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Operations Management Recruitment in Chipping Sodbury

The general managers and operations directors who turn Chipping Sodbury sites around and keep them improving.

South West

An operations recruitment desk for Chipping Sodbury

Most proven general managers are busy running a site. The search has to go to them.

Logistics around Chipping Sodbury is anchored by the Bristol ports and the M5 spine that serves Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. Across the South West, operations leaders are needed at sites such as Avonmouth, Severnside and the M5 corridor running down to the West Country.

Senior operations offers compete with every major operator in reach. We help set salary, bonus and car allowance so the offer lands.

Across the South West, operations and general managers are hired by food and drink manufacturers, aerospace and defence supply chains, retail distribution and regional hauliers.

Roles on our desk

Operations and general management roles

Site, contract, regional and improvement leadership roles.

What you can expect

Leaders who stay and build

The P&L first

We ask candidates about the budget, margin and costs they have owned before anything else.

Client management

For contract logistics roles we look for leaders who have kept and grown a client relationship, not just hit the service levels.

Safety leadership

Every operations screen covers the candidate's approach to health and safety.

What good leaders cost

What operations leaders earn in Chipping Sodbury

Indicative permanent salaries in Chipping Sodbury 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.

How it works

Our process, step by step

Confidential approach

Proven leaders are approached discreetly, with the facts that would make a move worth considering.

Leadership screen

P&L, headcount, service levels, safety record and right to work checked before the first interview.

Offer and onboarding

We help agree the package and stay in touch while the new leader takes charge.

Your brief

Getting the brief right

An empty leadership seat is expensive: overtime climbs, clients lose patience and the team stops improving.

Many operations directors began as shift or site managers. We recruit at every step of that path.

A strong operations brief covers:

  • The operation, its sites and its sector
  • Headcount and the management team structure
  • The client or contract, if it is a 3PL operation
  • The biggest problem the new leader must solve
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Operations FAQs

The detail

Can you run a confidential search?

Yes. Senior searches can be run discreetly, including when the current post holder is still in place.

Can you benchmark a leadership package?

Yes. We compare salary, bonus, car allowance and pension with current offers for similar operations roles across the region.

Do you recruit continuous improvement managers?

Yes. We recruit continuous improvement and lean managers who can show measurable changes on the sites they have worked.

Do you also recruit warehouse managers?

Yes. Our warehouse desk recruits warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders.

Do you recruit multi-site roles?

Yes. Tell us the sites and the travel involved so we approach leaders who want that kind of role.

Keep reading

Related operations pages for Chipping Sodbury

Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the South West:

Other specialisms in Chipping Sodbury:

See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Chipping Sodbury.

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Find the leader your operation needs

Begin with the essentials: the operation, the P&L and the start date.