The general managers and operations directors who turn Loughborough sites around and keep them improving.
Operations leaders are judged on service, cost, safety and the people who choose to stay. We recruit leaders who can show all four.
Across the East Midlands, many leadership vacancies sit at sites such as the M1 and A14 corridors and the East Midlands Airport freight hub. We search for leaders who already know that market.
Many operations roles cover more than one site. We check how much travel each candidate is ready for before they reach the shortlist.
Across the East Midlands, operations and general managers are hired by big-shed national DCs, 3PLs, e-commerce fulfilment and air and rail freight operations.
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.
Senior searches are run confidentially, whether you are replacing a leader or planning ahead.
Indicative permanent salaries in Loughborough run from around £45k for operations managers up to £100k+ for operations directors.
An offer set at the market saves a second round of negotiation. We give you a current read on leadership pay before the search starts. 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 help agree the package and stay in touch while the new leader takes charge.
An empty leadership seat is expensive: overtime climbs, clients lose patience and the team stops improving.
Many operations directors began as shift or site managers. We recruit at every step of that path.
A strong operations brief covers:
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Yes. We recruit general managers and contract managers who run client contracts for third-party logistics providers.
Yes. We can recruit the general manager and senior team together, timed to the contract start.
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.
Authority to decide, investment in the site, realistic targets and a package in line with the market.
Operations management recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:
Other specialisms in Loughborough:
See our national Operations Management Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Loughborough.
Send the brief and we will flag anything in the package or timescale likely to slow the search.