport, logistics, administration, or operations environment
• Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing teams to achieve operational objectives
• Strong understanding of transport compliance, processes, and operational best practice
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing demands
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with a proactive approach to continuous improvement

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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