Student Veterans of America Jobs

Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

Here are a few things you should know:
  • This site is mobile friendly. You do not need a log-in or password to access information.
  • Jobs on this site are original and unduplicated and come from three sources: the Federal government, state workforce agency job banks, and corporate career websites. All jobs are vetted to ensure there are no scams, training schemes, or phishing.
  • The site is refreshed daily to remove out-of-date content.
  • The newest jobs are listed first, so use the search features to match your interests. You can look for jobs in a specific geographical location, by title or keyword, or you can use the military crosswalk. You may want to do something different from your military career, but you undoubtedly have skills from that occupation that match to a civilian job.
Home View All Jobs (2,217,703)

Job Information

XPO, Inc. Senior Operational Project Manager - Logistics in Crick, United Kingdom

Senior Operational Project Manager - Logistics

Requisition Id: 374807

Business Unit: XPOE Transport

Location:

Crick, GB, NN6 7SL

Logistics done differently.

We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our dynamic and collaborative central team in XPO Logistics to support companywide projects as we go through some exciting changes and developments.

We’re looking to bring someone in on a permanent basis to lead a wide range of projects including new warehouse and transport operations start-ups. You will be responsible for establishing a solid foundation for the project from onset to deployment by ensuring that there is a clear understanding of scope, deliverables, approach, and critical success factors to achieve project objectives for the client and operational teams.

This is a field-based role; requiring flexibility to travel frequently to client and operational locations, as well as the Crick head office for project meetings. Therefore, the role also qualifies for the company car scheme. While managing your own diary and utilising the benefits of Microsoft teams meetings there will also be the opportunity to work from home or local sites.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer an attractive and competitive salary in line with the responsibilities required. In addition, we offer 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days.

You’ll have access to a variety of high street discounts, as well as a cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension, private healthcare and dental cover and many other perks.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

  • Lead and manage a variety of projects such as new client business wins, TUPE transitions and new warehouse & transport operating site commissioning.

  • Update a variety of senior stakeholders on project progress and accountability for project timelines and spend.

  • Manage project schedules using tracking charts, checklists, and project scheduling software.

  • Document all data and analytics throughout the project life cycle.

  • Managing Risks, Issues and Project Scope & Deliverables

  • Coordinating, motivating, and supporting Workstream leads and operationalresources to achieve project deliverables through task progression and completion.

What you need to succeed at XPO:

  • Essential: Highly experienced within warehouse and supply chain projects.

  • Essential: Being able to manage the whole project lifecycle delivery, from tender through to go-live

  • Essential: Proven experience of leading and coordinating solution design, build and commissioning activities of automated warehouse and ecommerce operating solutions.

  • Essential: The ability to engage with various stakeholders including senior management and executive stakeholders of the client and business.

  • Essential: A Prince2 or similar professional qualification, with degree level education.

  • Beneficial: : The ability to ensure the smooth delivery of project by managing contractors and 3rd party suppliers.

  • Beneficial: Transitioning planning experience and supporting the process through the cut over processes involve in moving operations between providers.

  • Beneficial: Excellent communication skills. Adaptable, Assertive, collaborative, and resilient.

  • Beneficial: Analytical with high attention to detail. Structured and methodical.

  • Beneficial: Have the ability to build a strong team and enjoy working as part of a team.

Be part of something big.

XPO is a leading provider of world-class 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 XPO a great place to work.

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 XPO's candidate privacy statementhere. (https://jobs.xpo.com/content/APPLICANT-PRIVACY-NOTICE/?locale=en_GB)

DirectEmployers