Warehouse Operations Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group; Erith; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 20%

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Free on-site parking

Monday-Friday working pattern

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group is recruiting a Warehouse Operations Manager for a pivotal leadership role as part of a major site transition within its UK operation.

You'll drive operational performance, embed consistent ways of working, and help build a scalable operation across locations while maintaining service, safety and customer performance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an Operations Manager, Warehouse Manager or Site Leadership role within warehousing or distribution.
• Experience leading operational change, site relocations or multi-site operations.
• Background in industrial distribution, manufacturing, engineering or logistics.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day warehouse operations across a changing landscape.
• Oversee the transition of operations into a new distribution facility.
• Drive consistency, standards and best practice across sites.
• Lead process improvements and implement efficient warehouse systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to maintain customer service during change.
• Manage performance, productivity and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.
• Be a visible hands-on leader, sustaining momentum through the transition.

Skills

Operational leadership

Site relocation experience

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Continuous improvement

Tools

WMS

Job description

Are you an experienced Warehouse Operations Manager with a proven track record of leading operational change? Do you thrive in complex distribution environments and enjoy bringing structure, consistency and performance to fast-moving operations?

Elevation Recruitment Group are partnering exclusively with a growing industrial business to recruit a Warehouse Operations Manager for a key leadership role within its expanding UK operation.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business backed by a major global organisation, with significant investment and ambitious growth plans. You'll play a pivotal role in leading a major site transition while helping shape the future operating model across the wider UK network.

What's on Offer:

• Annual bonus of up to 20%
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Free on-site parking
• Monday-Friday working pattern
• The opportunity to join a business undergoing significant transformation, offering genuine career progression as the UK operation continues to grow

Reporting into senior leadership, you'll take responsibility for leading operational performance during a key period of transition, supporting the successful relocation of operations while maintaining service, safety and customer performance.

Working across multiple locations during the transition, you'll collaborate with operational, transport and planning teams to ensure a seamless move, embed consistent ways of working and help build a scalable operation for future growth.

Key responsibilities of the Warehouse Operations Manager include:

• Leading day-to-day warehouse operations across a changing operational landscape
• Supporting the successful transition of operations into a new distribution facility
• Driving consistency, operational standards and best practice across multiple sites
• Leading process improvements and supporting the implementation of more efficient warehouse systems and ways of working
• Working cross-functionally to maintain customer service throughout periods of operational change
• Managing performance, productivity and continuous improvement initiatives within a fast-paced environment
• Acting as a visible, hands-on leader, building engagement and maintaining momentum throughout the transition

We're looking for someone with:

• Proven experience in an Operations Manager, Warehouse Manager or Site Leadership role within warehousing or distribution
• Experience leading operational change, site relocations, business transformation or multi-site operations
• A background within industrial distribution, manufacturing, engineering, logistics or similarly complex operational environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across multiple functions
• A practical, hands-on leadership style with the confidence to make decisions in a fast-moving environment
• Resilience, adaptability and the ability to balance operational delivery with long-term improvement