Board-Level Operations Director: Travel & Partnerships

Leger Shearings Group; Rotherham; Sur place; GBP 100 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

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30 days’ annual leave plus bank

Up to five additional days of annual/“

Salary sacrifice electric vehicle

Birthday leave and Christmas Eve off.

Free on-site parking at our Rotherham 

Résumé du poste

Leger Shearings Group, the UK’s leading escorted tour operator, is seeking an exceptional Operations Director to shape the future of our multi-brand operation from our Rotherham base. You will lead a top-tier team to deliver an ambitious operational strategy, partnering with network operators and driving technology-enabled improvements across fleets, safety, governance and customer experience.

Reporting to the CEO and a Board member, you will manage multi-million-pound spends, develop managers,

Qualifications

• Leadership experience within coach travel, passenger transport, touring, logistics or related operational environment.
• Strong understanding of fleets, transport networks, drivers and moving people safely/efficiently.
• Proven track record of delivering operational transformation and technology-enabled change.
• Experience managing major supplier contracts, commercial negotiations and significant operational expenditure.
• Experience creating robust governance, safety and compliance frameworks across a contracted network.
• Track record of developing managers and building sustainable operational capability.
• Direct, resilient leadership style with the credibility to influence at Board level.

Responsabilités

• Defining and delivering the Group’s operational strategy.
• Owning the strategy for our national network of operator partners, including selection, contracting, capacity planning, performance standards and long-term relationships.
• Shaping fleet strategy across the network, including vehicle specification and standards, renewal, future investment priorities and future propulsion.
• Driving improvements in utilisation, partner costs, interchange, feeder networks and on-tour delivery efficiency.
• Maintaining governance, safety, compliance and assurance frameworks covering vehicles, drivers, licensing and operating standards across a partner network we do not own.
• Leading operational technology modernisation, including planning, scheduling, communications, telematics and MIS.
• Managing significant operational budgets and supplier spend running into tens of millions of pounds.
• Strengthening resilience through risk, disruption and crisis management planning.
• Developing leadership capability across the operational management team to create a sustainable, high-performing function.

Connaissances

Leadership experience

Fleet & transport

Supplier contracts

Governance & compliance

Operational transformation

Change management

Board influence

Staff development

Description du poste

Leger Shearings Group, the UK’s leading escorted tour operator, is seeking an exceptional Operations Director to shape the future of our multi-brand operation from our Rotherham base. You will lead a top-tier team to deliver an ambitious operational strategy, partnering with network operators and driving technology-enabled improvements across fleets, safety, governance and customer experience.

Reporting to the CEO and a Board member, you will manage multi-million-pound spends, develop managers,