From site operations managers to regional directors, we find permanent leaders in Howden with results they can explain.
Most proven general managers are busy running a site. The search has to go to them.
Operations employers across the Humber & East Yorkshire include port and bulk terminal operators, offshore wind and renewables supply chains, chemicals and food processing and rail-linked 3PLs. Each runs a different model, so we recruit to the operation rather than the title.
We ask candidates about the turnover, margin, headcount and service levels they have been responsible for, then about what they changed.
Operations leadership roles across the Humber & East Yorkshire are spread across sites such as Goole and the M62 eastern corridor distribution parks.
Permanent operations leadership, from site operations managers to operations directors.
Contract logistics, retail distribution, parcel or manufacturing: we match leaders to the model they have run.
For a new contract or site we can recruit the general manager and the senior team, timed to go-live.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new leader takes charge.
Indicative permanent salaries in Howden run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
Operations pay in Yorkshire & the Humber 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.
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.
Frequent changes at the top of a site show up in turnover, safety and service levels. Continuity steadies all three.
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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Yes. We recruit permanent operations managers, general managers and operations directors for businesses across the Humber & East Yorkshire.
Yes. Senior searches can be run discreetly, including when the current post holder is still in place.
Yes. We cover operations across Yorkshire & the Humber and search beyond it for relocating candidates when the role needs it.
Upload your CV and tell us the size of operation, the sector and the location you want. We will contact you, discreetly, when a permanent role fits.
Yes. Tell us the sites and the travel involved so we approach leaders who want that kind of role.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in Yorkshire & the Humber:
Other specialisms in Howden:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Howden.
Send the brief and we will flag anything in the package or timescale likely to slow the search.