Operations Manager
Ref: AS1155054
Canterbury, Kent
£75,000
- Permanent
- Logistics Leadership
- Route Planning And Compliance
- Service Delivery Improvement
About the candidate
This candidate is a results-driven operations professional with over five years’ experience across logistics, freight and warehouse environments. They have managed dispatch teams and contract carriers across multi-region operations, with a strong focus on route planning, compliance, service delivery and team performance.
They come across as a practical, hands-on leader who enjoys improving processes, supporting colleagues and building strong working relationships with carriers and internal teams. Available to start in two weeks, they are looking for a permanent opportunity where they can keep driving operational improvements.
What makes them great?
- Improved delivery performance: Implemented routing software that reduced delivery times by around 15%, helping to improve customer satisfaction.
- Strengthened service reliability: Built and maintained key partner relationships, contributing to an uplift in service reliability of around 20%.
- Boosted productivity: Supported process improvements in a large distribution environment, helping to increase productivity by around 10%.
Areas of expertise
- Logistics and route planning: Experienced in coordinating regional deliveries, optimising schedules and improving day-to-day transport performance.
- Team leadership and mentoring: Confident managing dispatchers, contract carriers and junior team members, with a strong focus on training and compliance.
- Warehouse and operational improvement: Background in inventory accuracy, timely dispatch and cross-functional process improvements within distribution environments.