Strategy & Operations Lead: Scale Growth & Efficiency

Pure Pet Food Ltd; Cleckheaton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Annual bonus 10%

Free dog food

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Car scheme

On-site parking

Volunteer days

Job summary

Pure Pet Food is seeking a Strategy Operations Manager to shape the future operational needs of the business, ensuring capacity and systems align with growth. You will model capacity, build options and business cases for investment, and drive strategic improvements for efficiency and resilience.

Working with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance and Commercial teams, you will translate forecasts into plans, manage governance, and lead initiatives to optimize performance across the

Qualifications

• Proven experience in operations improvement in a fast-paced environment.

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

Process mapping

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Cost savings

Presentation skills

FMCG experience

Education

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Tools

Power BI

ERP/WMS

Job description

Pure Pet Food is seeking a Strategy Operations Manager to shape the future operational needs of the business, ensuring capacity and systems align with growth. You will model capacity, build options and business cases for investment, and drive strategic improvements for efficiency and resilience.

Working with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance and Commercial teams, you will translate forecasts into plans, manage governance, and lead initiatives to optimize performance across the