Project Operations Manager - 1st Shift - Travel

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 process owners to identify and scope areas of opportunity
• Creatively scope, manage and implement projects to meet business needs
• Provide leadership for project execution for both internal departments and external clients; offer direction and guidance to the project team and communicate project requirements to internal and external stakeholders
• Build solid relationships and collaborations with senior leadership to support company goals
• Develop customer presentations that illustrate solution components and value propositions
• Support other project managers and project team members as needed

Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 75%
• Must possess a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or passport to comply with federal travel regulations.
• Familiarity and ability to comply with TSA security procedures.
• Ability to travel domestically via road, rail and air as required for the role and pursuant to Company travel and expense requirements.

What you need to succeed at GXO

• A Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field or equivalent related work or military experience
• 1 year of experience in operations, preferably in manufacturing or logistics
• Leverage Lean or Six Sigma experience
• Experience with project management
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

• A Master’s degree
• Leverage Lean or Six Sigma Certification and/or PMP
• Availability to travel up to 75% of the time
• Experience in a customer-facing role
• Microsoft Project experience
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• The self-motivation to work well with minimal supervision or in a team environment

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.