- Operations Director | High-Growth Consumer Brand | London Hybrid

JD&Co; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG brand in London seeks an Operations Director to lead their growing operations team. This pivotal role involves managing supply chains, logistics, and strategic planning. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in high-growth environments and a blend of entrepreneurship and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven operations leadership in high-growth FMCG.
• Experience in scaling international supply chains.
• Deep expertise in outsourced manufacturing and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end operations, including supply chain and logistics.
• Lead and develop an ambitious operations team.
• Shape operational strategy to support growth.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Supplier management

Operations leadership

Strategic planning

Team development

Job description

Operations Director | High-Growth FMCG Brand | London Hybrid

Operations Director | High-Growth FMCG Brand | London Hybrid

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Executive Search Talent Partner at JD&Co.

We’re hiring a strategic Operations Director for a fast-growing, mission-driven consumer brand that’s scaling rapidly across the UK and international markets. Backed by top investors and performing strongly across retail and DTC, this business is gaining serious traction and now needs a senior operations leader to help take it to the next level.

This is a rare opportunity to join a category-leading brand at a pivotal inflection point - combining meaningful impact with commercial momentum.

The Role

This is a senior leadership role with full ownership of end-to-end operations - spanning supply chain, planning, production, logistics, and procurement. You’ll shape the operational strategy and infrastructure to support continued UK and global growth, while embedding the systems, partnerships, and processes that ensure resilience, scalability, and value.

You’ll also lead and develop a smart and ambitious team, helping them step up as the business grows in size and complexity. From overseeing S&OP and supplier performance to championing continuous improvement and futureproofing international logistics, this is a role for someone who thrives on building and scaling - and knows how to balance structure with pace.

What We’re Looking For

• A blend of entrepreneurial agility with blue-chip FMCG rigour and best practice
• Proven end-to-end operations leadership in the #1 role, with experience scaling supply chains internationally and leading S&OP in high-growth FMCG environments
• Deep expertise in outsourced manufacturing, co-man partnerships and 3PL logistics
• Strong commercial acumen and supplier management capability
• Strategic and hands-on, comfortable shifting between high-level planning and operational execution
• Calm, focused leadership style suited to fast-paced, evolving environments

Culture: Purposeful, entrepreneurial, collaborative. A team that cares deeply about product, impact and growth - but doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Learn More

If this opportunity sounds exciting and aligns with your expertise, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to JD&Co Talent Partner Kelly Tzelepis for a confidential conversation [e-mail]

Finally…

As a targeted search, please only apply for this role if you meet the essential criteria we have outlined. We are expecting an exceptionally high volume of applications; sadly, we're unlikely to be able to respond to everyone individually. Thanks for being patient and we'll be sure to get in touch if we're keen to take your application further.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Wellness and Fitness Services

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