Job Title: Operations Manager

Location: UK - West Midlands

Duration: Contract (IR35 TBC) or Permanent

We are looking for a Site Leader/Senior Operations Manager. Owning the operational metrics and set the strategy for your area of the business to deliver for our customers and ultimately grow our clients' operations. You will also develop a large team and coach and mentor team leaders.

Key job responsibilities

• Monitor operational metrics and business performance.
• Contribute to planning the operational budget, considering everything from financial and labour planning.
• Protect high standards of operational Health and Safety.
• Strategic planning for the next three, six and twelve months, with a particular focus on peak-season planning.
• Be accountable for operational leadership by measuring performance, offering feedback, and providing development support.

Based at one of our West Midlands operational sites/split your time across a number of our operational sites. Spending lots of time on site will help you develop your team and collaborate on operational planning. Manage and motivate a team of leaders. At the same time, focusing on long-term objectives. This includes creating contingency plans to keep operations running and mitigate against disruptions and driving initiatives that boost quality, safety and productivity. You'll be a source of accountability and a business-wide champion of best practice. Our clients Transportation Service team is a diverse team that plays a central role in our success. Using air, sea and road transport, as well as sortation centres equipped with the latest technology, helping transport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making our client more innovative and efficient.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in manufacturing, production, distribution logistics environments, retail, or grocery in a management role.
• Relevant experience of working within a complex stakeholder structure.
• Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English and upper intermediate proficiency in the local language.
• A bachelor's, advanced or master's degree in engineering, supply chain, logistics, or manufacturing.
• Experience in managing third-party relationships.
• Experience of applying Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen methodologies.

To apply send your CV to (see below) and we can discuss further details.

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