Operations Manager

Pertemps Network Group; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation

Travel expenses covered

Job summary

Pertemps Network Group is partnering with a national retailer to recruit an Operations Manager for its new Doncaster distribution facility. This strategic appointment sits on the site SLT, blending operational leadership with warehouse planning, product flow and workforce management.

You’ll help shape the site’s operational strategy, build a strong management team and drive performance across productivity, service, safety and continuous improvement, while coordinating with the Warrington site

Qualifications

• Experience in leading warehouse managers and multiple teams.
• Experience with large-scale volume forecasting and labour planning.
• Track record of delivering operational improvements and managing change.
• Experience working in a unionised environment.

Responsibilities

• Shape the site’s operational strategy and lead the SLT.
• Develop a strong management team and drive performance in productivity, service, safety and continuous improvement.
• Oversee warehouse planning, product flow and workforce management for the new Doncaster facility.
• Influence senior stakeholders and manage change across the site.
• Spend three days per week at the Warrington flagship centre during initial planning.

Skills

Leading warehouse teams

Forecasting & labour planning

Operational improvement

Stakeholder influence

Job description

Operations Manager – Warehouse & Distribution

Doncaster – New Facility

Up to £90,000 depending on experience

An opportunity to shape a new operation from the outset.

We’re partnering with a successful, privately owned national retailer to recruit an Operations Manager for its new Doncaster distribution facility.

This is a strategic appointment within the site’s Senior Leadership Team, combining operational leadership with warehouse planning, product flow and workforce management.

You’ll help shape the site’s operational strategy, develop a strong management team and drive performance across productivity, service, safety and continuous improvement.

We’re looking for experience in:

• Leading warehouse managers and multiple teams in a fast-paced distribution environment.
• Large-scale volume forecasting, labour planning and automated operations.
• Delivering operational improvements and managing change.
• Working within a unionised environment.
• Developing people and influencing senior stakeholders.

During the initial planning period, you’ll spend three days per week at the flagship Warrington distribution centre, working alongside the General Manager to prepare for the new site opening.

Accommodation and fuel/travel expenses are covered, with flexibility around your working week to accommodate essential planning and SLT meetings.

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