Permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for logistics businesses in Bedford.
Operations leaders are judged on service, cost, safety and the people who choose to stay. We recruit leaders who can show all four.
Sites such as the A14 and A11 corridors, the Port of Felixstowe and Stansted airfreight vary in scale and pace. We match leaders to the operation they will actually be running.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel networks and manufacturing operations each need a different kind of leader.
With the A14, M11, A1(M) and A12, the Port of Felixstowe and London Stansted Airport serving the region, operations leaders across the East of England often oversee sites that run national as well as regional work.
Permanent operations roles matched to site size, contract type and culture.
We benchmark salary, bonus, car allowance and pension against comparable leadership roles before the search.
Senior searches are run confidentially, whether you are replacing a leader or planning ahead.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new leader takes charge.
Indicative permanent salaries in Bedford 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.
The operation, the P&L, the team, the client and the result the new leader must deliver.
Proven leaders are approached discreetly, with the facts that would make a move worth considering.
We arrange interviews, presentations and site visits, then brief each candidate beforehand.
A permanent operations leader builds a management team, a culture and a record with the client. That value grows each year they stay.
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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Yes. We recruit permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for businesses across the East of England.
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. We cover operations across the East of England and search beyond it for relocating candidates when the role needs it.
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.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the East of England:
Other specialisms in Bedford:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Bedford.
Share the operation, the role and the package and we will give you a view of the Bedford leadership market before the search starts.