Transport Administrator

Have you been involved in the transport function within logistics and are looking to further your career? Are you a problem solver with great initiative? Do you pride yourself on your attention to detail? Do you want to work for a fantastic company with great culture and strong values?

Here at GXO , we’re recruiting a Transport Administrator to join our busy dynamic Home Delivery team in Doncaster, DN4 5PD.

Working Hours:

This is a full-time role, working 5 days out of 7 , shifts patterns include:

- 04:30 – 13:00

- 06:00 – 14:30

- 10:00 – 18:30

- 12:30 – 21:00

Pay, benefits and more:

As a Transport Administrator, you will receive:

- An annual salary of £29,270.77

- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

- Holiday pay and workplace pension

- Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, 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:

- Coordinate daily transport operations, ensuring planned deliveries, trunking and shunting activities are completed efficiently and on time

- Allocate drivers, vehicles and workloads, monitoring fleet movements and responding quickly to delays or operational issues

- Support and communicate with drivers, providing briefings, guidance and ensuring they have the correct paperwork, equipment and route information

- Maintain safety and compliance, including drivers’ hours, Working Time Regulations, vehicle checks, defect reporting and company procedures

- Monitor performance and maintain accurate records, including transport KPIs, delivery issues, customer complaints, shift handovers and daily/weekly reporting

What you need to succeed at GXO:

- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders

- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and error-free work

- IT literate, with good knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Excel

- Experience using transport systems, Flexipod/Winsight, Vision, Telematics, with previous experience in logistics advantageous

- Flexible, reliable, and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines

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. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.