Operations Manager

Ref: 598694

Winchester

£55,000

• Permanent
• Strategic Operations Management
• Cost-Efficient Leader
• Immediately Available

About the candidate

An experienced Operations Manager brings a proactive and results-oriented approach with over two decades of leadership in logistics, warehousing, transport, and business transformation. Having worked in diverse contexts in the UK and South Africa, this candidate has a proven record of driving operational improvements, managing comprehensive P&Ls, and leading multi-functional teams. Their background demonstrates significant expertise in consolidating operations to enhance efficiency and reduce costs, stabilising and scaling operations in challenging, fast-paced environments.

This professional's approach is characterised by a deeply analytical mindset and a knack for strategic planning, which has consistently resulted in improved performance metrics and significant cost savings for the organisations involved. Their work has often involved opening new operational sites, negotiating cost savings, and optimising both human and technical resources to meet changing organisational needs effectively.

What makes them great?

• Cost Savings and Efficiency Improvements - Managed to save over £150K annually by consolidating two sites into one.
• Revenue Recovery - Oversaw VAT investigations that recovered over £2.5M.
• Problem Resolution and Process Optimisation - Negotiated a £130K warehouse dilapidations bill to zero and enhanced cross-department efficiencies in a high-SKU, fast-paced environment.
• Experienced and skills in ISO and WMS systems.

Areas of expertise

• Operational & Warehouse Management - Skilled in overseeing warehouse operations, enhancing storage, and distribution functions.
• Team Leadership & Staff Development - Adept at building, training, and leading teams to achieve operational excellence.
• Strategic Process Improvement - Expert in streamlining operations to maximise efficiency and reduce wastage.