Operations Director

DESIGNER RECRUITMENT LTD; Greenwich; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury kitchen company in London is seeking a skilled Operations Director to oversee various departments. This permanent role offers a salary of £70,000 and requires strong leadership and technical understanding of luxury kitchens. Responsibilities include overseeing design teams, ensuring supply chain efficiency, and managing stakeholder relations. Ideal candidates will have prior experience in contract and retail kitchens. Designer Recruitment is the hiring agency for this position.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a leadership role concerning contract and retail kitchens.
• Strong technical understanding of luxury kitchens.
• Ability to cover multiple departments within a kitchen design business.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design team for both contract and retail kitchens.
• Provide technical advice on kitchen design and remedials.
• Ensure customer satisfaction with aftercare services.
• Ensure the supply chain runs efficiently.
• Liaise with suppliers for timely product delivery.
• Assist other Directors in streamlining business processes.
• Motivate teams for maximum productivity.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Check in with installation teams for efficiency.
• Attend company events as company ambassador.
• Conduct KPI meetings with staff.
• General administrative duties.

Skills

Leadership

Technical understanding of luxury kitchens

Stakeholder management

Job description

Designer Recruitment are proud to be working with a fantastic luxury kitchen company in London who are looking for an Operations Director to oversee the design, supply chain, installations, aftercare and logistics departments.

This really is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking company who are looking to continue to grow their market share in both Contract and Retail kitchens.

This is a permanent position offering circa £70,000 for the right Operations Director.

Operations Director duties :

• Overseeing the design team for both contract and retail kitchens
• Providing technical advice on kitchen design and any remedials
• Being proactive with aftercare ensuring every customer is satisfied with the service provided
• Ensuring the supply chain is sufficiently run and efficient
• Helping to liaise with suppliers to ensure products orders are delivered ontime
• Assisting the other Directors of the business to streamline business processes
• Motivating the technical team, sales team and other departments to ensure maximum productivity is achieved
• Building and maintaining relationships with Architects, Developers, Interior Designers and end users
• Checking in with installations teams to maintain optimum efficiency with project lead times
• Attending company events and showcases and acting as the ambassador for the company brand
• Conducting KPI meetings with members of staff
• General administrative duties which will include logging information on their database

This is the perfect role for someone who has worked and covered multiple roles within a kitchen company. Contract kitchen company experience is a massive plus as our client deals with both contract kitchens and retail kitchens.

Operations Director requirements :

• Previous experience in leadership role concerning contract and retail kitchens
• A strong technical understanding of luxury kitchens
• The ability to cover multiple departments within a kitchen design businessStakeholder management experience

Designer Recruitment are acting as the employment agency in relation to this vacancy. Please contact Ben Paine for more information and apply today!