Operations Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.

Senior Operations Manager at GXO overseeing complex retail logistics operations and ensuring safety compliance. Leading operational delivery and building high-performing teams for Currys contract in Newark.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeNewark • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £65,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the operation with health & safety as a top priority, ensuring full compliance with legal, company, and Currys standards
Build strong relationships with GXO and Currys stakeholders, ensuring service levels and contractual expectations are met
Embed a proactive safety culture, holding managers accountable and driving continuous improvement in safe systems of work
Lead, coach, and develop the operational management team to deliver strong performance across service, productivity, and cost
Drive operational planning and control to ensure consistent delivery in a fast‑paced retail environment
Use data and insight to identify risks, trends, and opportunities, implementing improvement plans that enhance safety and performance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in an Operations Manager role within a retail, distribution, or similarly complex operational environment
A strong track record of health & safety leadership , with the confidence to challenge, influence, and lead by example
Experience managing and developing managers, building engaged and accountable teams
Solid operational and commercial understanding, balancing safety, service, cost, and people priorities
Confident communication and stakeholder management skills at a senior level
Resilience, decisiveness, and the ability to perform under pressure in a high‑volume environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

22 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
Flexible dental insurance plans
Company sponsored pension scheme
24/7 online GP service
Life assurance
Fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
Access to MyBenefits platform offering high street discounts, cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, saving scheme and more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

operations managementhealth & safety leadershipoperational planningdata analysisrisk managementcontinuous improvementperformance managementcost managementservice delivery

Soft Skills

communicationstakeholder managementteam developmentresiliencedecisivenessinfluencecoachingrelationship buildingaccountability