Operations Manager

Ocado Logistics; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major logistics company is seeking an Operations Manager for their service delivery team in Weybridge. This role involves overseeing large teams, ensuring excellent customer service, and conducting budgeting and strategic planning. The ideal candidate has substantial management experience in logistics and strong communication skills. Employee benefits include private healthcare, enhanced pension scheme, and exclusive discounts. Flexibility in hours is required, with regular on-call duties anticipated.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Car salary sacrifice scheme

Free Shares

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a management role within logistics.
• Ability to analyze and work to a strategic level.
• Experience with budgeting and target setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and support large teams in operational environments.
• Manage budgets and set performance metrics.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Excellent communication

Numerical skills

Leadership of large teams

KPI driven environment

Organizational skills

Education

Experience in management role

Knowledge of ER policies and procedures

Health & Safety knowledge

Tools

Computerised management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are looking for a proactive, energetic and experienced candidate to add to our Service Delivery team in a highly important role at our spoke in Weybridge. This Operations Manager role, requires a background in distribution, fleet or logistics management on a large scale. Proven experience in people management, including; coaching and team development. Experience of building and fleet management and a history of dealing with budgets and target setting on a large scale, are all a must for this role.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager for Service Delivery, the Customer Services Operations Manager is responsible for the successful running and operation of the spoke. The Operations Manager will ensure that our employees follow safe practices, work in a safe environment and that our customers receive outstanding, consistent and industry leading service.

Duties will include but are not restricted to:

• Leading, motivating and supporting large teams within time-sensitive and demanding operational environments
• Contributing to setting the site and regional strategies
• Leading the operation and identifying innovative ways in which to serve our customers and conduct our business
• Managing your team’s resource level, and preparing budgets and plans against expected volumes
• Communicating effectively to your team, informing them of key business results, continuous improvement initiatives, and important messages regarding process, people and Health and Safety
• Working closely with other support teams (Agency partners, HR, Planning, Engineering, Facilities and Safety Team) to achieve Site and Operations network targets.
• Continuously encouraging self-improvement, training and development of your teams to support succession planning
• Championing the process of continuous improvement, guiding your team in delivering initiatives to make our customer experience even better
• Challenging and amending performance metrics to deliver improvements to productivity and standards
• Ensuring food safety mechanisms that protect product quality are adhered to
• Providing comprehensive handovers to subsequent managers; presenting operating highlights, risks and opportunities

This role involves working predominantly Monday to Friday. However full flexibility is needed and this role will include regularly being on call for weekends and the ability to adjust working hours depending on the needs of the business and to allow the proper completion of your duties.

About you

Naturally you are an excellent communicator and have good numerical skills, both verbal and written. Previous experience in a management role is essential and previous experience in a 24/7 logistical operations environment is desired.

• You thrive working in an KPI driven environment and are quick thinking so can react to changing situations.
• You will also have experience in leading large and diverse teams in a fast paced environment. High levels of knowledge of ER policies and procedures and people management.
• Have a working knowledge of computerised management systems and an ability to analyse and work to a strategic level. High levels of PC/Microsoft package literacy, as well as experience and knowledge of best practice Health & Safety ways of working are a must for this role.
• You will be purposeful and motivated; leading by example in stretching both yourself and your team and be resilient, self motivated, reliable and flexible.
• You will have high levels of organisational skills and the ability to deal with budgets and target setting.

What do you get in return?

Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we’ve ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well‑being.

• Private healthcare
• Car salary sacrifice and Cycle to Work schemes
• A range of amazing benefits, including Free Shares and Life Assurance
• 15% off your Ocado.com shopping
• Company shop offering discounts of up to 70% on groceries from leading brands and major retailers
• Exclusive travel, retail and leisure discounts nationwide
• 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete)
• Enhanced Pension scheme, matching employee contributions up to 7% of salary; Employee Assistance Programme
• Bonus Scheme

We’re in it together, we are proud of what we do, we can be even better

Ocado is an equal opportunities employer and it takes its obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 very seriously. We treat all our employees fairly and equally, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, pregnancy and maternity, trade union membership or offending background, or the fact that they are a part‑time worker or a fixed‑term employee. Our employees and applicants for employment shall not be disadvantaged by any policies or conditions of service which cannot be justified as necessary for operational purposes.