From site operations managers to regional directors, we find permanent leaders in Dumfries with results they can explain.
Most proven general managers are busy running a site. The search has to go to them.
Sites such as the Borders towns along the A7 and A68 and the A1 coastal corridor vary in scale and pace. We match leaders to the operation they will actually be running.
Mobilising a new contract? We can recruit the general manager first and build the leadership team around them.
Across southern Scotland, operations and general managers are hired by Irish Sea ferry and groupage operators, dairy and agri-food processing, forestry and timber haulage and regional 3PLs.
From operations managers to directors of operations.
We ask candidates about the budget, margin and costs they have owned before anything else.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel or manufacturing: we match leaders to the model they have run.
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 Dumfries run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
We compare leadership offers with current roles of similar size and scope rather than old survey data. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
A short list of leaders, each with notes on scale, results and leadership style.
We arrange interviews, presentations and site visits, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We help agree the package and stay in touch while the new leader takes charge.
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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Yes. We recruit permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for businesses across southern Scotland.
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 compare salary, bonus, car allowance and pension with current offers for similar operations roles across the region.
Yes. Tell us the sites and the travel involved so we approach leaders who want that kind of role.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Dumfries:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Dumfries.
Begin with the essentials: the operation, the P&L and the start date.