Global Operations Manager - Editorial Safety Team

Thomas Reuters; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Global Operations Manager to join the Editorial Safety Team in London. The role focuses on optimizing global operations, ensuring compliance with PPE regulations, and enhancing logistical management. Ideal candidates should have experience in operations management, strong analytical skills, and an ability to collaborate with various stakeholders to drive efficiency. Join us to make a significant impact on safety and effectiveness in our editorial operations!

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

Career Development and Growth

Industry Competitive Benefits

Inclusive Culture

Social Impact Opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in global operations management, preferably within logistics or compliance.
• Strong understanding of PPE regulations and global shipment compliance.
• Excellent skills in budgeting and analysis for optimizing cost efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with vendors for compliance with shipment regulations.
• Optimize logistical processes for cost efficiency.
• Manage import/export activities to ensure timely delivery of equipment.

Skills

Budgeting

Analytical Skills

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Collaboration

Detail-oriented

Education

Experience in global operations management

Knowledge of compliance regulations

Tools

Inventory tracking tools

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Global Operations Manager to join our Editorial Safety Team.

This strategic role will be instrumental in ensuring compliance and efficiency in our global operations, with a strong focus on personal protective equipment (PPE) and logistical management.

The ideal candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders, including vendors and internal teams, to optimize processes, reduce unnecessary expenditures, and support training initiatives.

If you are a proactive and strategic professional with a passion for optimizing global operations, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and qualifications.

Join us in enhancing the safety and efficiency of our editorial operations globally!

About the Role

As a Global Operations Manager at Thomson Reuters, you will::

• Collaborate with vendors and third-party providers to ensure compliance with global shipment regulations.
• Develop and implement strategies for storing equipment in multiple locations to enhance operational efficiency.
• Work closely with the Editorial Safety Team to support budgeting and day-to-day logistics.
• Optimize logistical processes to improve cost efficiency and reduce unnecessary expenditures.
• Security Advisor Roster planning by country
• Responsible for the correct onboarding of new contract resources supporting the Safety team
• Collaborate with a third-party provider to develop and implement an acquisition strategy for PPE and other essential equipment.
• Manage import/export activities to ensure timely and efficient delivery of equipment
• Be responsible for export compliance issues and license management to ensure adherence to international regulations, requiring extensive knowledge of export and import compliance.
• Utilize our global tracking tool to manage and track equipment inventory effectively, including PPE and communication devices.
• Work with regional admins and bureau chiefs to monitor inventory levels, flag low supplies, and assess needs for review by the safety team
• Ensure accurate record-keeping and reporting of equipment status and location for auditing purposes.
• Assist with the planning and coordination of our global safety training curriculum, providing insights and support to enhance team capabilities.

About You

To be our Global Operations Manager, you will likely have:

• Proven experience in global operations management, preferably within the logistics or compliance sectors.
• Strong understanding of PPE regulations and global shipment compliance.
• Excellent budgeting and analytical skills to optimize cost efficiency.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Proficiency in using tracking tools for inventory management.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and implement efficient operational strategies.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with various stakeholders and ensure alignment on objectives.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

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What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.

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