Senior Manager, Operations Excellence

GXO Logistics, Inc.

Senior Manager for operational excellence at GXO deploying OPEX strategy and managing financial impacts across CE. Leading process improvement projects and ensuring strong performance management methods in place.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and deploy the OPEX strategy (GXO Way)
Manage and control to achieve the financial impact of the 6-levers annual savings
Deploy & ensure adaptation from sites of the Productivity & Labor planning tools
Manage the financial impact ($) of the 6-Levers savings
Identify gaps in countries/sites and define quick recovery plans
Manage, coordinate, and facilitate the full adoption on Productivity and Labor planning tools
Be the key trainer/facilitator
Manage together with the country/site engineers the Site Maturity program
Transfer knowledge to local CI community
Ensure sites have strong active performance management and CI methods in place
Actively engage in a leading role with CI community
Manage process improvement projects on a European Contract level

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically at least 10 years of experience
Experience as a lead or supervisor
Additional 8 years of experience for senior roles
Comprehensive engineering management principles and practices
Project management methodologies with a focus on implementing plans
Very good knowledge of Contract logistics operations
Financial impact understanding
LEAN & Six Sigma tools knowledge
Understanding of WMS functionalities on all operations modules
Solid understanding of other Automation
Change management knowledge and experience
Process engineering and improvement methodologies experience
Solid financial understanding - controlling
Ability to influence change at senior management level
Auditing experience
Understanding of industry requirements & trends
Strong analytical skills
Strong training and coaching capabilities
Leadership skills and ability to motivate and develop individuals and teams
Solid knowledge of Six Sigma/LEAN tools
Experience leading projects
Excellent communication skills in English + (French or Spanish or Italian)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

LEAN toolsSix Sigma toolsProject management methodologiesProcess engineeringFinancial impact analysisWMS functionalitiesAutomation understandingChange managementProcess improvement methodologiesAuditing

Soft Skills

LeadershipTrainingCoachingAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsInfluencing changeMotivating teamsFacilitationKnowledge transferEngagement