Operations Manager

The Work Shop Resourcing Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Annual leave 23 days + bank holidays

Pension - 5% employee, 3% employer

Flexi time (8 hours max in a month)

Free parking

Life assurance

Income protection

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

The Work Shop in Southampton is recruiting an Operations Manager (Branch Manager) to lead a growing global organisation in import/export. You will be responsible for people, customers, operations and results, and will be accountable for a safe, engaged team and profitable growth.

Role requires hands-on leadership, open communication and a strong focus on safety, quality and customer-centric service. Office based, 5 days per week, with a car allowance and salary up to £90,000.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and coaching skills.
• Ability to understand profit and loss, margins and stock turns.
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel to customers/suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the branch team.
• Drive customers and commercial growth.
• Oversee operations, warehouse and inventory.
• Manage financials and business performance.
• Ensure compliance, safety governance and risk control.
• Work as one team with colleagues and stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Financial metrics

People management

Fluent English

Job description

The Work Shop are delighted to be recruiting for an Operations Manager (Branch Manager) for a growing global organisation based in Southampton in the import export market.

The Branch Manager leads the branch as a complete business – its people, customers, operations and results – and is accountable for a safe and engaged team, profitable growth, managing inventory, an efficient operation, compliance with the regional strategy and the service our customers depend on.

How results are achieved matters as much as the results themselves: the role requires visible, approachable, hands‑on leadership, open communication and personal standard-setting on safety, quality, integrity and customer‑centric approach.

As the successful Operations Manager ( Branch Manager)

• Salary up to £90,000 Monthly car allowance £800
• Southampton office
• Office based - 5 days per week. 8:30am – 5pm
• 23 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 28 with service
• Pension – 5% employee contribution, 3% employer (rises with service – max 8%)
• Flexi time – system allows you to accumulate hours to be taken in that month or following month(subject to approval) ( 8 hours Max in any month)
• Free car parking
• Life assurance and income protection after 3 months
• Employee Assistance Programme

Duties for the Operations Manager (Branch Manager):

• Leading and developing the team
• Customers and commercial growth
• Operations, warehouse and inventory
• Financial and business management
• Compliance, safety governance and risk
• Working as one team

Essential

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with a coaching, people-orientated style.
• Ability to understand financial metrics – profit and loss, margin, stock turn and return on capital.
• Fluent in the local language of the branch with business English for the group; full driving licence and willing to travel to customers/suppliers and other sites.

Desirable

• 5+ years in a senior management role or similar.
• Track record of delivering sales and profit growth, and of developing people who have progressed.
• Experience in metals distribution, with knowledge of speciality metals and product forms.
• Understanding of material certification and traceability, and of quality systems (ISO 9001, AS9100/AS9120).
• Experience of value-added processing, just-in-time programmes and continuous improvement or Lean.

As a Operations Manager (Branch Manager) you will be required to work Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm. The salary for the position is upto £90,000 and benefits include 23 days holiday + Bank Holidays, free parking and life assurance and income protection after 3 months.

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