Ready to step into a role where you can truly influence performance, culture, and customer outcomes? We’re looking for a commercially minded Transport or Distribution leader who can drive operational excellence, build a motivated team environment, and deliver against demanding customer expectations. Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a Regional Distribution Manager to join our team on our BT contract, being based in Northallerton with frequent travel required to cover our other northern sites in Haydock, Mallusk (NI) and Motherwell (Scotland). As a Regional Distribution Manager, you will be responsible for managing the overall performance of the Northern Transport Operations while ensuring that all interfaces, internally and externally are met. This role is a permanent, full-time position working predominately 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 £55,000.00 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company car or car allowance of the total of £450.00 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: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Plan, implement and manage the Fleet/Transport activities through clearly communicated processes and KPI’s to achieve contractual requirements </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Responsibility for overall health and safety in line with recommended QSHE procedures whilst building ‘world class’ health and safety standards</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Develop and deliver site business plans aligned to GXO’s strategic growth, while managing customer relationships proactively and ensuring all engagement is professional, strategic, and forward‑focused</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Facilitate and encourage employee development through use of Success Factors/ GXO University system, including succession planning to identify high potential employees and underpin the growth of the site and BU</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Monitor expenditure and revenue while, reviewing methods to improve operations to maximise performance</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Develop and motivate direct reports to meet and exceed current and future requirements, identifying skill gaps and implementing targeted upskilling initiatives aligned to business objectives</li> </ul> What you need to succeed at GXO: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Full International Management Certificate of Competence (CPC)</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Indirect management of a large workforce (250+ employees), with strong experience coaching and mentoring senior managers to unlock their full potential</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Thorough financial acumen and experience of developing a P&L</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Demonstrate sustainable improvements within the Health and Safety and Human Recourses area</li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Understanding and implementation of Continuous Improvement initiatives </li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0px;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Customer focused with a proven record of meeting and exceeding customer expectations</li> </ul> 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. 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Northern Regional Distribution Manager (Northallerton, ENG, GB, DL6 2PJ) @ GXO Logistics

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