Strategic Operations Manager: Driving Scale & Efficiency

Pure Pet Food; Cleckheaton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday (including Bank Hybray

Discretionary annual bonus plan

Free dog food up to £100 per month

Cycle to work scheme

EV SS Car Scheme

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Pure Pet Food is seeking a Strategy Operations Manager to shape the future of our growing operations. You will forecast capacity needs, model scenarios and translate growth forecasts into actionable plans across manufacturing, supply chain and fulfilment.

Working with Finance, Quality and Commercial teams, you will build business cases for investment, drive efficiency, and lead strategic projects to boost performance and resilience in a fast-paced, UK-based food business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in operations improvement in a fast-paced environment — DTC, FMCG, food, or subscription business.
• Experience in Operational Improvement or Continuous Improvement.
• Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Process mapping experience.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Experience delivering measurable cost savings.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Experience in FMCG, Manufacturing or Distribution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the operations strategic roadmap and a prioritised project pipeline across supply chain, production and fulfilment, aligned with business plans and growth targets.
• Build business cases for improvement initiatives, covering scope, cost, resources, timelines and ROI, working with Finance and senior leadership.
• Analyse cost drivers and operational data to identify and deliver savings, productivity gains and service improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma or similar methodologies, and coach managers in problem-solving techniques.
• Lead cross-functional projects from concept to post-implementation review, managing plans, risks and dependencies.
• Own project governance, including stage-gate reviews and standardised processes and documentation.
• Lead change management and support the adoption of new systems, automation and digital tools.
• Define and track key operational KPIs (e.g. OTIF, pick accuracy, cost per order) through clear dashboards and reporting.Track benefits against business cases and report progress, risks and ROI to the Executive Team and Board.

Skills

Operations improvement

Lean manufacturing

Data analysis

Advanced Excel

Cost savings

Communication skills

FMCG experience

Tools

ERP/WMS

Power BI

Job description

Pure Pet Food is seeking a Strategy Operations Manager to shape the future of our growing operations. You will forecast capacity needs, model scenarios and translate growth forecasts into actionable plans across manufacturing, supply chain and fulfilment.

Working with Finance, Quality and Commercial teams, you will build business cases for investment, drive efficiency, and lead strategic projects to boost performance and resilience in a fast-paced, UK-based food business.