Operations Manager
Slough
£40-50k
Calling All Operational Trailblazers: Transform Our Client's Supply Chain
Are you an operations guru with a knack for streamlining processes and unlocking business growth? Our client is a rapidly expanding plumbing and heating supplies company. They urgently need a strategic Operations Manager to optimise their entire supply chain. This is a greenfield opportunity to implement best practices across order management, warehousing, inventory, logistics and customer service.
Can you Solve these Challenges?
Disjointed sales and warehouse teams lacking structured oversight
Inefficient order fulfilment, delaying customer deliveries
Suboptimal warehouse layout and inventory management
Reactive customer service and returns processing
Lack of demand forecasting and strategic capacity planning
Your Mission: Build the Operational Engine
As Operations Manager, you'll construct a high-performance supply chain from the ground up. Leverage your expertise to establish clear reporting lines, KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives. Redesign warehouse flows, adopt a new ERP system, and collaborate with logistics partners.
You'll thrive on:
Enhancing pick/pack productivity and perfect order rates
Implementing best-fit technology like WMS and TMS
Developing a resilient distribution network for expansion
Streamlining returns while using data to drive quality
Mentoring and motivating cross-functional operations teams
The Winning Profile
You'll be a seasoned operations leader with a manufacturing, distribution, or retail background. Your significant experience in supply chain management has honed your ability to analyse data, optimise inventory levels and deliver operational excellence. From structuring high-performing teams to executing technology rollouts, your track record equips you to own our client's end-to-end fulfilment cycle.
The Fit:
Customer-centric mindset dedicated to flawless service
Entrepreneurial spirit excited to build out processes
Analytical prowess to forecast demand and model scenarios
Leadership skills to develop and inspire warehouse talent
Hands-on, can-do approach to overcoming challenges
The Rewards:
Lead the operational transformation for our client and earn a £40-50K salary plus pension with the opportunity to shape additional benefits.
To apply, please send your CV, quoting LX (phone number removed)