Permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for logistics businesses in Barking.
The right operations leader changes a site's culture in months. The wrong one does it in weeks.
Operations employers across London & the South East include urban fulfilment and last-mile operators, grocery and convenience distribution, airfreight handlers and metropolitan 3PLs. Each runs a different model, so we recruit to the operation rather than the title.
A general manager who leaves in the first year unsettles the team, the client and the numbers at the same time.
With the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury serving the region, operations leaders across London & the South East often oversee sites that run national as well as regional work.
The people who own the service, the costs and the team.
We ask candidates about the budget, margin and costs they have owned before anything else.
We ask how candidates built their management teams and what happened to staff turnover on their watch.
For contract logistics roles we look for leaders who have kept and grown a client relationship, not just hit the service levels.
Indicative permanent salaries in Barking run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
Senior candidates compare the whole package: bonus, car allowance, pension, holiday and the authority the role carries. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Proven leaders are approached discreetly, with the facts that would make a move worth considering.
P&L, headcount, service levels, safety record and right to work checked before the first interview.
A short list of leaders, each with notes on scale, results and leadership style.
A leader who understands the site's history makes better calls on people, layout and investment.
We describe the operation as it really runs, including the problems, so the new leader arrives ready for them.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Operations and general managers, site and regional operations managers, operations directors, heads of operations, contract managers, continuous improvement managers and mobilisation managers.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus, car allowance and pension with current offers for similar operations roles across the region.
Yes. We cover operations across London & the South East and search beyond it for relocating candidates when the role needs it.
Yes. Our warehouse desk recruits warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders.
Authority to decide, investment in the site, realistic targets and a package in line with the market.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:
Other specialisms in Barking:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Barking.
Tell us what the next leader must fix and we will find people who have fixed it before.