Permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for logistics businesses in Bolton.
Most proven general managers are busy running a site. The search has to go to them.
Operations across the North West are connected by the M6, M62, M56 and M61, Manchester and Liverpool airports and the Port of Liverpool. Leaders who understand that network plan capacity with fewer surprises.
Mobilising a new contract? We can recruit the general manager first and build the leadership team around them.
The strongest operations candidates across the North West are usually already leading operations for businesses such as retail and grocery DCs, national 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and port and container logistics.
Operations roles for contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel networks and manufacturing.
Every operations screen covers the candidate's approach to health and safety.
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 Bolton run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
Operations pay in the North West moves with the size of the operation, the number of sites and the contract: multi-site and director roles earn the most. 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.
P&L, headcount, service levels, safety record and right to work checked before the first interview.
A permanent operations leader builds a management team, a culture and a record with the client. That value grows each year they stay.
Senior notice periods can be long, so we plan the start date from the first conversation.
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. Senior searches can be run discreetly, including when the current post holder is still in place.
Yes. We can recruit the general manager and senior team together, timed to the contract start.
Yes. We recruit continuous improvement and lean managers who can show measurable changes on the sites they have worked.
Yes. Tell us the sites and the travel involved so we approach leaders who want that kind of role.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the North West:
Other specialisms in Bolton:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Bolton.
One brief covers a single leader or the senior team for a new contract.