Permanent operations leadership recruitment across West Yorkshire.
Most proven general managers are busy running a site. The search has to go to them.
Operations vacancies across West Yorkshire come from retail and e-commerce DCs, regional 3PLs, manufacturing and port logistics. Each needs leaders who can hold service levels and margin at once.
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 West Yorkshire are spread across sites such as the M62 / M1 corridor, Wakefield Europort and the Aire Valley.
Site, contract, regional and improvement leadership roles.
For contract logistics roles we look for leaders who have kept and grown a client relationship, not just hit the service levels.
We benchmark salary, bonus, car allowance and pension against comparable leadership roles before the search.
We stay in touch through the first months as the new leader takes charge.
Indicative permanent salaries in Leeds run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
General managers of large or complex sites usually earn more than those running smaller operations, though local competition can move either figure. 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 help agree the package and stay in touch while the new leader takes charge.
For Leeds operations under pressure, the right permanent leader is the difference between firefighting and planning.
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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Operations and general managers, site and regional operations managers, operations directors, heads of operations, contract managers, continuous improvement managers and mobilisation managers.
Yes. Senior searches can be run discreetly, including when the current post holder is still in place.
Yes. We can recruit the general manager and senior team together, timed to the contract start.
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 Yorkshire & the Humber:
Other specialisms in Leeds:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Leeds.
Give us the role and we will shortlist leaders who have already run an operation like yours.