Operations management recruitment for Ilford operators who need a leader to steady a site, win back a client or open a new one.
The right operations leader changes a site's culture in months. The wrong one does it in weeks.
Across London & the South East, many leadership vacancies sit at sites such as London Gateway and the Thames Gateway, Park Royal, Enfield and the Heathrow airfreight belt. We search for leaders who already know that market.
Mobilising a new contract? We can recruit the general manager first and build the leadership team around them.
With the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury serving the region, operations leaders across London & the South East often oversee sites that run national as well as regional work.
The people who own the service, the costs and the team.
We ask candidates about the budget, margin and costs they have owned before anything else.
We benchmark salary, bonus, car allowance and pension against comparable leadership roles before the search.
Every operations screen covers the candidate's approach to health and safety.
Indicative permanent salaries in Ilford run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
Operations pay in London & the South East 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.
P&L, headcount, service levels, safety record and right to work checked before the first interview.
We ask referees about results, leadership and how the candidate handled pressure.
Frequent changes at the top of a site show up in turnover, safety and service levels. Continuity steadies all three.
When a leadership role is hard to fill, we identify whether the package, the location or the brief is the obstacle and say so.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Yes. Senior searches can be run discreetly, including when the current post holder is still in place.
Yes. We cover operations across London & the South East and search beyond it for relocating candidates when the role needs it.
Yes. We recruit continuous improvement and lean managers who can show measurable changes on the sites they have worked.
Yes. Our warehouse desk recruits warehouse managers, shift managers and team leaders.
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.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:
Other specialisms in Ilford:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Ilford.
One brief covers a single leader or the senior team for a new contract.