Leaders who hit the service levels and grow the margin, recruited for contract logistics, distribution and fulfilment operations in Coventry.
Most proven general managers are busy running a site. The search has to go to them.
Operations vacancies across Warwickshire & the West Midlands come from automotive and manufacturing supply chains, national 3PLs and retail distribution centres. Each needs leaders who can hold service levels and margin at once.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel networks and manufacturing operations each need a different kind of leader.
With the M6, M69, M1 and A45, Birmingham Airport and Coventry's rail connections serving the region, operations leaders across Warwickshire & the West Midlands often oversee sites that run national as well as regional work.
Operations roles for contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel networks and manufacturing.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel or manufacturing: we match leaders to the model they have run.
We ask how candidates built their management teams and what happened to staff turnover on their watch.
We benchmark salary, bonus, car allowance and pension against comparable leadership roles before the search.
Indicative permanent salaries in Coventry run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
Operations pay in the West Midlands 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.
We map the leaders running comparable operations within a realistic commute or relocation.
Proven leaders are approached discreetly, with the facts that would make a move worth considering.
A short list of leaders, each with notes on scale, results and leadership style.
For Coventry operations under pressure, the right permanent leader is the difference between firefighting and planning.
Strong leaders value the authority to make decisions, investment in the site and a board that keeps its promises.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for businesses across Warwickshire & the West Midlands.
Yes. Senior searches can be run discreetly, including when the current post holder is still in place.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus, car allowance and pension with current offers for similar operations roles across the region.
Yes. We cover operations across the West Midlands and search beyond it for relocating candidates when the role needs it.
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 West Midlands:
Other specialisms in Coventry:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Coventry.
Share the operation, the role and the package and we will give you a view of the Coventry leadership market before the search starts.