Leaders who hit the service levels and grow the margin, recruited for contract logistics, distribution and fulfilment operations in Barnstaple.
Most proven general managers are busy running a site. The search has to go to them.
Operations near Barnstaple run on the A30 and A38 rather than motorways, serving food processors, marine businesses and seasonal retail demand. We recruit the general managers and operations directors who lead those operations.
Senior operations offers compete with every major operator in reach. We help set salary, bonus and car allowance so the offer lands.
Operations leadership roles across Devon & Cornwall are spread across sites such as Falmouth docks and the far-west distribution depots.
Permanent operations roles matched to site size, contract type and culture.
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 Barnstaple 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.
We ask referees about results, leadership and how the candidate handled pressure.
We help agree the package and stay in touch while the new leader takes charge.
A leader who understands the site's history makes better calls on people, layout and investment.
We find out what made each candidate leave their last role, because that tells us whether yours will keep them.
A strong operations brief covers:
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We look at the P&L, headcount and service levels they have been responsible for, their safety record and their right to work, then discuss your operation with them.
Yes. We can recruit the general manager and senior team together, timed to the contract start.
Yes. Our warehouse desk recruits warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders.
Upload your CV and tell us the size of operation, the sector and the location you want. We will contact you, discreetly, when a permanent role fits.
Authority to decide, investment in the site, realistic targets and a package in line with the market.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the South West:
Other specialisms in Barnstaple:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Barnstaple.
Tell us what the next leader must fix and we will find people who have fixed it before.