GREENWICH — GXO Logistics, which was not too long ago spun off from XPO Logistics, introduced this week plans to rent greater than 9,000 staff throughout the USA and Canada forward of the vacation buying season.
The Greenwich-headquartered GXO — which employs about 25,000 within the U.S., and describes itself as “the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics supplier” — is planning to rent a complete of about 35 individuals to work on the headquarters or its amenities in North Haven and Windsor. The corporate already employs about 400 staff throughout these three areas.
California, Georgia, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Texas could be “key states” within the hiring marketing campaign, firm officers additionally mentioned. Worldwide, GXO is recruiting greater than 20,000 individuals.
“We’re proud to supply alternatives to hundreds of individuals throughout the U.S. and Canada forward of the busy vacation buying season,” GXO Chief Human Sources Officer Maryclaire Hammond mentioned in an announcement. “While you come to GXO, you possibly can count on to work with terrific colleagues and use our industry-leading expertise in an inclusive atmosphere the place we put money into your success. We’re searching for excellent individuals to affix our dynamic staff.”
The open positions embody salaried, hourly and contractor roles, with versatile shift choices and full- and part-time positions.
GXO mentioned it gives sign-on bonuses, hourly wage incentives and different performance-based packages.
Amongst different main initiatives, GXO introduced final week an settlement with Abercrombie & Fitch to open a 715,000-square-foot distribution middle in Goodyear, Ariz. Anticipated to create greater than 300 jobs within the Phoenix space, the power will operate as Abercrombie & Fitch’s new hub for its West Coast operations.
On the similar time, GXO mentioned it was responding to the “e-commerce surge” by growing its use automated expertise. It plans to deploy 3,100 robots in North America by the tip of the 12 months and open 9 new automated websites within the U.S. and three in Europe.
In August, the corporate accomplished its spin-off from XPO, with the latter working as one of many world’s largest transporters of business items and rating because the No. 190 firm on this 12 months’s Fortune 500 record.
GXO now operates worldwide with about 94,000 staff unfold throughout 869 warehouse areas totaling 208 million sq. toes. It really works with “the world’s main blue-chip clients to unravel complicated logistics challenges with technologically superior provide chain options, at scale and with pace.” It additionally mentioned it holds 5 p.c of the $130 billion “potential addressable logistics market” in North America and Europe.
The GXO headquarters are at 2 American Lane, adjoining to XPO’s headquarters at 5 American Lane, in Greenwich’s northwest nook.
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