Leaders who hit the service levels and grow the margin, recruited for contract logistics, distribution and fulfilment operations in Gainsborough.
Most proven general managers are busy running a site. The search has to go to them.
Operations across the East Midlands are connected by the M1, A14, A42 and A50, East Midlands Airport's major air-freight hub and DIRFT's rail terminal. 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 East Midlands are usually already leading operations for businesses such as national distribution centres, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and rail-connected freight operations.
The people who own the service, the costs and the team.
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 stay in touch through the first months as the new leader takes charge.
Indicative permanent salaries in Gainsborough 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.
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.
We ask referees about results, leadership and how the candidate handled pressure.
An empty leadership seat is expensive: overtime climbs, clients lose patience and the team stops improving.
Operations leaders who leave early often cite unrealistic targets, little investment or a head office that interferes. We raise all three first.
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. 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. We cover operations across the East 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 East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Gainsborough:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Gainsborough.
Tell us what the next leader must fix and we will find people who have fixed it before.