Department Manager

Department Manager

Date Posted: 2026-09-22T14:00:00

Location: Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire, GB, MK17 0

Application Deadline: 2026-10-25T08:36:59.127

Job Description

Company description: GXO Logistics Supply Chain Inc.

Job description: Ready to lead high-performing warehouse teams within one of GXO's flagship eCommerce operations? Are you passionate about creating a positive, high-performing team culture where colleagues can succeed and grow? Can you balance people, performance, and customer expectations while delivering results in a demanding operational environment? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Here at GXO, we're looking for an experienced Department Manager Nights to join our River Island operation in Milton Keynes, where you'll play a key role in delivering exceptional service, developing people and driving operational excellence. We're committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can develop their careers, contribute ideas, and make a real impact. You'll join a supportive leadership team with opportunities for progression in one of the world's leading logistics providers.

This is a full-time permanent position, working Monday to Friday 17:00 - 01:00

Pay, Benefits and More

We're looking to offer a salary up to £35,984.00 per annum, and 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays). Your benefits package includes:

• A company sponsored pension scheme


• Private medical & dental insurance


• A 24/7 online GP service


• Life assurance


• Fully comprehensive employee assistance programme


• Access to the MyBenefits platform offering various discounts


• A cycle to work scheme


• Cashback cards


• Savings schemes

What You'll Do on a Typical Day

• Drive operational performance by monitoring KPIs, progress, performance, and costs against the budget


• Create and maintain a positive team culture and spirit, encouraging involvement from all team members when sharing group, divisional, and team information


• Manage the allocation of work on a day-to-day basis ensuring cost, quality, and delivery targets are met


• Promote flexibility through skills training and personal development

What You Need to Succeed at GXO

• Experience of working in a complex, fast-moving logistics/warehouse environment, ideally within eCommerce


• The ability to work on your own initiative, whilst effectively leading a team


• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written


• Knowledge of end-to-end warehouse processes and health and safety; IOSH is highly desirable

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

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working Monday to Friday 17:00 - 01:00Pay, benefits and more:We're looking to offer a salary up to £35,984.00 per annum, and 33 days annual leave (inclusive of 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:Drive operational performance by monitoring KPIs progress and performance and costs against budgetCreate and maintain a positive team culture and spirit, encouraging involvement from all team members when sharing group, divisional and team informationManage the allocation of work on a day-to-day basis ensuring cost, quality and delivery targets are metPromote flexibility through skills training and personal
developmentWhat you need to succeed at GXO:Experience of working in a complex, fast-moving logistics/warehouse environment, ideally within eCommerceThe ability to work on your own initiative, whilst effectively leading a teamExcellent communication skills, both verbal and writtenKnowledge of the end-to-end warehouse processes and health and safety, IOSH is highly desirableWe engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.TPBN1_UKTJ