Lead Project Manager, Operations - 1st Shift

Logistics at full potential.

At GXO, we're constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires.

You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication.

On our team, you'll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

1st Shift, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

As the Lead Project Manager, Operations, you will be responsible for supporting internal and external projects for an assigned business unit.

We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results and help us keep our operations running smoothly.

If you are excited about the challenge of working for a rapidly growing global company, we have an opportunity for you to grow with GXO.

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and more.

What you'll do on a typical day:


* Create and manage cohesive project programs and plans with identifiable critical paths, task dependencies, risk/issue mitigation processes and major milestones


* Work with business leaders to identify and scope areas of opportunity to create and implement process improvements


* Develop customer presentations that illustrate solution components and value propositions


* Provide value propositions by identifying opportunities through rigorous data collection and analysis


* Contribute to the creation of standard operating procedures


* Energize customer onboarding and implementation for new business and navigate internal operations


* Document requirements for new projects, including current state, future state and gap analysis


* Provide analytical, troubleshooting, training or escalation support for new startup initiatives or projects


* Monitor completed projects to analyze the health of the account, review KPIs, review operational assumptions vs.

planned, etc.


* Participate in meetings with Operations Support team to ensure coordination across multiple technical and operational initiatives


* Provide project management expertise and coach junior project managers

What you need to succeed at GXO:

At a minimum, you'll need:


* Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience


* 4 years of experience in project management creating and deploying processes and procedures within the Supply Chain or Logistics industry


* Experience leading cross functional teams


* Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

It'd be great if you also have:


* Master's degree


* 6 years of related experience


* Project Management Institute (PMI) PMP Certification preferred or obtainable within 1 year of start date


* Availability to travel up to 20% of the ...