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Operations Director

Ref: 612771

Manchester, UK

£700 per day

  • Contract
  • Operational Excellence
  • Strategic Implementation
  • Immediately Available

About the candidate

The candidate presented is an accomplished Operations Director with more than 15 years of experience in enhancing corporate functionalities across global locations. Having operated in both high-stakes corporate settings and more dynamic SME environments, this candidate brings a wealth of expertise in operational turnaround, crisis management, and strategic implementation. Throughout their career, they have demonstrated an exceptional capacity for driving significant changes through meticulous operational oversight and robust leadership.

Among the highlights of their experience, they navigated various senior leadership and directorial roles where they excelled at stabilising, optimising, and scaling operations until they were lean and more effective. This skilled leader is known for an action-oriented approach, producing measurable outcomes in terms of revenue growth and efficiency enhancement. They have competently handled operations through periods of high pressure, executing transformative strategies with a keen eye on both immediate results and long-term goals.

What makes them great?

  • Commercial Acumen and Decision Making: Has facilitated companies in achieving a gross margin uplift of 10 percentage points through strategic operational changes.
  • Precision in Execution: Garnered a top 10 supplier score ranking by enhancing supplier relations and optimising inventory management.
  • Leadership and Development: Successful in coaching and developing teams, leading to enhanced performance and promotion of successors to leadership roles.

Areas of expertise

  • Operational Turnaround & Crisis Management: Proven track record in reversing the fortune of distressed sectors and leading during critical periods.
  • Post-Acquisition Integration: Skilled in merging operations post-acquisition to streamline processes and enhance productivity.
  • Large-Scale Systems Implementations: Experienced in rolling out complex ERP and MRP systems to improve operational efficiencies and team coherence.